U.S. States

Mount St. Helens

It hasn't erupted since 1980 March 2005, but apparently Mount St Helens still counts as an active volcano. Not great resolution here yet though. Thanks: Sean Miller, kb and others.

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Monday, 11th April 2005

Space Needle, Seattle

Another impressive shadow - the Seattle Space Needle. The red and purple blob next door is the Experience Music Project. Thanks: Phillip Harrington, Mike, many others.

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Monday, 11th April 2005

49ers, Philadelphia & Olympic Stadiums

The first stadium is the San Francisco 49er's Stadium Monster Park (formerly 3com park) (thumbnail #1 below) and it seems they were playing at the moment the photo was taken. There's lots of stadiums in this shot of Philadelphia In…

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Saturday, 9th April 2005

The Gateway Arch, St. Louis

A very popular submission has been the The Gateway Arch or rather it's massive shadow, 'raydancer' notes that is it the tallest national monument is the United States at 630 feet and is just as wide. If you look West…

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Saturday, 9th April 2005

Mount Rushmore

Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a 60ft rock carving featuring (left to right) former U.S. Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln. Props to xylon (and many others).

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Friday, 8th April 2005

Overlap

One of the places on the map where the overlapping satellite images make for a weird perspective is in downtown Dallas. I've been staring at this for a while and I can't get my head around the perspective change. Thanks…

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Friday, 8th April 2005

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Google Sightseeing takes you on a tour of the world as seen from satellite or street views using Google Maps. Our team of authors present weird and wonderful sights as suggested by readers.

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