Archive for June 7th, 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

Fast Freighter

Tuesday, 7th June 2005 by Alex

Here’s a totally huge freighter off the coast of California. Check out how cool its wake is too!

Freighter and wake

Thanks to Jason for this one :-)

Scotch Tape

Tuesday, 7th June 2005 by Alex

Apparently Canada is held together with Scotch tape. Well, who would have thought that!

Scotch Tape

Many thanks to Ben Singleton and Andrew McC.

Black Holes

Tuesday, 7th June 2005 by Alex

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

Finally! We have proof that Google is hiding things from us in Alaska, Mexico and er… New Jersey. Hmmm. Anyway, it’s a conspiracy I tell you!

Firstly stretching over a large part of Alaska, all the way into the Yukon territory, is this gargantuan hole in the landscape. Interesting shape too…

Hole One

Next we leap to the other side of the country for a very strangely-shaped hole West of El Paso. See the odd in-road of detail at the bottom-left corner of the rectangle? Weird.

Hole Two

While we’re down in Mexico, look at this super-cool hole which appears to be eating the surrounding landscape. Good lord!

Hole Four

Another country-wide leap and we’re somewhere off the coast of New Jersey, where this unsuspecting little boat is about to steer itself straight into the next episode of Lost!

Hole Three

However, could this incredibly exciting conspiracy theory simply be something much mre mundane..?

Hole Five

Muchos gracias to Eder Chiunti, Dan Karran, Lurlock, JoakimE and Ian.

The Gas Tank

Tuesday, 7th June 2005 by Alex

Check out this giant liquefied natural gas tank that sits just to the side of the Southeast Expressway in Dorchester, Massachusetts. Ironcladlou (who is now on his fourth posted submission!) says:

The gas tank (as it’s known ’round these parts) used to have a twin, which sat where the blank circle is just to the left of it. Originally, the now-demolished tank was the one with the rainbow painting, and when they destroyed it, they then painted the previously unadorned one. Another interesting tidbit, the gas tank is the largest piece of copyrighted artwork in the world.

The Gas Tank

Caterpillar Tractor Co.

Tuesday, 7th June 2005 by Alex

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

Outside of Sun City West, Arizona are the Caterpillar Proving Grounds, where there is some extremely large type!

I wonder if the bulldozers prove themselves by digging out these letters over and over again?

cater pilla

Thanks to Yablo and Jeff Burton.