Interesting Google Earth Finds

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Dubbed The Badlands Guardian by locals, this geological marvel (Google Earth coordinates 50.010083,-110.113006) in Alberta, Canada, bears an uncanny resemblance to a human head wearing a full Native American headdress–and earphones, to boot. Of course, The Guardian was produced naturally.

This giant pink bunny (Google Earth coordinates 44.244273,7.769737) in Prata Nevoso, Italy, was built by a group of artists from Vienna, according to published accounts. It’s 200 feet long and answers to the name “Hare.”

Without a doubt, the best thing that ever happened to crop circles is Google Earth. This circle in the desert just outside Beatty, Nevada (Google Earth coordinates 37.401437,-116.86773), is one of hundreds spotted with the software.

As if Oprah Winfrey’s celebrity weren’t big enough already, an Arizona farmer built a 10-acre homage to the talk show host (Google Earth coordinates 33.225488,-111.5955). Visitors can tell their friends, “I got lost inside Oprah’s head.”

If you’re in the intelligence business, Google Earth makes hiding big things nearly impossible. This image is believed to be of a 1.8-square-mile scale model of a disputed region on the border of China and India. Google Earth spotters found it in a remote area in north central China (Google Earth coordinates 38.265652,105.9517). One theory on why this model exists comes from the Australian publication The Age, which reported that the scale model is used to train tank drivers.

Spend enough time on Google Earth, and you start thinking that the world is a pretty low-resolution place. But Google Earth is steadily updating its maps with high-resolution pictures. Zoom in on this Google Earth satellite shot of Australia’s Bondi Beach (Google Earth coordinates -33.892351,151.27538), and you can almost read the designer labels on the bikinis.

National Geographic partnered with Google Earth on a project called Africa Megaflyover. The magazine has made more than 500 high-resolution images accessible through Google Earth, including this close-up view (Google Earth coordinates 15.298693,19.429661) of camels and their caretakers taking a water break in Nigeria.

Think parking is tough where you live? In Westenbergstraat, Netherlands, drivers apparently have to park on the sides of walls (Google Earth coordinates 52.069207,4.3139865).

Google’s satellites sometimes catch the Earth’s inhabitants on the move, like these ten African elephants (Google Earth coordinates 10.903497,19.93229).

Nothing can replace hopping in a plane and going somewhere, but Google Earth gives you a small taste of what you might see when you visit some of the world’s tourist destinations. This spectacular shot shows Victoria Falls (Google Earth coordinates -17.925511,25.858223) on the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe. Other virtual destinations worth flying over are Mt. Everest (27.985866,86.92844) and Mt. Kilimanjaro (-3.0726042,37.343093).

Google Earth doesn’t have advertising, unless you consider the corporate logos and trademarks big enough to be seen from space. This giant Ford logo (Google Earth coordinates 42.302284,-83.231215) is found near (where else?) Detroit, Michigan. You think that’s big? Check out the massive Coca-Cola logo (-18.529225,-70.25002) etched into a hillside in Chile with 70,000 Coke bottles. Haven’t they heard of recycling?

For aviation buffs, Google Earth offers the unique ability to spot airplanes in midair. One Google Earth Community has Placemarks for more than 3300 planes in flight, including this World War II bomber (Google Earth coordinates 52.336392,-0.1953462) flying over Huntingdon, England.

The unblinking eyes of the satellites record not only human achievements, but our less successful moments as well. One example is this huge ship (Google Earth coordinates 30.541634,47.825445) floating on its side after a maritime accident in the waters of Basrah, Iraq.

Sometimes Google Earth is lucky enough to catch things as they happen. Here Google Earth captures a truck that crashed (Google Earth coordinates 46.765669,-100.79274) outside of Bismarck, North Dakota. In another instance, Google Earth caught fishermen illegally bottom-trawling (28.102512,-14.265835) beaches near Spain’s Canary Islands.

Some of the sights you find in Google Earth are just plain mysterious. For example, why is a fighter jet parked (Google Earth coordinates 48.825183,2.1985795) in what looks to be a residential neighborhood lot near Paris? And why is this lake in Iraq (33.39845000,44.48416800) blood red?

Source: PC World

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34 Responses to “Interesting Google Earth Finds”

Lindsey

25. Aug, 2008

thanks for these coordinates. I enjoy searching Google Earth
Drew

07. Sep, 2008

That’s awesome!!
chywa

11. Oct, 2008

thanks, very cool
Phil

19. Oct, 2008

Altitude and orientation would have been helpful too. I found your coordinates partly innaccurate. Good finds tho. Congrats.
Not Saying

17. Dec, 2008

this is so awsome except fishermen i cant see any thing show picture
graham

23. Dec, 2008

very cool!
good job!
Hillary

10. Jan, 2009

Google Earth is fascinating! These are very interesting as were the others described. The internet and sattelites has opened endless possibilities.
kasper

15. Jan, 2009

here is another strange thing…

52.490790′ N, 4.253078′ O
No

07. Feb, 2009

pretty awsome
Vinny

07. Feb, 2009

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/727511/google_earth_secret_coordinates_ii.html?cat=2

^
this is a different website

those are some new ones very cool and disturbing…
tom

17. Feb, 2009

ı’m tom how nice! google earth
Chloe Bakes

19. Feb, 2009

COOLIO
Chloe IDIOT

19. Feb, 2009

COOLIO X2!
someone

22. Feb, 2009

the bombers gone
Prince Caspian

09. Mar, 2009

All of these work on regular google maps as well as google earth although some were delted off of google earth when they updated
NerCreddy

04. Apr, 2009

мм… интересно ..
bill

08. Apr, 2009

The jet in paris is parked at a university of technology. Check Google maps street view on the street to the northwest of the parking area.
cal

17. Apr, 2009

i like the camels as everyting else is all blury
alex

21. Apr, 2009

thanks fellow chums, a real appreciation for my enternal brain library! :DDDDDDDDD
chloe

26. Apr, 2009

dude i love these! me and my brother searched another site and there are 2 ufos in europe, and there’s a giant KFC logo, and other oddities.
Ball Sack

30. Apr, 2009

Ha Ha nobody cares, and your face is gay!!!!!!!!!
the man

28. May, 2009

Another cool pic…
24°27′13.30″N 81°49′18.24″W
submarine in the water
mikey

10. Jun, 2009

37°11′54.32″N 116° 3′22.24″W

check these coords
harriet

13. Jun, 2009

i need more i got loads pinned on google earth n i NEED some different ones
Captain Raison

14. Jun, 2009

on the oprah one there is also a news 3 thing 33°13′34.27″N 111°35′35.17″W
bkster

15. Jun, 2009

this is a really cool site for coordinates
Raj

15. Jun, 2009

Look at (40°45′56.48″N ,74°00′04.43″W) and you’ll see the Concord on display on a boat and an aircraft carrier.
erfd

16. Jun, 2009

photoshop
ACL - MDR,CA, USA

27. Jun, 2009

Geoglyph
Atacama Man, Chile
19°56′57.13″S, 69°38′1.91″W
ACL - MDR, CA, USA

27. Jun, 2009

Geoglyph
Chiza, Chile
19°12′12.72″S, 70° 0′30.59″W
jared

06. Jul, 2009

that blood red lake could be a berry harvest. but why would it be in iraq?
stefanbp

10. Jul, 2009

53°41′40.51″N
1°33′34.19″W

LOOK!!!!
classified

12. Jul, 2009

i love it
jboi

28. Jul, 2009

try 122 ,231,356 ,624W