Google Earth

[MUDRAT]

After seeing Paul's post in the Pics and Videos forum, I got to thinking (never a good thing!).

Cool places to see on Google Earth. I don't just mean "Hey I can see my house from up here!!"

I'll start (just cut and past the coordinates into the "find" box):
Wreck of the USS Arizona, Pearl Harbour. 21 21'53 N, 157 57'00 W

[tim_81coupe]

That looks pretty cool from space!

I've got a few to show...

90 Acres
32 13'20 S, 115 51'21 E

Kwinana Offroad Area
32 13'40 S, 115 47'34 E

Gooroolong National Park camping area (aka Jarrahdale)
32 20'17 S, 116 02'33 E


And of course there's my favourite offroad spot:
Area 51
37 14'18 N, 115 48'46 W


EDIT: Someone also found a "floating car" in Perth somewhere a while back, can't seem to find it but I think its around Salter Point somewhere....

[Subafury]

31 55'24 S, 115 19'42
lancelin

[Subafury]

31 55'24 N, 115 19'42 E
lancelin

[Ben]

Dunno how interesting it is for you guys, but this is where I like to fish most...

30°14'20.27 S, 153°10'54.13 E

It's Split Solitary Island as part of the Solitary Islands group to the north of Coffs Harbour

[Ben]

31 55'24 N, 115 19'42 E
lancelin

Dude - that ain't Lancelin, its smack in the middle of China

[Cozmo]

China... Lacelin... all the same to me

[tim_81coupe]

31 55'24 N, 115 19'42 E
lancelin

If you change the N to an S you end up in..... well in the ocean out past Rottnest Island...

I think this is Lancelin, although someone will no doubt pull me up on it:

31 00'10 S 115 20'05 E

[MUDRAT]

You know that runway in Area 51 (is it 32L?) is over 7 km long. The runway where the space-shuttle lands in Cape Canaveral is only 3 km long.

[tim_81coupe]

I thought flying saucers were VTO (vertical take off)?

32 09'06 N, 110 50'03 W
-Airplane graveyard near Tucson. Looks good from space.

[Outback bloke]

16 40'26.39 S, 138 09'31.83 E

If all goes to plan I will be fishing here at this time next year. The crab pots will be a little further upstream.

[Ben]

Can anyone tell me why they don't build these off Australian rivers???

33°57'41.96 N, 118°27'37.99 W would save lives off bars, and can't see it doing *much* ecological damage

[Ben]

I think this is Lancelin, although someone will no doubt pull me up on it:

31 00'10 S 115 20'05 E

Is that all??? I was getting a vide of something awesome!!!

Check out this sand dune....
25°14'51.49 S, 153° 9'12.36 E

and for an unforested one...
32°49'30.41 S, 151°53'45.87 E

And of course, those crazy Arabs
25° 6'54.26 N, 55° 8'22.07 E

The Suez Canal - it's awesome, especially the 3.5km long breakwall leading it to the Mediterranean Sea
31°16'19.11 N, 32°19'12.56 E

[steptoe]

world landmarks are an odd thing when viewed from above. do you think i could find the eiffel tower ? i was staring right at it from above and couldna see it !

A word of warning to those that over do the google earth thing - find and practice some good stretches for the ulnar nerve - it cops a hiding the way most of us grab and steer the little mouse. Anti inflammatory drugs and topicals are good, as is ice pack !!

[Subafury]

oops obviously typed in the wrong directions. for the record i was looking at lancelin when i typed em in. not much to look at anyway

[MUDRAT]

and for an unforested one...
32°49'30.41 S, 151°53'45.87 E

Couldn't find the tank traps there on Stockton?

USN Nuclear Missile Submarine re-stocking:
47 44'38.00 N, 122 43'56.00 W

Where I work; the co-ordinates are dead on my work car (2005 Hilux Ute):
35 17'42.53 S, 148 08'10.62 E

[4xsama]

Top Gear as in BBC

"Top Gear" lat=51.116395142, lon=-0.53271
"Nurburgring" lat=50.3295529747, lon=6.95404411716

[coupe]

Oops i earthed my place and realised the white thing in the back yard was my a**. My wife was right, it was big enough to see from space.

[redskin]

40 41'21.78N 74 2'39.59W
Statue of Liberty.

29 58'37.50N 31 7'57.27E
Pyramids, Giza.