GoogleEarthing #104
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Use Google Earth to find the image below somewhere on the face of the Earth. When you find it, tell us using the comment feature.
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Solved by: TBA
Location: TBA
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November 13th, 2008 at 2:22 pm
Have been exploring Greece, California, the South of France and Italy a bit, but I haven’t found any similar places.
November 13th, 2008 at 2:46 pm
Now that you mention it, the road layout does have a non-USA feel to it. Good observation.
Alan
November 14th, 2008 at 1:14 am
Have a look at the island of Madeira… I haven’t found it there, but didn’t do a thorough (inch-by-inch) search.
November 14th, 2008 at 12:21 pm
“the road layout does have a non-USA feel to it”
Indeed, but it doesn’t look European either, I hardly see such black roads in Europe. Maybe i’m not looking good
January 9th, 2010 at 5:23 pm
Some nice clusters of roofs and vegetation around Kampala/Entebbe, but nothing that matches.
January 22nd, 2010 at 2:06 pm
Been looking around the Carribean, now back to the Mediterranean…
January 25th, 2010 at 10:21 am
One thing that just struck me is the lack of cars. 40 houses, and not one appears to have a car outside. None appear to have tarmac drives (just dirt paths). And maybe one car on the road, but not even sure that is a car.
Thought Alan was mad looking in Africa, but maybe not!! Now I’m just confusing myself.
January 25th, 2010 at 1:10 pm
“Thought Alan was mad looking in Africa” — more like an annoying twitch
Good eye on the cars, or lack thereof.
What I’m seeing is a new neighbourhood (black tarmac roads — no lines on the roads)and new wealth. Large houses, similar roofs, walled compounds (not too high walls). Few if any with second floors. One house still being built. No swimming pools!!!
Obviously more arid than temperate.
January 26th, 2010 at 8:21 am
What strikes me is how small most plots are and how close the houses are to each other. So space is scarse and/or expensive. That leads me to believe it’s either in or near a larger city, or in an area with little terrain suited for building (mountainous, for example).
January 26th, 2010 at 1:57 pm
Also noteworthy: no pools.
And I’m wondering what the structure on the triangle directly above the white car is, a chapel or something like that?
January 26th, 2010 at 8:14 pm
Adriaan wrote: “Also noteworthy: no pools.”
Dude!! I already mentioned that!
Good call on the triangle structure. I hadn’t noted that.
Lots of interesting observations on this one, but nothing that shouts “eureka” to me.
Alan
PS I sent an message to your gmail. If your address has changed, mine hasn’t.
January 27th, 2010 at 7:19 am
Alan wrote: “Dude!! I already mentioned that!”
Doh!! Totally and completely missed that…
My money for this one is still on the Northern Mediterranean.
Adriaan
PS. Got your mail, will respond tonight.
February 18th, 2010 at 9:00 am
It seems to be the Northern hemisphere to me, as the Sun is lighting up the SE faces of the houses.
The shadow cast by the houses suggests it’s before noon, around 10-11AM, I suppose
There are shadows cast by tall trees- possibly cypresses- a mediterranean climate zone.
One possible guess- This could be one of those small towns in Northern slopes of the Elbrus Mts, N. Iran, (areas bordering the Caspian Sea. This area is the favorite of rich Iranians who have very fashionable villas
Other guesses- in Azerbaijan, or the Georgian Republic.
PJ
February 18th, 2010 at 4:04 pm
Hi PJ, welcome to GoogleEarthing.
Some good and intriguing observations you made there. I will definately do a few searches in the areas you mentioned. Getting tired of fruitless searches around the Mediterranean anyway.