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50 Times People Zoomed In On Google Earth And Found Something Odd And Fascinating (New Pics)
For the past two decades, Google Earth has been giving people all over the world a peek into our planet that we never had before. In a matter of seconds, you can virtually transport yourself to a quiet street in Sweden or the house you grew up in hundreds of miles away. It’s amazing to be able to check out locations we may never have the chance to visit in person!
And if you think these interactive maps are boring, you’ve clearly never taken a trip to the Google Earth, Structures and Anomalies Facebook group. This community is dedicated to capturing the strangest and most amusing sights people have spotted while perusing Google Earth. So enjoy scrolling through these unexpected images, and be sure to upvote the ones that inspire you to take a virtual stroll through a foreign city!
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#1
Guys Guess What I Found This On Google Earth Totally Cool
Placebo Domingo 7 months ago
But someone has stolen Greenland instead. Who could that bee?
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London Paris 7 months ago
If I had a nickel for the number of times I've seen picture today alone, I'd have three nickels. That's not much but it's weird I've seen this picture three times today in seperate posts.
Jacqui Dunn 7 months ago
Glory be...New Zealand is on this map. It gets missed off so many official ones, I often wonder if I live anywhere at all!
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#2
My Sister Sent This One To Me. This Is One Of My Faves
Joshua David 7 months ago
How does this work? Are they found by happenstance or does one carve time out in a day to search? I legit am asking!
#3
Rabbit
Kika González 7 months ago
What happened when the rabbit crossed the road? Biata pointed the way
The Google Earth, Structures and Anomalies Facebook group has only been around since 2020, but in 5 short years, it has amassed an impressive 2.4 million members. According to the group’s description, the community “is for anyone who loves looking on Google Earth and has found strange structures, anomalies or something that can't be explained, as well as anything from Google Earth you found interesting.”
And clearly, there are plenty of fascinating sights on the platform! From bunnies flying through the air to structures that look like they were created by aliens, people never seem to run out of Google Earth images to screenshot. And who knows, maybe there’s something worth sharing hidden in your very own neighborhood too!
#4
Found On Google Earth Page In Russia. Looks Like Giants Walking Up The Hill
Tim Gearing 7 months ago
A quick search…Manpupuner rock formation in the West Ural Mountains. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manpupuner_rock_formations
#5
The City Of Xico In Mexico, Surrounds A Large Volcanic Crater. Known As 'Cerro De Xico', Or “Hill Of Xico”
The 1-kilometer-wide crater provides fertile soil and naturally protected farmland amid the ever-advancing sprawl of Mexico City.
Marlene Ricker 7 months ago
Somehow I don't think I want to live there! I would never sleep again!
#6
The Baluarte Bridge Is A Suspension Bridge Located In The State Of Durango, Mexico
It was inaugurated in 2012 and at that time was the tallest suspension bridge in the world, with a height of 403 meters over the Baluarte River. Construction of the bridge began in 2008 and took approximately 4 years to complete. It was designed by the Italian engineer Riccardo Morandi and built by the Mexican company Tradeco. The bridge has a total length of 1,124 meters and connects the states of Durango and Sinaloa, significantly reducing travel time between the two regions.
ElfVibratorGlitter 7 months ago
I personally can't drive on bridges like that without having a panic attack. 😬
Child of the Stars 7 months ago
Right?? And it makes my feet and palms tingle unpleasantly.
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Pieter LeGrande 7 months ago
Beats abseiling down one side, swimming the river, then rock-climbing up the other side.
Cronecast AtTheRisingMoon 7 months ago
Yeah, no. That’s beautiful and an engineering marvel but the only way I could cross that would be as an unconscious passenger. I crossed the Royal Gorge Bridge on foot, was in the dead center each time and still feel weirdly dizzy just thinking about that. Royal Gorge is nothing compared to that in terms of height. I would be a danger to the general population if I tried to drive over that, since I am fairly sure I would pass out.
Forrest Hobbs 7 months ago
Strictly speaking, that's a cable stayed bridge rather than a suspension bridge. https://civilfunz.com/differences-between-cable-stayed-and-suspension-bridges/ and https://newgdbridge.com/cable-stayed-vs-suspension-bridges/
Forrest Hobbs 7 months ago
Here in the UK, we've got one of each type next to each other crossing from England to Cymru (or vice-versa, depending on your point of view): https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-46539168
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The Chesapeake Bay Bridge has a company there who will drive your car across the bridge for you.
Upstaged75 7 months ago
LOL, I just mentioned that in response to another comment. I saw an interview with the guy who created the company. I don't have issues with the bridge, but I understand why some people do.
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Jackie Lulu 7 months ago
I can do the Chesapeake Bridge no problem, but this is out of my league
Upstaged75 7 months ago
Same here. Did you know there's a service where someone will drive you across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge if you're too scared to drive yourself? They have stations on either side of it so you can stop and change drivers. It's never bothered me though.
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If you haven’t spent much time scrolling (or virtually strolling) through Google Earth, you might not know much about the platform. So we’ve got some fun facts to share about it from Facts.UK. First, they note that Google Earth relies on satellite imagery to bring us images of the world. This is part of the reason why it feels so immersive to “visit” somewhere new through this virtual lens.
