If you're not familiar with the Google Street View car, the car drives around different places taking 360 degree panoramas and photographs. Ben Biggs is a keen and experienced science and technology writer, published book author, and editor of the award-winning magazine, How It Works. I thought about writing something not so kind on my roof after a large tree limb fell on the roof and the insurance company only paid about 20% of what it would cost to fix the roof. Google Maps Coordinates:40.452107, 93.742118 ADVERTISEMENT Outside Dunhuang, Jiuquan, Gansu, China, you can find this collection of white lines in the desert. Nathalie Roy from France (Canadian expat) on May 08, 2013: I had no idea Google map could be so fun. In these challenging times, our schedules are out of whack and we are itching to explore. Before you plan that next public confrontation or hot hookup, take a glance around for those cameras. Munich sets the record for world's largest jaywalker? The world's largest Coca-Cola logo, for example, can be seen at 18.5292 S, 70.2500 W (opens in new tab) on a hillside in Chile; it is said to be made of 70,000 empty Coca Cola bottles. 15. Congrats on Hub of the Day! Its amazing to know that Google Maps offer a lot of helpful features, other than double-checking directions, which we might not have realized. You must spend quite a bit of time on Google maps. We run to Google for restaurant recommendations, directions, and attractions opening times. 1. Finding wild animal herds is one of the more challenging Google Maps hunts, since there's usually no landmarks or addresses anywhere near them. 42.365259, 10.921524, A new blessing on this lovely lens and may you have a wonderful, successful and happy 2013. G oogle Earth is used when you want to explore rich geographical content, want to see satellite images, maps, landscapes, 3D buildings or view satellite images from galaxies in outer space. She Locked Her Husbands Friend Out of the House. These Two Suburban Samurai 4. 16. Go to 3:30 for the world's largest ducks or the world's tiniest cows. There are a ton of huge glyphs in the deserts of Chile and Peru created by the Inca and Tiwanaku civilizations from about 800 AD up until the Conquistadors stamped out the old civilizations in the region. Considering the number of people who troll Google Earth in their free time, it isn't surprising that enormous advertisements have started popping up in remote areas for their viewing pleasurea concept known as "mapvertising." The Bulford Kiwi was created by WWI New Zealand soldiers camped in Wiltshire, England, stuck waiting for a ship home. Ellen Brundige (author) from California on May 03, 2013: @anonymous: Eek! 205615.47S, 1643930.56E New Caledonia, A Little Phallic?41.84201, -89.485937 Dixon, Illinois, USA, Mattel Logo33.921277, -118.391674 El Segundo, California, UTA Flight 772 Desert Memorial16.864841, 11.953808 Sahara Desert, southern Tnr of Niger, Barringer Meteor Crater35.027185, -111.022388 Winslow, Arizona, These cool, weird, and funny Google Earth images are hopefully making you smile, laugh, and realize what can be seen from space. Some areas in the ocean lead to sunk ships aside from accidents on land.Youll see the largest shipwreck visible in maps on North Sentinel Island, South Andaman, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India.Thats the S.S. Jassim, a Bolivian cargo ferry of 265 feet that came ashore and sank in 2003 on the Wingate Reef.People really cant visit the location because its adangerous tribes(Sentinelese people) home.The island is nearly the size of Manhattan, according to reports, but never had outside contact or communication. Buffalo Herd41721.49 S 312346.46 E Kigosi Game Reserve, Tanzania, Giant Triangle33.747252, -112.633853 Wittmann, Arizona, USA, Giant Target37.563936, -116.85123Nevada, USA, Jesus Loves You43.645074, -115.993081 Boise National Forest, Boise, Idaho, USA, Shipwrecked SS Ayrfield with Trees-33.836379, 151.080506 Homebush Bay, Sydney, Australia, Potash Ponds38290.16N 1094052.80W Moab, Utah, USA, Strange Symbol37.401573, -116.867808 Nevada, USA, Estancia La Guitarra-33.867886, -63.987 Crdoba, Argentina, Mysterious Desert Pattern40.452107, 93.742118 China, Another Mysterious Pattern37.629562, -116.849556 Nevada, USA, A REALLY Big Pool-33.350534, -71.653268 Algarrobo, Valparaso, Chile, Northern Cyprus Flag35.282902, 33.376891 Kyrenia, Cyprus, Big Friendly Giant195656.96S 69381.83W Huara, Tarapac, Chile, Fort HenricusSchansdijk 5, 4655 De Heen, The Netherlands, Coca Cola!