Comments on: The White Sands National Monument & Missile Range http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/04/12/white-sands-national-monument/ Why bother seeing the world for real? Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:48:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Tim http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/04/12/white-sands-national-monument/comment-page-1/#comment-11627 Tim Tue, 18 Apr 2006 02:18:00 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=588#comment-11627 How true, Nigerache, how true. How true, Nigerache, how true.

]]> By: Al Cohole http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/04/12/white-sands-national-monument/comment-page-1/#comment-11610 Al Cohole Mon, 17 Apr 2006 11:44:53 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=588#comment-11610 I agree with Geoffrey. It just doesn't look like a runway. There are buildings and stuff on both ends and I can find absolutely no typical markings. Compare it to other airfields – even Area 51 has more obious, regular marked runways. A water reservoir or something like that seems quite possible to me – although I don't think they would allow such a huge surface of water to evaporate. I agree with Geoffrey.
It just doesn’t look like a runway. There are buildings and stuff on both ends and I can find absolutely no typical markings. Compare it to other airfields – even Area 51 has more obious, regular marked runways.
A water reservoir or something like that seems quite possible to me – although I don’t think they would allow such a huge surface of water to evaporate.

]]> By: Nigerache http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/04/12/white-sands-national-monument/comment-page-1/#comment-11609 Nigerache Mon, 17 Apr 2006 11:24:34 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=588#comment-11609 I love how we used the term "relocation camp" I love how we used the term “relocation camp”

]]> By: Beth http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/04/12/white-sands-national-monument/comment-page-1/#comment-11600 Beth Mon, 17 Apr 2006 02:50:39 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=588#comment-11600 white sands also housed some Japanese-American interred Prisoners during WWII, a family friend's father was there for a little while, though it wasn't an offical relocation camp. white sands also housed some Japanese-American interred Prisoners during WWII, a family friend’s father was there for a little while, though it wasn’t an offical relocation camp.

]]> By: Geoffrey http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/04/12/white-sands-national-monument/comment-page-1/#comment-11555 Geoffrey Sun, 16 Apr 2006 14:25:41 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=588#comment-11555 It looks like a long water reservoir to me. It probably feeds the entire base with the drinking water necessary to survive out in the desert. There aren't any lines painted on this "runway", which would be against standard protocol, not to mention unsafe. It looks like a long water reservoir to me. It probably feeds the entire base with the drinking water necessary to survive out in the desert. There aren’t any lines painted on this “runway”, which would be against standard protocol, not to mention unsafe.

]]> By: Babaganoosh http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/04/12/white-sands-national-monument/comment-page-1/#comment-11444 Babaganoosh Thu, 13 Apr 2006 23:55:01 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=588#comment-11444 Apperantly this is the back up stip(s) for the shuttle (White Sands Space Harbor), at an increadible 35000ft long it dwarfs the previous stip. Looks to be about 3-4 times longer. Wow! http://maps.yahoo.com/beta/#maxp=search&trf=0&mvt=s&lon=-106.416664123535&lat=32.9428884300419&mag=4 Here's some more info: http://www.wstf.nasa.gov/WSSH/Runways.htm I still can't seem to find any info on the other "strip." http://maps.yahoo.com/beta/#maxp=search&trf=0&mvt=s&lon=-106.573176383972&lat=33.1828902878847&mag=3 Although, after looking at it again, I'm pretty sure it's not even an aircraft runway at all. Not really sure what it is. Anybody else got any ideas? Apperantly this is the back up stip(s) for the shuttle (White Sands Space Harbor), at an increadible 35000ft long it dwarfs the previous stip. Looks to be about 3-4 times longer. Wow!
http://maps.yahoo.com/beta/#maxp=search&trf=0&mvt=s&lon=-106.416664123535&lat=32.9428884300419&mag=4

Here’s some more info:
http://www.wstf.nasa.gov/WSSH/Runways.htm

I still can’t seem to find any info on the other “strip.”
http://maps.yahoo.com/beta/#maxp=search&trf=0&mvt=s&lon=-106.573176383972&lat=33.1828902878847&mag=3
Although, after looking at it again, I’m pretty sure it’s not even an aircraft runway at all. Not really sure what it is. Anybody else got any ideas?

]]> By: Jarrod Lombardo http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/04/12/white-sands-national-monument/comment-page-1/#comment-11423 Jarrod Lombardo Thu, 13 Apr 2006 21:37:18 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=588#comment-11423 That runway might be the backup strip for the Space Shuttle to land on. There aren't very many buildings nearby, so it's probably not used very often (which would make sense). A closer look is here: http://maps.yahoo.com/beta/#maxp=location&trf=0&mvt=h&lon=-106.573348045349&lat=33.1835727090714&mag=4 The Cape Canaveral landing strip is longer: http://maps.yahoo.com/beta/#maxp=location&trf=0&mvt=h&lon=-80.6949663162231&lat=28.6143259656751&mag=4 Since I can't find another landing strip of reasonable size on the missile range, it probably is the backup shuttle landing strip (I know there is one somewhere on WSMR). That runway might be the backup strip for the Space Shuttle to land on. There aren’t very many buildings nearby, so it’s probably not used very often (which would make sense).

A closer look is here:
http://maps.yahoo.com/beta/#maxp=location&trf=0&mvt=h&lon=-106.573348045349&lat=33.1835727090714&mag=4
The Cape Canaveral landing strip is longer:
http://maps.yahoo.com/beta/#maxp=location&trf=0&mvt=h&lon=-80.6949663162231&lat=28.6143259656751&mag=4
Since I can’t find another landing strip of reasonable size on the missile range, it probably is the backup shuttle landing strip (I know there is one somewhere on WSMR).

]]> By: Babaganoosh http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/04/12/white-sands-national-monument/comment-page-1/#comment-11421 Babaganoosh Thu, 13 Apr 2006 21:27:27 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=588#comment-11421 Wow, that is Ginormous! Anybody know what that "runway" is called? And what on earth it is used for? Here's a couple other views of it... Yahoo Maps: http://maps.yahoo.com/beta/#maxp=search&trf=0&mvt=s&lon=-106.573176383972&lat=33.1828902878847&mag=3 Windows Live Local: http://local.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=33.185261~-106.573863&style=h&lvl=15 Wow, that is Ginormous! Anybody know what that “runway” is called? And what on earth it is used for?

Here’s a couple other views of it…

Yahoo Maps:
http://maps.yahoo.com/beta/#maxp=search&trf=0&mvt=s&lon=-106.573176383972&lat=33.1828902878847&mag=3

Windows Live Local:
http://local.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=33.185261~-106.573863&style=h&lvl=15

]]> By: Patrick http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/04/12/white-sands-national-monument/comment-page-1/#comment-11418 Patrick Thu, 13 Apr 2006 20:16:58 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=588#comment-11418 Oh, and while you're in New Mexico don't forget to visit the GINORMOUS military runway. Freakin' huge. http://maps.google.com/maps?q=trementina,+nm&t=k&hl=en&ll=33.183465,-106.578369&spn=0.032469,0.085659 Oh, and while you’re in New Mexico don’t forget to visit the GINORMOUS military runway. Freakin’ huge.

Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

]]> By: Alex http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/04/12/white-sands-national-monument/comment-page-1/#comment-11403 Alex Thu, 13 Apr 2006 13:16:00 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=588#comment-11403 Matt, we're happy to take submissions from WLL too :-) Matt, we’re happy to take submissions from WLL too :-)

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