It’s also pretty impressive how much of the planet Google Earth has managed to cover. If you’ve ever seen those little cars with cameras on top driving around, you might even be featured on some maps! Apparently, over the past 25 years, the platform has photographed 97% of Earth. And perhaps, over time, they’ll manage to cover that last 3% as well.
#7
Plenty Of Fish In The Sea
Emiljana Mohorović 6 days ago
It is called Gaž, one of the Brijuni islands. Brijuni is an arhipelag near Pula, Croatia. This Island is also a logo of the Brijuni national park.
#8
Spotted Lake, Canada: A Lake That Evaporates In The Summer, Leaving Small Mineral Pools Of Different Colors, Creating A Unique Landscape
WindySwede 7 months ago
Almost like the dessert from England.. "Spotter Fowl" so to say. But here is a desert.
Justbecause 7 months ago
If you like this you should look on google earth at western australia, start around lake grace.
#9
Submitted Without Comment In Magnolia, TX
wayne whitson 7 months ago (edited)
And D**k Drive, Testicle Terrace, and Sc**tum Street.
Load More Replies... DetriMentaL (It/That) 7 months ago
Oh to be a local and hear on the news about Urethra Parkway being backed up
Princess Possum 7 months ago
The local FB group comments are hilarious https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1CKHV3Dguv/
Did you know that Google Earth also extends beyond our own planet? Despite the platform’s name, users can actually go into space and explore parts of other planets and moons. Of course, the satellite images are still taken from quite a long distance away. But it’s fascinating to be able to view space from the very same platform that you might use to check out a new coffee shop in your area on a Saturday morning!
#10
The Largest Renewable Energy Park In The World Is Located In Khavda, Gujarat, India, And Is An Amazing Achievement In The Field Of Sustainable Energy
GREYNOOK 7 months ago
i wish we could have something like this in my village, since we are in continuation of power rationing, increasing especially during these summer times 🤦♂️😥
Panda Cat 7 months ago
Looks kind of brown and crispy out there. IMG_4858-6...b-jpeg.jpg 
Kerrysuzi 7 months ago
But the world ALSO needs TREEEEEES. There should be some sort of balance.
Lene 7 months ago
Which is why we should not cut down the rainforests. And forests in general. 😊
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Russell Bowman 7 months ago
This is a dry desert area ... those look like horizontal panels ... maintenance (ie cleaning) will be a challenge
Carl Roberts 7 months ago
Look at all that awesome green and beautiful oxygen producing plant life. Oh....wait....
2x4b523p 7 months ago
Looking at Khavda, Gujarat on google maps, nothing much grows there anyway. Looks like a desert. Probably best biome for a solar farm.
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#11
Plane Crash In Northern Russia
GREYNOOK 7 months ago
i wish google earth can locate that missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 to relieve the bereaving families 😥😪
Upstaged75 7 months ago
It's most likely under water so I doubt that will happen.
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Castellfollit De La Roca 42°13′17″n 2°33′3″e Is A Municipality In The Comarca Of Garrotxa, In The Province Of Girona, Picturesque Village In Catalonia, Spain
Perched dramatically atop a 50-meter-high basalt cliff formed by ancient volcanic eruptions.
With origins dating back to the 10th century, this medieval village played a crucial role in regional conflicts due to its defensible position.
The charming streets and traditional stone houses, along with the 13th-century Church of Sant Salvador, reflect its rich history.
Castellfollit de la Roca attracts visitors from around the world with its stunning views and unique geological formation.
Final score:
82points
Google Earth is actually so popular that it has even inspired a game called GeoGuessr. Players can see images of random places around the globe and try to guess exactly where on the planet they might be. You can make it easier for yourself by strictly sticking to European capitals, or you can choose an entire country and try to locate random roads within Lithuania or Kazakhstan. If you’re a fan of going on virtual Google Earth vacations, you’ll certainly get a kick out of GeoGuessr.
#13
In The Waters Of Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan, There Is An Island That Looks Rundown And Messy
Although there are many tall buildings there, there is not a single inhabitant. The island is Hashima Island.
Hashima Island is also often referred to by locals as Gunkajima Island. The island grew in popularity after its story and location were made into a feature film.
Before its popularity as a ‘haunted island’, Hashima Island originally served as an undersea mining operation and a silent witness to Japan's rapid industrialisation in the 1890s.
Not only were there mines and factories, but there were also residential neighbourhoods.
The availability of jobs led to more and more people settling on the island. By the 1950s, the population had swelled to as many as 5,000.
But as coal power was replaced by petrol, coal prices fell, and many mines, including those on Hashima Island, were permanently closed.
By 1975 the island was completely empty after being abandoned by its inhabitants.
32°37'4"N 129°44'17"E
LizzieBoredom 7 months ago (edited)
Don't tell Trump. He'll want to refurbish it, and lock up immigrants there.
Roni Stone 7 months ago
H*ll, he won't even bother with the refurb, he'll just ship 'em off.
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El Cucuy 7 months ago (edited)
Actually, they didn't. After a visit to the island, the producers decided it was too unsafe to film there, so they built a replica of it in London and filmed there instead.
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Major Harris 7 months ago
and at night, an american submarine during WW2 saw this through the periscope and mistook it for a battleship. she fired two torpedoes at it.
Rich Black 7 months ago
an island that had to import all it's food, water, and electricity? how could this possibly fail?
