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.
This smiley was originally painted on the roof of Narrows Plaza Business Park by owner, Bruce, and his employee, Dan.
They originally painted the smiley back in 1994 as a joke for their pilot friends (plural!) but have recently been contacted by lots of Google Earth users wanting to know why the face is there.
More information in today’s News Tribune article, which also features a few words from yours truly.
Thanks: Jason Hagey & Kevin Freitas
The Emley Moor Tower (formerly the NTL Tower) is a transmitting station in an area of moorland near Huddersfield in West Yorkshire. It’s Britain’s tallest free-standing structure at 330m and casts no shadow in this excellent aerial shot.
Thanks: Jonathan Rawle
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