All sights in Virginia

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

Arlington National Cemetery

Posted by , Sunday, 17th April 2005

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A rather sombre one here. The Arlington National Cemetery is where thousands of American service men and women are buried. Those little ridges along the grass aren’t ridges. They are all graves.

arlington

Thanks R.B. Boyer, djojo, Keith, Spaz & Stranger.

Submarines and Aircraft Carriers

Posted by James Turnbull, Saturday, 16th April 2005

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I didn’t expect submarines to be found easily, but we’ve actually had quite a few. The first is in Point Loma peninsula in San Diego Harbor, CA. Directly in the centre of that map, next to the dock, is a narrow black torpedo-looking thing. That’s the submarine.

The Norfolk, VA naval base is apparently the biggest naval station in the world. You can see at least 4 submarines, 2 air carriers, 2 helicopter carriers and 27 other warships.

In NYC is the USS Intrepid museum, a carrier from the Vietnam War. There’s some ground level shots and a map of the different planes parked here on the Intrepid Museum site. On the northeast side of the pier is the USS Growler, “the only intact strategic nuclear missile submarine open to the public anywhere in the world.”

Carrier and Submarine
The USS Growler and USS Intrepid

Thanks: Andrew, punk floyd, Kyle Siwek

CIA Headquarters

Posted by , Friday, 15th April 2005

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Another military/spook/intelligence post. Here is the CIA headquarters.

Contrary to popular belief it’s not in Langley,VA, but in the Langley suburb of McLean,VA.

cia headquarters

Thanks Matthew

The Pentagon

Posted by James Turnbull, Thursday, 7th April 2005

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The Headquarters of the United States Department of Defense are very easy to spot from space.

The Pentagon