#14
A Building By My Hometown... Looks Like A Person. A Guy I Think
#15
Sketchiest Ice Cream Truck I've Ever Seen!
ElfVibratorGlitter 7 months ago (edited)
I think it's all the stuff in the windshield that puts off the...sketch vibes.
Hiram's Friend 7 months ago
Entrepreneur just getting started. Ever priced a new ice cream truck?
Joshua David 7 months ago
This may very well be something special and beloved to the kids in that neighborhood 👀😉
Now, this may sound unconventional, but some companies have even taken advantage of the popularity of Google Earth to advertise on it. In fact, in Nevada, there was once an 87,500 square-foot image of KFC’s Colonel Sanders that could be seen from space. And the world’s largest Coca-Cola logo can be seen at 18.5292 S, 70.2500 W on the side of a hill in Chile. It really is impossible to escape advertising these days!
#16
Found Where I Should Have Been Born
Forrest Hobbs 7 months ago (edited)
😁 So, sbj, are you an albatross, a sh@g, or a petrel? - not many other animals seem to live there. 😉 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappointment_Island
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DetriMentaL (It/That) 7 months ago
Don't listen to them Island, you have nothing to prove to anyone
#17
Everyone Wants To Fit In ! Antarctica
Multa Nocte 7 months ago
If he's that large he's going to have a hard time hiding from Trump's tariffs.
Hippopotamuses 7 months ago (edited)
I'll bet he doesn't smell as rank as the real thing. Says he who, come spring, will have penguins nesting in bank the back at the back of his house.
Marlene Ricker 7 months ago
The penguins are all looking at him and wondering who the big jerk is and who he thinks he's fooling!
#18
Google Earth Has Begun Updating Images Of Gaza Before And After
Spidercat 7 months ago
Stop the Israeli government thank you very much. The foreign policy of the government should bear not relationship to the citizens of Israel. Likewise the terrorist organisation Hamas should not be supported, only the citizens of Gaza. Let's not confuse these things.
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Cool crow 7 months ago
It doesn't matter who started it. It's time to end it and allow people to live. Killing people has never solved anything. Ever.
The Bearded Viking 7 months ago
So, so, SO wrong what Israel are doing over there, but as long as the weak leaders of the world keep doing nothing ore than chastise them in a manner that shows no real intention to do anything ore than just pay lop service, then more tragedy nd heartache like th Palestinian Dr who lost nine of her 10 children and very nearly her husband and the 10th child also in an IDF attack, are going to keep happening. Netanyahu should be tried at Nuremburg, not be invited around various Heads Of State round the world and nd told "Nughty Boy, Benjamin!.......now, would you like a scotch?" Disgraceful!)l. Yes,it's just my opinion that not all who read it will agree with, but I'm allowed to have my opinion and so I am.
Another oddity that has been spotted on Google Earth was a strange triangle dotted with bright lights that appeared in 2007 in the middle of a field in Australia. Some people were quick to claim that it must be a UFO or of extraterrestrial origin, but others believed there must have been a simpler explanation, noting that it could be associated with a nearby wind farm. Either way, it can no longer be seen on Google Earth today.
#19
A Japanese Man Rode Over 4,000 Miles To Spell "Marry Me" On Google Earth:
Tokyo resident Yasushi “Yassan” Takahashi used GPS technology to propose to his girlfriend.
Inspired by GPS art, where digital drawings are created by traveling preplanned routes with a GPS device, Yassan spent months meticulously planning a journey across Japan using Google Earth. His goal: to spell out the words “Marry Me” across the country.
Quitting his job and setting off in June, Yassan traveled 4,451 miles from Hokkaido to Kagoshima over six months, documenting his path.
When uploaded to Google Earth, the massive "Marry Me" message was revealed, earning him a Guinness World Record for the largest GPS drawing in history.
Today, GPS art has become a global phenomenon, combining creativity, travel, and technology to transform landscapes into canvases for drawings as varied as animals, fictional characters, and intricate designs.
WindySwede 7 months ago
I would guess it took to long, she was wondering why he never was at home and always "on a drive"? 🙃 /jk
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turk 7 months ago
Because writing it in Japanese would have taken a century.
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Tom Brincefield 7 months ago
Or, and I'm just speculating here, he turned off GPS tracking when he wasn't actually writing the letters.
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#20
Crazy How The Aral Sea Got Drained So Much.wow
Tim Gearing 7 months ago
Actually significant progress has been made in restoring the North Aral Sea https://eos.com/blog/the-aral-seas-rebirth-hope-blooms/
Glen Ellyn 7 months ago
At this point, it ought to be called the Aral Puddle. 😉 Seriously, it's nice to hear that work is underway to restore it. I'm old enough that I learned a little about the Aral Sea during geography class in my latter elementary school years - when it was still a sea.
For All Pedernity 7 months ago
Yup. Rivers running into it were diverted for watering cotton fields.
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Michael MacKinnon 7 months ago
One of the islands in the original pic was the Soviet biological warfare research centre. Now you can just walk to it...not concerning at all....
Rich Black 7 months ago
It was drained by the government of Kazakhstan to irrigate nearby farmland.
#21
Omg
Maggie Fulton 7 months ago
You can, you just may not stay parked there for long.
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Marlene Ricker 7 months ago
Two are hanging over the edge and one has parked in the bottom! Yikes!
