Amazing Google Earth

50 Amazing Finds on Google Earth

Google Earth is a virtual globe, map and geographical information program. It maps the Earth by the superimposition of images obtained from satellite imagery, aerial photography and geographic information system (GIS) 3D globe. Just like their data-rich Maps and Street View offerings, Google Earth is a treasure trove of oddities.

You’ve no doubt already come across some interesting finds on Google Earth. The post below attempts to compile the most fascinating sites other have stumbled upon browsing Google Earth. From natural formations to human structures, the world is a different place when viewed from above.

If you’re interested in seeing any of the places yourself, I’ve included the coordinates for every image shown below. Just copy and paste into Google Earth/Maps and explore for yourself!

1. Airplane Boneyard
32 08’59.96″ N, 110 50’09.03″W
Tucson, Arizona

Imagery via Google Earth

2. Mysterious Desert Pattern
27°22’50.10″N, 33°37’54.62″E
Red Sea Governorate, Egypt

Imagery via Google Earth

3. Swastika-Shaped Building Complex
32°40’34.19″N 117° 9’27.58″W
Coronado, California, USA

Imagery via Google Earth

4. Buffalo Herd
4°17’21.49″ S 31°23’46.46″ E
Kigosi Game Reserve, Tanzania

Imagery via Google Earth

5. Giant Triangle
33.747252, -112.633853
Wittmann, Arizona, USA

Imagery via Google Earth

6. Shipwrecked SS Ayrfield with Trees
-33.836379, 151.080506
Homebush Bay, Sydney, Australia

Imagery via Google Earth

7. The Badlands Guardian
50° 0’38.20″N 110° 6’48.32″W
Walsh, Alberta, Canada

Imagery via Google Earth

8. Parking Lot for Fighter Jets
33.927911, -118.38069
El Segundo, California, USA

Imagery via Google Earth

9. Firefox Logo
45° 7’25.87″N 123° 6’48.97″W
Dayton, Oregon, USA

Imagery via Google Earth

10. Guitar-Shaped Forest
-33.867886, -63.987
Córdoba, Argentina

Imagery via Google Earth

Located in the fertile agricultural region of Argentina’s ‘Pampas’ is a guitar-shaped forest made up of over 7,000 cypress and eucalyptus trees. A farmer named Pedro Martin Ureta planted the forest in memory of his wife. You can read about the touching story here.

11. Heart-Shaped Lake
41.303921, -81.901693
Columbia Station, Ohio, USA

Imagery via Google Earth

12. Mysterious Desert Pattern
40.452107, 93.742118
China

Imagery via Google Earth

13. Giant Target
37.563936, -116.85123
Nevada, USA

Imagery via Google Earth

14. World’s Biggest Pool
-33.350534, -71.653268
Algarrobo, Valparaíso, Chile

Imagery via Google Earth

At 1,013 meters (3,324 ft) in length with a total area of 8 hectares (19.77 acres), the swimming pool at the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Algarrobo, Chile is the largest in the world. You can read all about it here.

15. Jesus Loves You
43.645074, -115.993081
Boise National Forest, Boise, Idaho, USA

Imagery via Google Earth

16. Lion King
51.848637, -0.55462
Dunstable LU6 2LD, UK

Imagery via Google Earth

17. Turkish Flag
35.282902, 33.376891
Kyrenia, Cyprus

Imagery via Google Earth

18. Star Fort
Schansdijk 5, 4655 De Heen, The Netherlands

Imagery via Google Earth

19. Potash Ponds
38°29’0.16″N 109°40’52.80″W
Moab, Utah, USA

Imagery via Google Earth

20. Mysterious Pattern
37.629562, -116.849556
Nevada, USA

Imagery via Google Earth

21. The Whampoa Boat-Shaped Shopping Centre
22°18’14.15″N, 114°11’24.66″E
Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Imagery via Google Earth

22. Russell Square
Bloomsbury, London, United Kingdom

Imagery via Google Earth

23. Coca Cola Logo
-18.529211, -70.249941
Arica, Arica y Parinacota, Chile

Imagery via Google Earth

24. Concentric Cirlces
39.623119, -107.635353
New Castle, Colorado, USA

Imagery via Google Earth

25. Island in a Lake in an Island in a Lake
69.793° N, 108.241° W
Northern Canada

Imagery via Google Earth

26. Flipped Car
51°19’18.13″N, 6°34’35.64″E
Krefeld, Germany

Imagery via Google Earth

27. Strange Symbol
37.401573, -116.867808
Nevada, USA

Imagery via Google Earth

28. Monkey Face
65.476721, -173.511416
Russia

Imagery via Google Earth

29. Big Swimming Pool
52°29’52.24″N 13°27’13.67″E
Berlin, Germany

Imagery via Google Earth

30. A Most Phallic Buliding
41.84201, -89.485937
Dixon, Illinois, USA

Imagery via Google Earth

31. Big Friendly Giant
19°56’56.96″S 69°38’1.83″W
Huara, Tarapacá, Chile

Imagery via Google Earth

32. Another Jet in a Parking Lot
48.825183, 2.1985795
92410 Ville-d’Avray, France

Imagery via Google Earth

33. More Mysterious Desert Patterns
40.458148, 93.393145
China

Imagery via Google Earth

34. Shipwreck
30.541634, 47.825445
Basrah, Iraq

Imagery via Google Earth

35. Multiple Landing Strips in the Desert
32.663367, -111.487618
Eloy, Arizona, USA

Imagery via Google Earth

36. Oil Fields
37°39’16.06″S 68°10’16.42″W
Rio Negro, Argentina

Imagery via Google Earth

37. Mattel Logo
33.921277, -118.391674
El Segundo, California

Imagery via Google Earth

38. Uluru / Ayers Rock
-25.344375, 131.034401
Northern Territory, Austrlia

Imagery via Google Earth

39. 1:20 Scale Model of Disputed Border Region
between India and China
38.265652, 105.9517
Yong Ning Xian, Yinchuan, Ningxia, China

Imagery via Google Earth

40. UTA Flight 772 Desert Memorial
16.864841, 11.953808
Sahara Desert, southern Ténéré of Niger

Imagery via Google Earth

41. Heart-Shaped Land Formation
20°56’15.47″S, 164°39’30.56″E
New Caledonia

Imagery via Google Earth

42. Rainbow Plane
Cathy Terrace Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey , USA ‎

Imagery via Google Earth

43. Barringer Meteor Crater
35.027185, -111.022388
Winslow, Arizona

Imagery via Google Earth

44. Come Downtown and Play
35.141533, -90.052695
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Imagery via Google Earth

45. Hippo Pool
6°53’53.00″ S 31°11’15.40″ E
Katavi National Park, Tanzania

Imagery via Google Earth

46. Solar Field
34.871778, -116.834192
Daggett, California

Imagery via Google Earth

47. Giant US Flag
7300 Airport Blvd, Houston, TX 77061, USA

Imagery via Google Earth

48. Big Red Lips in the Desert
12°22’13.32″N, 23°19’20.18″E
Sudan

Imagery via Google Earth

49. Grand Prismatic Spring
44.525049, -110.83819
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA

Imagery via Google Earth

50. Batman Symbol
26.357896, 127.783809
Okinawa, Japan

Imagery via Google Earth

Sources

- Google Earth
- Weird Google Earth
- Strangest Sights in Google Earth, Part II
- Why Is China Building These Gigantic Structures In the Middle of Nowhere?
- The Google Earth Secret Coordinates – MASTER COLLECTION

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