Show me something cool on google maps

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-Holiday · #1 Unread post by **-Holiday** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 5:45 am

you can find really cool stuff on satelite view on google maps.

I remembered seeing a blackbird (plane) when i was in Manhattan last time, so it prompted me to look for this:

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&hl=en&q ... 3&t=k&om=1

its also pretty neat to see the big hole that used to be the world trade center:
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&hl=en&q ... 017381&t=k

what cool stuff can you find on google maps?

If you can, take a screen shot and post here. I'll do that with mine when I get back from lunch.

CNF2002 · #2 Unread post by **CNF2002** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 5:51 am

Anyone else notice the boat under the battleship on the other side?

Shiv · #3 Unread post by **Shiv** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 1:40 pm

No cool pictures but those aircraft carriers are amazing. There's a drydocked one down in Corpus Christi, the USS Lexington I believe, and back when I was in scouts we stayed over night on it there and took some tours on it (official and unofficial, easy to get 'lost'

in those things . Huge, HUGE ships. Incredible.

And the flight deck is even cooler since they still had some planes up there on display, that and the bridge = well worth it.

jonnythan · #4 Unread post by **jonnythan** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 2:13 pm

I never knew they flew SR-71s off aircraft carriers

rapidblue · #5 Unread post by **rapidblue** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 4:19 pm

there's website called "Google sightseeing" or something close. It's got lots of cool pics but be careful of some of the links. Norton caught a virus from a linked forum

Shorts · #6 Unread post by **Shorts** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 4:23 pm

Shiv wrote:No cool pictures but those aircraft carriers are amazing. There's a drydocked one down in Corpus Christi, the USS Lexington I believe, and back when I was in scouts we stayed over night on it there and took some tours on it (official and unofficial, easy to get 'lost' in those things . Huge, HUGE ships. Incredible.

And the flight deck is even cooler since they still had some planes up there on display, that and the bridge = well worth it.

When were you a scout? Are you from CC? Just curious, I am.

Nibblet99 · #7 Unread post by **Nibblet99** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 2:55 am

jonnythan wrote:I never knew they flew SR-71s off aircraft carriers

I'm not sure I'd quite fancy being on a functioning aircraft carrier, with one of those leaking on deck, although the idea of launching one off a steam cat is quite entertaining

Is that a museum per chance? Seems a very mix'n'match line of planes

flynrider · Thu Nov 16, 2006 10:53 am

Nibblet99 wrote:Is that a museum per chance? Seems a very mix'n'match line of planes

Yes. That's the USS Intrepid Museum.

jstark47 · #9 Unread post by **jstark47** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 11:02 am

Nibblet99 wrote:Is that a museum per chance? Seems a very mix'n'match line of planes

No kidding. Second plane behind the SR71 looks like a MiG-21!