Hyacinth (Any pronouns) 7 months ago
Judging by those trees, nope, that car is at the bottom of a cliff.
Load More Replies... It’s impossible to travel around the entire world. In fact, nearly a quarter of Americans have never even traveled outside of the United States. But going abroad is expensive and simply inaccessible to a lot of people. So if you’re curious about the world, exploring through Google Earth can be a great alternative! And you might even be able to help solve some crimes while you’re at it.
#22
What In The Loch Ness Monster Sh*t Is Going On In Utah
Glix Drap 7 months ago
They may be aerating the water. If the O2 content in the water gets too low then some reservoirs pump air into the water at depth to fix the problem. Just a guess.
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Andie Day 7 months ago
Hmmm, found this: Quail Creek reservoir was completed in 1985 to provide irrigation and culinary water to the St. George area. Most of the water in the reservoir does not come from Quail Creek but is diverted from the Virgin River and transported through a buried pipeline. Two dams form the reservoir. The main dam is an earth-fill embankment dam. The south dam is a roller-compacted concrete dam, constructed to replace the original earth-fill dam that failed in the early hours of New Year’s Day 1989. The maximum depth of Quail Creek can reach 120 feet.... I'm wondering this has something to do with the pipeline feed. The Virgin River lies to the south, which would make it fairly close to that end of the reservoir. Interesting wording that the water is used for 'irrigation and culinary water" as opposed to drinking and recreation. Although the park website has a warning on catching swimmers itch if you're swimming. You can prevent it by toweling off vigorously, but ewwww!
Upstaged75 7 months ago
Ew indeed! I'd never heard of that before but now I'm going to be paranoid.
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Ruth Kilpatrick 6 days ago
The patterns visible in the water in the image are artifacts resulting from the process of stitching together multiple satellite or aerial images to create a seamless view in applications like Google Earth. They are not a real-world physical phenomenon.
#23
Baljenac Island, A Unique Island In Croatian Waters, Stretches Around The Adriatic Sea, A Sea That Separates Italy And The Balkans
Uniquely, this small 14-hectare island, when viewed from above, resembles a fingerprint with its distinctive strokes and curves.
The fingerprint-like lines embedded on this uninhabited island are actually artefacts of stone walls surrounded by trees.
The stone walls, which stretch for 23 kilometres, mark the boundaries of each plantation.
Final score:
55points
BrunoVI 7 months ago
New Englanders: pffft. (ICYMI, traditionally, every plot in New England was surrounded by stone walls. They were really less worried about keeping out neighbors than they were clearing their land; New England was heavily farmed despite being very, very rocky land.)
Vermonta 7 months ago
No matter how many rocks we took out of the garden in 20+ years there were always more
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Peter Bear 7 months ago
Well this explains a lot. Someone opened a door they shouldn't have, may chaos take the world. IYKYK.
#24
Tall Triangle Shaped Tower At Area 51
Cheese Man 7 months ago
fun fact, if you hover your streetview guy above area 51 it shows him in a little ufo
Russell Bowman 7 months ago
Nothing around it ... a new(er) type of phased array radar. The emissions might be intense ... which would explain the lack of near by buildings etc
Łukasz Mirosław 7 months ago
As many suggested it's probably a plane mount for radar cross section testing. It makes sense since there are both new stealth bomber and fighter in development.
Rich Black 7 months ago
it's a 155 foot tall radar tower, constructed in 2005 to test the ability of stealth aircraft to avoid detection.
We hope you’re enjoying this scroll through some of Google Earth’s most fascinating images, pandas. Keep upvoting all of your favorites, and let us know in the comments what the most shocking thing you’ve ever spotted on the platform was. Then, if you’d like to check out another Bored Panda article featuring surprising finds on Google Earth, look no further than right here!
#25
Meteor Crater And Barringer Space Museum Near Winslow, Arizona
Tim Gearing 7 months ago
“Well, I’m standin’ on a corner in Winslow, Arizona Such a fine sight to see…”
Brian Droste 7 months ago (edited)
It's girl, my lord, in a flatbed Ford, Slowin down to take a look at me.
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Susan Reid Smith 7 months ago
True. But otherwise it is a big hole with interesting origins.
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Rich Black 7 months ago
no dinosaurs were harmed in the making of this crater. just bison and rattlesnakes
#26
I Did Not Know An Italian Island Has Real Hobbits Who Live In The Ground In Real Hobbit Holes
ElfVibratorGlitter 7 months ago
That's neat! Bet it keeps the temperature pretty constant inside.
GREYNOOK 7 months ago
if there are real hobbits, then there might also a real Smaug somewhere 😫🤦♂️🤣
Lady Eowyn 7 months ago
There's a little Smaug, but not in Italy. smaug-682b...3d5517.jpg 
CartoonCasey 7 months ago
It looks less like JRR Tolkien's Hobbits and more like H.G. Well's Morlocks. If they come out to greet you as you approach, be extremely wary of any kind of "refreshments" they may offer you.
#27
Found Some Buildings In China Spelling Out The Word Of "Antibody"
Here is the coordinates, you can check on every maps like google, bing, baidu etc.