-18.529211, -70.249941 Arica, Arica y Parinacota, Chile, Monkey Face65.476721, -173.511416 Russia, Uluru / Ayers Rock-25.344375, 131.034401 Northern Territory, Australia, Another heart! Others sights change from year to year, like the creepy decaying rabbit in the hills of Italy, or a whimsical field maze by a working farm in Newton, Connecticut. Thanks for putting it together and organizing it so well! Although Google's Street View raises some privacy concerns, and some countries have banned or challenged its use, we can have some Big Brother fun while it's still available. Jan 16, 2013, 11:08 AM. Duplication of objects, people, and even limbs can be found all over google maps. Brian Dooling from Connecticut on January 04, 2015: Liz Elias from Oakley, CA on January 04, 2015: Congrats on HOTD! Mysterious Desert Pattern 2722'50.10N, 3337'54.62E Red Sea Governorate, Egypt Imagery via Google Earth *Update* This is a land art project called Desert Breathby the D.A.ST. This feature took years to complete because of the intensive algorithms and the sheer volume of photos that were needed. Ellen Brundige (author) from California on February 24, 2013: @CristianStan: O.o I wouldn't be laughing at that! In an obituary (opens in new tab) for the island published in April 2013, the researchers explained why the phantom landmass had been included on some maps for more than a century, pointing to some human errors and a possible pumice raft. Newfound Google Earth images have revealed an array of mysterious structures and patterns etched into the surface of China's Gobi Desert. Wide land art can be seen in the ground in the heart of the desert, south of the Nevada triangle, USA.The mysterious desert pattern target symbol, typically associated with the shooting, is not defined by any other geographic information, including its purpose.This weird and wonderful sighting raises questions as to why anyone could know the site. I'm not sure how that figures into the owners' hopes to turn it into a dream wedding location, but good luck to them. this is very nice one, did you have your own satellite when you created this lens ? I loved the miniature city. Superb lens - I'd seen a few things on Google Maps but missed most of these. Maybe it was written by a person who was just trying to be funny or to catch media's attention. After that, you must navigate to the official Google Earth website or open the Google Earth app. Some of these funny Google Street View pictures are laugh-out-loud hilarious, while others are more scandalous in nature. One of those weird things was a mummy-like shape on a balcony in Nancy, France. Here's a tourist's photo gallery showing close-up images of the Kiwi and its commemorative plaque. As we can imagine, there are many weird places on google earth depicting alien figures or world conspiracy, but none of them is as scary as theSatanic symbol(Sigil of Baphomet) in Asia.You will discover an enormous pentagram in an isolated corner of Kazakhstan with a diameter of about 1,200 feet.We can see the picture on the Upper Tobol Reservoirs southern coast.People believed it had to do with religious satanic sects, but it came out to be just the outline of a park made in the form of a star.. The 22 people suing Google say it violated the. There are many scary places on google earth but its a crazy world as these amazing photos of the Earth from space reveal too much craziness.Talk about a smooth ride! An areal view of the Grand Prismatic Spring at Yellowstone National Park, in Wyoming. Washington Waters Park in Southport, Queensland appears to have a floating dock that flew in from Minecraft, which is impressive, given the dock is older than the video game. The geoglyphs seem to date back 2,000 years. After a call to police, a tragic mystery had finally found closure, as remains of a . With three sets of wires forming a triangle, and a tower in the middle, the antenna likely received and transmitted control signals. Wow, I love the "Psychedelic" one. Landing Stripes In Desert, Arizona USA. By superimposing satellite images, GIS data, and aerial photography onto a 3D globe, Google Earth enables its users to see rare sites and landscapes on earth from different angles. What a great idea for a lens. The 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group outside Tucson, Arizona, USA is a place where nearly 5,000 aerospace vehicles die, thats why it is also known as the Boneyard.The base has an immense variety of retired planes chosen for its suitable climate that slows down plane degradation.Many are nuclear-capable, withdrawn throughout the years through arms reduction treaties.Examples include The B-52, B-1, and F-111, which were once nuclear weapon carriers.The related recent internments are also available: including F-14 Tomcats, which were retired in 2006.Otherfighter planesspotted on the site include F-15s, F-16s, C-130s, and KC-135s as well as refueling tankers, A-10s. Consider this as an interesting assignment, that will also try and teach you how to read geographical latitudes and longitudes. Move the mouse over different locations on the map and you'll see the coordinates in the lower . ft to mark the 50 millionth download of the Web browser. In Australia, at coordinates 3030'38.44"S 11522'56.03"E (opens in new tab), a strange triangle dotted with bright lights appeared in the middle of a field. (We'll just have to hope they can figure out the signals.) Maybe something like, Starbucks with an arrow. The most elaborate feature, an intricate grid of perfectly straight lines that weave back and forth every few hundred feet for 20 miles (33 kilometers), is most likely a Yagi antenna array, a device used for weather tracking and other atmospheric research. Likely different colored sand that looks like a pair of red lips from above. Outside Sadr City in Iraq, at coordinates 33.396157 N, 44.486926 E (opens in new tab), lies a blood-red lake. From natural formations to man-made structures, we found 50 strange places photographed by the web giant Google. Lemp Mansion Although the property has been transformed into a commercial space, it was the site of several tragedies and is supposedly haunted by the Lemp family. 