Geo-Scavenger Hunt - We have location!

[inHimshallibe]

GOOGLE EARTH IS THE COOLEST!!! (I found my, roland's, and raj's house!) Anyway, let's play a game, of sorts. Here's how it works:

I will name a landmark, building, etc., and ask for people to find it. The first person to find it, verified by posting a picture from Google Earth (or another global viewing program) of stated landmark, along with latitude and longitude, wins that round! Then, the winner names the next landmark (so I can play too! ), and we repeat.

Please don't use the search features - that makes it no contest = no fun.

I'm also going to say that the submitter of places should be able to find their landmark, so we eliminate "dud" locations (although, it'd be pretty amusing to imagine them trying to find it... ).

NEW RULE: You may use a road atlas. However, please do not use the road labelling feature on the program.

Where in the world is...

Eiffel Tower

- Mr Stoofer

The Oval

- Astronaut

Panathinaiko Stadium

- inHim

Sydney Harbor Bridge and Opera House

- raj

USS Arizona Memorial

- Speedy

MIT Haystack Observatory

- inHim

The Alamo

- raj

White Sands National Monument

- The Stoofinator

Table Mountain

- Kerplunk

The Petronas Towers

- raj

Mile High Stadium

- inHim

Niagara Falls

To aid in hosting pictures, so they don't take up all your memory, use this Photobucket account -
username: GoogleEarth
password: mafiascum

[inHimshallibe]

We'll start off easy:

Eiffel Tower

[Mr Stoofer]

[Mr Stoofer]

InHim: I suggest you put the rules in the opening post, including the bit about no using searches in bold.

Next location:

The Oval

, scene of England's Ashes triumph.

[Astronaut]

I believe this is it:



Too bad you can't really see it's a cricket ground.

And now for something not so different:

The Panathinaiko Stadium

, finish line of the 2004 olympic marathon.

[Phoebus]

But you can see why it's called the Oval when the playing area isn't really one.

[inHimshallibe]

I think that's it - can someone confirm this?

[Astronaut]

/confirm

Well done, I thought that one was going to be a challenge.

[inHimshallibe]

Ok, a combo deal, now. - Sydney Harbor Bridge and Opera House -

[rajrhcpfreak]

i love tilting the image. its so fun

and im pretty sure thats it...

[inHimshallibe]

Correct - pick away.

[rajrhcpfreak]

i want the uss arizona monument

[rajrhcpfreak]

o its a real cool pic when you zoom in real close and tilt it.

[Phoebus]

This is beside the point but I think this is a nicer pic.

[rajrhcpfreak]

it is, i was going to tilt it that direction, but it didnt look right.

why isnt anyone doing mine

[SpeedyKQ]

[inHimshallibe]

Pick, Speedy!

[SpeedyKQ]

Hope this isn't too obscure - right in my own town, and very distinctive looking:

The MIT Haystack Observatory

[rajrhcpfreak]

is this is?

[inHimshallibe]

[raj has taken care of it]

[rajrhcpfreak]

ok i want to be picky on this one.

White Sands National Park, i think thats the name of it.

but i want a tilted view of the park looking towards the rockies....

[rajrhcpfreak]

correction its white sands national monument.

but it doesnt matter its still abig white patch of ground

[rajrhcpfreak]

ok never mind.. my place is wrong, i wanted to know if i was right... and i cheated and i searched for it. i was off. so its up for someone else to get. jsut wait on my place for when i get it next.

[inHimshallibe]

The Alamo

[rajrhcpfreak]

ok i have this one.



thats from the front.

and then my place is..

White Sands National Monument,

edit: dont worry about the tilt.