31°39'48"N,117°54'25"E
Or this coordinate for apple maps user, you can copy and paste this:
31,66330°N, 117,90704°E
*Ps these images are not photoshopped or AI Generating, they are for real. You can check it by yourself
Final score:
53points
RedMarbles 7 months ago
"These structures are part of the campus of the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Institute of Health and Medical Technology. The shape of the buildings spell out "antibody" in English. They were designed to symbolize the institute's focus on antibody research and biotechnology." https://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/antibody/
Daniele Ribolla 7 months ago
not so much... "These structures are part of the campus of the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Institute of Health and Medical Technology. The shape of the buildings spell out "antibody" in English. They were designed to symbolize the institute's focus on antibody research and biotechnology." https://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/antibody/ (thx RedMarbles)
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Unsettling Message Spotted On Google Earth Near Cesar Chavez Ave, La: "Help," "Trafico," "Lapd," And "Federal" Written In Debris Coordinates: 34°03’17.8”n, 118°13’32.2”w
bodhisayumi 7 months ago
I actually read about this in a different post. I believe it was investigated and it was a homeless man with a mental illness that was doing it. Apparently he had been caught writing HELP in other areas as well.
pineapple87 7 months ago
Well, perhaps he needed help. Being homeless and mentally ill.
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Michael None 7 months ago
Directly across the river from there is the Los Angeles Police Air Support Division. Surely someone saw this.
Speak easy buttercup 7 months ago
What did ducks have to do with anything?! Now GEESE I blame for EVERYTHING! little bàstards! 🤣
Load More Replies... DetriMentaL (It/That) 7 months ago
Rookie mistake. Our Great Star Lords thinks human language is beneath them, use pictures next time
Lady Perkele 7 months ago
you can read the word "tráfico" traffic up there in between the helps
SkyBlueandBlack 7 months ago
Tbf, that's what we call it when LAFC plays the Galaxy. This isn't in Louisiana, it's LA. Chavez Blvd becomes Sunset west of downtown.
Load More Replies... Bewitched One 7 months ago (edited)
Up and to the left of the “505” there’s a man with a Gerry curl in his face smoking lol
#29
Tupolev Tu-144 "Concordski" Russian Concorde Why Would Someone Park A Tu-144 Supersonic Passenger Jet In The Middle Of Town? And Better Yet, Why Would They Abandon It?
LakotaWolf (she/her) 7 months ago
I worship at the altar of His Holiness Jezza! jezza_chur...aa8c79.jpg 
BeKind&Rewind 7 months ago
My grandparents flew to London on the Concorde and came back on the QEII for their 50th anniversary! We still have the Dom bottle, unopened. Miss them!!
Barbara Turner 7 months ago
So many trashed fuselages that could be made into tube-shaped houses.
Tom Brincefield 7 months ago
Same reason the US has multiple historic aircraft at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton and the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center at Dullest Airport in DC. Museums need exhibits. Dulles has the Discovery, the Enola Gay, a Concorde, & an SR-71, just to get started. Let the people of Kazan have their Mig and TU-144.
#30
Unknown Two Shipwrecks In Venezuela
Precious BS 7 months ago
My bad. I left them when my brother beat me in Battleship. I’m a poor loser
#31
Best House Ever In Portsmouth NH.. Dude Still Lives There.. See If You Can Find It, Right Off The Highway
Glen Ellyn 7 months ago
It must be dark all the time inside there. Well, maybe not during wintertime when the leaves are off the trees.
April Pickett 7 months ago
That's when you need sunlight the most, in the dreary, cold, snow-covered winter.
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Sarah Belt 7 months ago
It's not the "Live free and die" state for nothing! :)
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#32
Playa De Los Muertitos La Paz B.c.s MX
Bigfoot87 7 months ago
I understand that's what the name means, but for it to be called that because of these formations is nearly impossible.. how would they have gained the aerial perspective prior to naming the area, to name it as such?
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Dan Holden 7 months ago (edited)
This beach is a short drive from La Paz. La Paz is right on a bay. Though the "nice" beaches that people like to go to are a bit of a drive from the city, there is definitely a beach in La Paz. *Edit to add: you may be thinking of La Paz Bolivia. This post is referencing La Paz Mexico.
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If you google map it, it's the exact same skull looking thing--it's labeled Calavera gigante--giant skull. Googling brings up: https://www.posta.com.mx/bcs/google-earth-no-miente-esta-playa-de-bcs-tiene-una-calavera-tallada-por-la-naturaleza/vl2020894 which talks about an underwater rock formation known as La Calaca del Mar. Pretty sure it's a formation that if you squint sideways you can make out the skull, but probably a tad enhanced in this Year of Our AI 2025
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On Google Earth In Pyongyang, North Korea
Doofnuts 7 months ago
It's a disgrace that the human race allows this regime to exist. Those poor people.
jasper 7 months ago
Well, he murders anyone who disagrees with him. Or looks at, listens to, or wears anything "Western." What do you expect? It's not like other countries can just go in and bulldoze him over. Although it would be nice if someone could.
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Found This Weird Island, Anyone Know Why The Trees Would Be Laid Out In Such Straight Lines??
Obviously not impossible to do, but I don't know why anyone would put so much effort into planting a grid of trees on a random island
les 7 months ago
makes it easier to harvest. if its laid out random it would take much longer. its also allowed for the growth of industries as machines could be used in place of people
Mike F 7 months ago
About 60 years ago, we went to a week long "camp" in 5th grade. Part of the experience was planting pine seedlings and they were laid out the same way.
