Archive for April 25th, 2005

Google Sightseeing takes you on tour of the world as seen from satellite, using the free Google Earth program, or Google Maps in your web browser. Each weekday your guides James and Alex present new weird and wonderful sights as suggested by readers.

The editors: James & Alex

Forest Fires

Monday, 25th April 2005 by James

It’s pretty obvious where the fire has been and where it is heading in the first forest fire in Louisiana (thumbnail #1) and there is an immense amount of smoke from this other fire in Louisiana. You can see a fire spreading like it’s a burning piece of paper in this fire in Texas (thumbnail #2).

There are also (low-res) shots of a huge fire in Central Cuba, a collection of fires in Alaska and yet more in Alaska.

Fire 1 Fire 2

Thanks: Rusty, K-milo, DDA & Jason

Pebble Beach Golf Course

Monday, 25th April 2005 by James

Pebble Beach Golf Course.

Pebble beach

Thanks: Josh

Escobar’s Dairy Farm

Monday, 25th April 2005 by James

Another corn maze this time at Escobar’s Dairy Farm, Rhode Island. I’ve rotated the maze for the thumbnail and you should be able to make out a lighthouse with “Escobar” in the beam, some rocks and a sailboat (which seems dangerously close to those rocks).

Escobar

Thanks: David

Blimp Hangar

Monday, 25th April 2005 by

This is the blimp airdock at Akron Fulton Airport, in Akron, Ohio. Completed in 1929, it was the world’s largest structure without interior supports. Originally built by Goodyear, it is now owned by Lockheed Martin.

blimp hangar

Thanks: Beth

Blimp Over The Florida Coast

Monday, 25th April 2005 by

Please note that some or all of the objects mentioned in this post are no longer visible on Google Earth or Google Maps.

Here is a great shot of a blimp over the beaches of Clearwater Beach, Florida.

blimp over florida

Thanks: MTBguy

Wrigley Field, Chicago

Monday, 25th April 2005 by James

Wrigley Field is home to the Chicago Cubs and was built in 1914 (making it the second-oldest ballpark in the majors). The historic structure at Clark & Addison maintains its original 1937 scoreboard where the score-by-innings and the pitchers’ numbers are still changed by hand.

Wrigley Field

Thanks: Deanna Peters