No need to thank me...

[Vince Twelve]

Google is the coolest.  Do they ever stop getting cooler?

http://moon.google.com/

And if you zoom all the way in, you can make an important scientific discovery!!

But it's incomplete.  I've searched everywhere and I can't quite find my new place of employment.

[auhsor]

Haha thats awesome! The full zoom is the best.

[Timosity]

I was just doing some mucking around with Google Earth to see what places around the world were at the same Latitude as my place in Sydney, approx: "33 degrees 44 minutes 10.89 seconds" south of the equator.

Heading out East I quite comfortably pass over the top of New Zealand

South America
- just south of Santiago, Chile
- just north of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Africa
- halfway between Cape Town & Atlantis in South Africa

and that about raps up the Southern Hemisphere as far as places with names on Google Earth to reference from.

I also had a look at the equivalent latitude North of the equator (33 degrees 44 minutes 10.89 seconds) as there is more land mass up there


Japan
- pretty much in line with these cities, Koga, Nogata, Yukuhashi

Iraq
- Bagdad

Europe
- Pretty much passes europe completely underneath through the Mediterranean Sea until it hits Africa

Africa
- ad-Dar-al-Bayda, Morocco

It was easier to be more specific in North America as there is better coverage there and more names of places, malls, etc to get references from

North America
- On the east coast- Myrtle Beach, South Carolina - and this is pretty much at the exact equivalent latitude
- Atlanta, Georgia - pretty much in the centre of the city
- just north of Phoenix
- On the west coast - Seal Beach, California, just South of LA, the beach directly south of Long Beach - exact equivalent Latitude


It's a pretty pointless excercise, but it's fun using Google Earth to find out trivial stuff about the world

[Darth Mandarb]

I live about 5 miles from Ft. Lauderdale airport (FLL).

When flying back from Michigan last week I was able to see my home as we were coming in for the landing.

It was awesome!  I've never been able to do that before.  Sure, I could pick out the high-ways and such, but actually pin-pointing my house?  No way.  But it looked just like Google Earth and I spotted it AND my truck in my parking spot!

Just thought I'd share ...

[LGM]

Bet you felt like a Hawk, eh? I tried pinpointing the resort town and famed Al Capone hideout town of South Haven on my way into O'hare. I think I saw it, but I'm not sure. Airplanes are fun! :-p