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George Costanza 7 months ago
Likely a palm oil plantation instead of natural habitat. Humans kinda suck.
Łukasz Mirosław 7 months ago
Coconut palms actually. French harvested copra there.
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Skara Brae 7 months ago
I visited Tonga years ago and asked about this with the owners of a home where I was staying. When a landowner (someone who has cleared land for growing food) dies, the land is given to the children, divided up for each one. Each plot was intended to be enough land to feed the new owner's family. Obviously, after a few generations of population growth the plots became too small. Over time, every accessible island in the region became cleared and farmed. Land ownership and efficiency are very important. One of the reasons islanders leave home is due to lack of enough land to make a living.
#35
Go To Your Google Earth And Type Kent St. 44305 In Search And Click Street View You’ll See This Guy, Doing Whatever It Is He’s Doing
arthbach 7 months ago
There are a few people who choose to engage in 'interesting' activities to prank Google StreetView. This often involves pretending to bury dead bodies. Another is keeping time with the car whilst it is recording so the person is always in shot.
Łukasz Mirosław 7 months ago
Few months ago I've seen a case when it was not pretended and murderers was found thanks to StreetView update. Photos of the place are fully censored now.
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Leyre 7 months ago
Oh!!! That happened recently in Soria (Spain). The google car caught a man carrying a corpse in the trunk of his car..........................................................
https://elpais.com/espana/2024-12-18/cazado-por-google-maps-en-una-aldea-de-soria-la-foto-de-un-hombre-metiendo-un-bulto-en-su-maletero-clave-para-esclarecer-un-asesinato.html la-imagen-...46ff9b.jpg 
Pink kitty 7 months ago
Tried to find this. It took me to Akron USA that doesn't even have the same landscape 🤷
WindySwede 7 months ago
Blurred today, so don't know how I feel about that! 🙈 https://maps.app.goo.gl/Brd8vZECcgxJyqHLA
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Marlene Ricker 7 months ago
I think he has a dead body there! Don't spoil the fun by telling me it is just a prank!
Sonia Ceacero 7 months ago
In Spain, a case was solved thanks to Google Street View images of the accused m******r's partner stuffing a body in the boot of the car. https://sorianoticias.com/noticia/2024-12-17-google-maps-determinante-en-la-investigacion-del-asesinato-de-un-cubano-en-soria-116677
#36
Stunning Formation In The South Of Algeria. I Wonder What It Is?
Living Example 7 months ago
What do you think about buttholes? Should they be wiped out or looked into?
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#37
Located In Lloyd Harbor, New York Is The Ruins To A 1907 Gilded Age Estate
In 1990, after years of it being unkept, the home caught fire by vandals and burnt to the ground. Today, the former entryway, amphitheater, and druid-inspired ruins remain. Recently they were restored and it’s a beautiful place to visit. But, very eerie knowing the grandeur that once was.
Final score:
44points
Lady Eowyn 7 months ago
"Caught fire by vandals"? More likely, "vandals set fire to the structure."
Glen Ellyn 7 months ago
I suspect English is not the poster's first language.
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Hm
Rick Murray 7 months ago
A sub is a playground for a certain type of person, and I'm not one of them.
#39
An Image Of The Face, Located At 50.010611, -110.113422 In Southeast Alberta, Canada
#40
In 2012, A Group Of Australian Researchers "Undiscovered" An Island The Size Of Manhattan In The South Pacific
A mysterious place called Sandy Island had popped up on maps, northwest of New Caledonia. It even showed up as a black polygon on Google Earth. But when scientists sailed there in November 2012, they found open water instead of solid ground.
Forrest Hobbs 7 months ago
From back in 2012: "... original error: a 19th-century whaling ship. [...] the Velocity first "spotted" the island back in 1876. [...] the ship's master reported two unusual features. The first was a series of "heavy breakers", the second some "Sandy Islets", or Sandy Island. Both then appeared in an Australian maritime directory for 1879. It noted the islets extended north and south "along the meridian 159º 57' E" and "between lat 19º 7' S and 19º 20' S." Higgins said the captain was not entirely convinced of his findings, with the islets regarded over a century ago as somewhat suspect." https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/nov/29/sandy-island-whaling-ship-origin
Christophe Beunens 7 months ago
the explanation is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVemGumEEgo
Helen Rohrlach 7 months ago
Maybe pumice from underwater volcano. Remember reading about it somewhere.
Bored Trash Panda 7 months ago
It was first reported in 1876, well before satellites.
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Person Riding A Horse In UK. 50°39'28"N 2°24'12"W
Cee Cee 7 months ago
I've seen this. It's King George 111 and is at Osmington Hill in Dorset. Constructed in the early years of the 18th century.
Hyacinth (Any pronouns) 7 months ago
That's a lot of Georges! I'm assuming you mean III, though.
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Rich Black 7 months ago
this was intended to be viewed by ships approaching by sea. sort of a daytime lighthouse/welcome to england sign.
jade s 7 months ago
Many of the originals are not visible from the seas. And the Wiltshire white horse face all different directions.
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#42
Just A Small Sample Of Thousands And Thousands Of New Cars At The Port In Zeebrugge, Belgium
Rich Black 7 months ago
are there actually that many people in belgium? where do they all park after the cars leave the port?
