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Just downloaded, has anyone else got it and attempted to find area 51 or some secret government base they forgot to blur out???

Just downloaded, has anyone else got it and attempted to find area 51 or some secret government base they forgot to blur out???



I do. You still can't see anything.

Just downloaded, has anyone else got it and attempted to find area 51 or some secret government base they forgot to blur out???
I'll have to try that now...

got it, and half the UK is still shit resolution... (not here, mind :))

I find it ridiculous that there are parts of Washington left blurry. I mean really, it's not like it's anything we've never seen before, or couldn't find on a 'real' map.

I was pleasently surprised at the resolution for my haunts, though. I was able to pick out my old house.

What's left blurry? Are you looking in the right places?

Area 51 comes up, and it isn't blurred. Nothing interesting, unfortunately. I can see my house and where I used to work. Anyone else feel motion when they zoom in?

can you give the co-ords?

my GE placemarks of the ancient Middle east (http://www.history-book.net/files/all_nc_sites.kmz)

Anyone want to share cool topological features they've found in GE? Like geometrical figures in fields and stuff?

Anyone want to share cool topological features they've found in GE? Like geometrical figures in fields and stuff?
I like finding the hi-res parts of the ocean.. there are some.

Liasia']I like finding the hi-res parts of the ocean.. there are some.

Share :)

Area 51 is visible.

Share :)

Area 51 is visible.
I'm not sure how to link to google earth, but they are the different-coloured squares. There's one just off cuba i think.
So is the pentagon.. area 51 is huge!

Liasia']I'm not sure how to link to google earth, but they are the different-coloured squares. There's one just off cuba i think.
So is the pentagon.. area 51 is huge!There's something called GPS. Exactly the same thing.

Where is area 51? ie, in which state, and appx. in which part of this state?

I'm sure if there was an "Area 51", it'd be mysterously blurred.
My favorite spot to look at is Dysney Land! The resolution for The British Virgin Isles is terrible unfortunatly.:(

There's something called GPS. Exactly the same thing.
Fine let me rephrase that.. I can't be arsed to link to google Earth, or look any gps stuff up.

Type area 51 into the search bar and it goes straigt there. I've tried it.

Type area 51 into the search bar and it goes straigt there. I've tried it.

oooh, nice=)

There's a church in Baghdad that looks exactly like a target...it seems as though that's saying something.

oooh, nice=)
You can make out individual cars, but needless to say there isnt much there.

You can make out individual aliens, but needless to say there isnt much there.

You can make out individual aliens, but needless to say there isnt much there.
Try typing 'osma bin laden' or 'lord lucan' into it.

Liasia']I'm not sure how to link to google earth, but they are the different-coloured squares. There's one just off cuba i think.
So is the pentagon.. area 51 is huge!

You can "Add a placemark" and then "save as", or if you prefer you can "Save image" or ctrl+s, which keeps a jpg.

Does anyone else just at some point randomly pick a tiny island (like the Azores or Grenada or something) and just take a little tour around the area?


I have one place that I cannot find. Where is the Hagia Sofia? Only, I cannot fly to it (it keeps taking me to some tourist attractions in Vermont) and I can't comb all of Istanbul looking for it, Because I have to check practically every block.

I have one place that I cannot find. Where is the Hagia Sofia? Only, I cannot fly to it (it keeps taking me to some tourist attractions in Vermont) and I can't comb all of Istanbul looking for it, Because I have to check practically every block.
Just go to Istanbul and then do a local search...it usually works.

Does anyone else just at some point randomly pick a tiny island (like the Azores or Grenada or something) and just take a little tour around the area?


I have one place that I cannot find. Where is the Hagia Sofia? Only, I cannot fly to it (it keeps taking me to some tourist attractions in Vermont) and I can't comb all of Istanbul looking for it, Because I have to check practically every block.

The Hagia Sofia is large enough not to be overlooked.

41.008417 N, 28.979869 E

And please check this out : http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showthreaded.php/Number/323890 !!!!!!!!!
3D model for Google Earth

Does anyone else just at some point randomly pick a tiny island (like the Azores or Grenada or something) and just take a little tour around the area?

I like the big road on the mountains that comes out of Monaco, passes by France and goes on to Italy. Through the mountains, beneath them, on them, now thats an highway :D

Okay, I found it by inputing the coordinates. Thanks.

I personally like to zoom in and tilt the view on big mountains, like Mt. Everest and Kilimanjaro. Often people have added high res photos that you can add to get a better view of them.

I personally like to zoom in and tilt the view on big mountains, like Mt. Everest and Kilimanjaro. Often people have added high res photos that you can add to get a better view of them.

Or Mount Fuji 35.363156 N, 138.730483 E with painted lava...

We all know this thread will be shut down by the NSA soon enough. What a pointless thing to do though, seriously. I got it a few months back, looked at my house, pearl harbor, Berlin, Moscow, London and a few other cities and got bored with it. I uninstalled it because it was causing problems on my computer as well, it kept running slower.

Ok, I have a problem. I've somehow turned on a type of icon that shows where natural disasters like earthquakes and volcanic eruptions have happened. How do I turn this off? In some places, I can't get a proper view of the area because of all these icons. Can't find the proper folder in the "Places" list either, and now I've unselected all of my "My places"-downloads.

Ok, I have a problem. I've somehow turned on a type of icon that shows where natural disasters like earthquakes and volcanic eruptions have happened. How do I turn this off? In some places, I can't get a proper view of the area because of all these icons. Can't find the proper folder in the "Places" list either, and now I've unselected all of my "My places"-downloads.

I think you refer to the "Geographic Features" layer.

We all know this thread will be shut down by the NSA soon enough. What a pointless thing to do though, seriously. I got it a few months back, looked at my house, pearl harbor, Berlin, Moscow, London and a few other cities and got bored with it. I uninstalled it because it was causing problems on my computer as well, it kept running slower.
I think it's great. I get real curious about places.

Or Mount Fuji 35.363156 N, 138.730483 E with painted lava...

Now THAT'S what I call a volcano!

I think you refer to the "Geographic Features" layer.

Yay, thanks a million!

I absolutely love Google Earth. The day I downloaded it I spent 3 hours just checking things out. I found every base I lived in when I was in the US Army, in Germany, Colorado, and Iraq. Unfortunately, my hometown and the town I live in now are extremely blurry, as I live rather far away from any city of any importance.

YOu can see lots of stuf..planes and a "baseball" field...most of the alleged "Stuff" is underground...that big splotch to the north I think.

Looks like theyve had an accident at the google campus... check it out

The most I found was a few Apaches at an airbase in Houston and some ships at Norfolk and Pearl Harbor.

Ha ha, guess somebody doesn't visit his neighbors all too often! Check out: 38.919473, -77.048550 (turn on google earth community to get the names)

I zoomed into home and my workplace. Very recent images but still blurry at times.

You can see the sunken wreck of the Arizona in Hawaii.

got it, and half the UK is still shit resolution... (not here, mind :))

Funny. I looked at Trafalgar Square and could see individual cars. I then looked at Westport, Ireland, not very far away, and it was just a greenish splotch.

Errinundera']You can see the sunken wreck of the Arizona in Hawaii.

Coordinates?

The map is outdated. It shows the elementry school I went to isn't even built yet.

Anyone want to share cool topological features they've found in GE? Like geometrical figures in fields and stuff?

There's a swazstika in San Diego made out of some warehouses. We have it at school, not at home because I have Windows ME.

Though Virtual Earth from MSN... I mean Windows Live offers excellent excellent close ups. Somewhat creepy.

Toronto is horribly blurry. Paris is really good though.