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I am particularly amazed by the amount of work required to produce the beautiful World Map in Denmark. Thanks for the entertainment. Love the practical jokers with the 'Welcome to Cleveland" sign. Have you tried using a URL shortening service, such as bitly? It's available for free for personal use, but businesses and other organizations . Or an ancient monument to a supernatural being? The wheels vary in their design, with some showing spokes that radiate from the center, others with just one or two bars rather than spokes and still others not circular at all and instead shaped like squares, rectangles or triangles, the researchers have found. Here, another image of the strange site in the Chinese desert. Leave us a comment! I have to admit, this is one of my very favorites, although I imagine it's caused a few panic attacks among passengers. Top 10 Longest Mountain Ranges in the World, Top 10 Famous Artists Today and their Work. To zoom in and see them, click the + on the Google window above. Some of those missiles even carried nuclear warheads. 25 Funny Places and More on Google Maps Galenjak Shamrock Maze in Dublin Luecke Farm, Texas "Welcome to Cleveland" Giant Pac-Man Game 50-Foot White Guy Stealth Bomber Swimming Pool Cruise Ship Mall Parque Gulliver Henge and Crop Circle The Atacama Giant Parking Lot Burial Plot Fingerprint on Lens Katavi Park Farm Maze Weird Lines in China According to Atlas Obscura, created to commemorate Cokes 100th anniversary, the logo is a simple one that classic Coca-Cola script with a caption beneath it that originally read 100 aos 100 years. Obviously there are thousands upon thousands of historical events worthy of inclusion in this article. It is cooler than I thought! 2. I can't find any information about it, apart from an unconfirmed comment that the university used to be connected to the aviation industry (which does at least make sense). Now that youve seen our list of 38 weird and funny Google Earth images, what did you think? This tiny island lies in the Adriatic Sea between Italy and Croatia. Tom Fattes from Naperville, IL on December 23, 2012: For years, I've wanted to put a message on the roof of my house. Motorway. Another classic example of why I love Squidoo. My theory is that they're some inane government or penal make-work project designed to keep people busy. Human remains in Chernobyl and a creepy masked figure in a parked car are amongst the creepiest things that have been spotted on Google Earth. I rarely go on Google maps, I'm amazed at the level of detail you can get on the land. and it looks like everyone massed together but one. While this may look odd in America, in many parts of the world where available land is at a premium, the tug-of-war between old burials and modern buildings stretches back for centuries. The farmer cleared away most of the trees for grazing his cattle but left some woodland standing as a habitat for wildlife. The only funny thing I saw out there was that they still had a photo of our old truck in our yard after we had long since sold it. A mysterious place called Sandy Island had popped up on maps, northwest of New Caledonia. This is definitely one of the strangest places in the world that you can visit on Google Maps. It was calledSandy Islandin New Caledonias northwest, which was around Manhattans size.But when the location was explored by a team of researchers, they never discovered a solid land but endless water.The team explained it could be a human error in maps, a glitch, or a probable pumice raft. All images found on Google Earth. luisj305 from Florida on January 04, 2015: This is awesome! Thanks dear. I'll take you a tour of some of these strange sights and dig up some information on famous Google Maps landmarks. Funny possibilities are limitless, and Ill leave that to you.So, if you believe it, it can be a little creepy. We loved the giant bunny, Sponge Bob, and the huge jay walker! If that weren't enough, the incinerator also boasts a swimming pool with free swimming lessons, since drowning is the leading cause of death for children in Taiwan. (Image credit: Image courtesy Google Earth), (Image credit: Google Earth via Google Earth Anomalies). Thats legitimately frightening. Best of Google Maps Street View around the world Argentina Australia Belgium You can see this funny place on google earth is a humans luscious red lips. If you're interested in checking out these places yourself, the GPS coordinates of each image are shown. Where would we be without Google ha ha!! Other African critters on Google Maps include: Just plug those coordinates into Google Maps and zoom in. What is it indicating?Concentric circles markings on fields and strange geometrical patterns in the desert could lead alien believers and conspiracy theorists to think deeply and find out how and why the artworks were created.