#43
China, Mongolia, Made By The Hand Of Man, Why Or For What? I Don't Know
Margaret H 7 months ago
I'd also like to know about all those small pits at the bottom of the photo. Treasure hunting? Grave robbing? Has anybody got any ideas?
LakotaWolf (she/her) 7 months ago
That area of Mongolia has a "cold desert climate" as it gets both snow- and sand-storms (very warm summers, very cold winters.) So it's most likely those "pits" are just natural formations/landscape caused by the area's climate and might not be pits at all (even though they look like holes in the photo.)
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Below 34°41'18"N 139°26'14"E
Kyra Noelle 7 months ago
Snopes says false, double image type https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/titanic-in-japan/
#45
Somebody Knows What’s Behind Mount Rushmore? The Entrance Looks Like From A Mine But At That Position It Doesn't Make Sense To Me
Kim Kermes 7 months ago
It was meant to be a Hall of Records to preserve copies of important US documents and historical items. It now has a titanium vault with porcelain panels with the story of Mt Rushmore.
CultOfBambi 7 months ago
Nah, I'm sure this is just the entrance to the secret base used by Team America. F**K YEAH!!
Load More Replies... CultOfBambi 7 months ago
Since it's literally behind Mount Rushmore you can probably just type Mt Rushmore into Google Earth and get the coordinates that way.
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#46
Embassy Of The Ottoman Empire In Pyongyang. North Korea Is Late
#47
Any Idea Why A Whole House Would Be Blurred? None Of The Other Houses On The Street Are And No Matter How You Come At It.. Its Blurred
Don Golosso 7 months ago
Easy, just put in a request at Google to blur your house. They will consent.
A girl 7 months ago
I think Google might do it for crime scenes too. But, for sure, they do it if you ask. Thanks D
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ElfVibratorGlitter 7 months ago
Naked people in every window? Or...yeah, idk. I should be getting to sleep. And yet.
CartoonCasey 7 months ago
Why don't you mind your own business? Why do you need to know that information? Who are you? Who sent you? What do you want? What's the matter? PARANOID much?
#48
No One Is Talking
Hiram's Friend 7 months ago
Could be antenna field or anti-aircraft missile site. Missiles in Cuba were detected by the unique pattern of roads and emplacements. Note objects in each point, not shadows as all are pointed more or less toward the center of the emplacement.
Lyone Fein 7 months ago
Very obviously has something to do with the world wide Jewish Conspiracy of which I am a proud participant. (Sarcasm)
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Wingsofwrath 7 months ago
This is a mock SAM site made for training by the US air force. It's supposed to mimic the disposition of a S-75 Dvina (NATO reporting name SA-2 Guideline) battery which had six launchers controlled by a central radar. You can tell it's not the real thing because it's missing all the ancillary equipment such as missile transloaders, generators, command truck etc.
#49
Burning Man Festival. Black Rock City, A Temporary Community Built In The Black Rock Desert Of Northwestern Nevada
Glix Drap 7 months ago
Is that what they leave behind or is it while they are there?
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Rich Black 7 months ago
hey, we better start walking if we want to get to the stage in time for the show. it's 2 hours away
Marlene Ricker 7 months ago
Before the trash, there are tons and tons of people! My nightmare!
#50
Boerne, TX
Trisec Tebeakesse 7 months ago
It's been done before. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_swastika
Glen Ellyn 7 months ago
Reminds me of this dude's "trump truck." 🙄🤦🏻♀️ He used to have it staged on his property that fronted the main highway. When the highway was expanded to add two new lanes, access to his property was moved to a side road, off the main highway. Yep, he moved this and staged it again in front of his property again. At least I no longer have to shake my head and laugh as I pass by. Trash-truc...da-png.jpg 
#51
What's Going On Here? A Big Rock Near Medellín, CO
ElfVibratorGlitter 7 months ago
Looks like stairs going up a big rock (monolith) to a building at the top. Or did I miss something?
Glen Ellyn 7 months ago
It almost looks like a statue of an American football with the stairway representing its laces. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
#52
Next To The South "Pole"
#53
Hm
ElfVibratorGlitter 7 months ago
Doesn't seem like any of them are actually 90° 🤣
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Footprints Resembling Those Of A T. Rex, Each Foot Measuring 8 Meters Long 21.532388,-157.849288
Sacred Panda 7 months ago
Lol, "resembling a T. Rex"... Sure buddy, sure it was a living T. Rex passing by just 5 minutes ago
#55
Near Dalat, Vietnam (Asia). I Have No Idea What This Could Be But It Sure Looks Interesting
Kathrin Pukowsky 7 months ago
I'm not being snarky, I just wonder: I there a Vietnam that's NOT in Asia? Like "Vietnam (South America)"?
#56
Whales? A Glitched Boat?
#57
This Strange Structure Is In Anza, CA. It Looks Like The Machine From The Movie Contact. It's Huge And Now Covered. It's Covered In About 40 Large Shipping Containers
Corwin 02 7 months ago
It's an old and unfinished Ricardo Breceda sculpture in Riverside County, California.
Chris Merillo 7 months ago
It was part of American Gladiator bootcamp, where they all went to train for the AtlasSphere
#58
Leo De Sousa
Serena Myers 7 months ago
There's also a rather squishy looking cat bottom left. Ain't pareidolia fun!
#59
Anyone Ever Seen This Weird Location In Antarctica? 2 Years Ago I Stumbled Onto It And The Left Side Of What Appears To Be An Eye Slit Was Uncovered Like The Right Sid
#60
Lituya Bay, Alaska. This Is Also The Site Of Landfall Of The Largest Tsunami In Recorded History. Is The Hole In The Mountain In This Photo On Maps Real?
Aimee Stilts 7 months ago
that's a glacier, not a mountain...the hole is the outlet for melted ice
#61
Fishing Madness! The Scale Of This Is Insane! Fujian, China: 26°22'09"N 119°53'10"E
#62
Drink Cocacola
#63
Found This “Airport” Out In The Middle Of The Saudi Desert, Hundreds Of Miles From Anything, Only One Road Going Into It….wonder If It’s A “Secret” Drone Base
Corwin 02 7 months ago
Umm Al Melh Border Guards Airport is a Saudi government air base located in southwestern Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. The air base was commissioned by the Ministry of the Interior in November 2010 as a base of operations for the Border Guards to patrol the country's southern border.
Bored Sailor 7 months ago
Sort of like Isa Air Base in Bahrain, bigger runways but looks like empty sandy land.
#65
Monuriki Island In Fiji
#66
I Posted This Two Years Ago, And It's Still There...whatever "It" Is. Directions, Hell No!
#67
I'm Not Sure If Anyone Has Posted This Before. I Saw A Video On TikTok And Had To Go Find The Milky Sea Monster Myself
It doesn't zoom out enough to get it all in one screenshot. It's a pretty fun find.
There's also apparently a sunken bus.
Final score:
6points
#68
"I Noticed This Strange Sphere On The Walls Of Almost Every Japanese Home. It’s Always There—silent, Unchanging. What Do You Think It Means?
#69
So Who Can Tell Me What Google Is Covering Up In The Great Australia Bight?
#71
Why Does Every House In Suburban Montreal Have A Backyard Pool? Feels Unusual For The Climate
meganlacey008 7 months ago
Quebec is hot in the summers, not much beach access, polluted waters, pools are highly desired
FranSinclair 7 months ago
Not being a smarty. I looked up summer temps and it says quebec for june is aboit 71°F. Is that what you consider hot up there? What is your yearly high and low?
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#72
Deception Island Near Antarctica Have Such A Straight Eastern Coast?
#73
While Exploring Tenerife On Google Maps, Spotted This Spooky Looking Figurine. 28.2442947, -16.6854590
Final score:
6points
#74
Smile
#75
Interesting Pond In Near The Village Of Hale In Cheshire, It Was Used To Trap Ducks For Eating, Each Arm Of The Pond Was Covered By A Framed Net , As Ducks Landed On The Pond , They Would Be Ushered Along Into The Traps
#76
I Think It's Strange How Kuwait Has Such A Massive Highway Heading West With Interchanges That Seem To Lead To Nowhere
Hiram's Friend 7 months ago
Trust me. It's better to have them and not need them than to spend two years with road construction.
#77
Saw This While Scoping Out Directions. Strange Circle In The Woods. Rome, NY
Bill Swallow 7 months ago
It's the cover over the world's biggest CR2032 coin cell battery. Keeps earth's CMOS settings alive.
#78
What Is That About
The_one_on_the_left 7 months ago
Had a look, turns out it's in Australia. Sometimes rotting tea tree leaves can stain the water here a dark brown, I see it a fair bit at red beach on Bribie island!
#79
Any Idea? About 20 Mins Flying West From Las Vegas
Sacred Panda 7 months ago
Solar power central. Those reflections are mirrors pointing torwards the top of the tower. It reaches increible temperatures to power up salt batteries and whatnot
DC 7 months ago (edited)
It's not salt batteries, it's liquid salt, used in a method to store heat to later be processed into power by subsequent machinery. Which is similar to that used in power plants that burn fuels, it's just that the heat is introduced differently, as it's sourced differently. This has a few advantages - power input and output don't need to be synched like with PV, you can have a constant power output even, if so you wish. To existing, fossil-burning power plants, these can be added and gradually replace the burning part of it, but retain the expensive equipment. Downside ... there's a few. Birds and Bats are most likely to be affected, so there is something to do still. Given that power storage is a lot easier by batteries now than it was a few years ago, it's unlikely that these will prevail for too long anyway, as their efficiency is, as is in any thermal power plant, limited by the temperatures reached.
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Looks a bit like a solar energy site - an array of mirrors focusing sunlight on a small chamber atop a tower to generate heat.
#80
Strange Aircraft At Tucson Aircraft Boneyard
DC 7 months ago
No. It's got fins and engine exhausts at the back, which both were wing-mounted on the blackbird. Could be an F/A-18 without wings and rudders, but with the fins still attached. They're not all the way at the back, also supporting the claim of it being an F/A-18. Anyway, it won't fly as is...
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Justin 7 months ago (edited)
Part of an F18 Hornet fuselage wrapped up for shipping / storage. https://i.imgur.com/NjhqpHc.gif
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ElfVibratorGlitter 7 months ago
Some of the water ones were scary to me. Also I need to sleep, but I can't.
ElfVibratorGlitter 7 months ago
Some of the water ones were scary to me. Also I need to sleep, but I can't.
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