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.
Youve 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 youre interested in seeing any of the places yourself, Ive included the
coordinates for every image shown below. Just copy and paste into
Google Earth/Maps and explore for yourself!

1. Airplane Boneyard
32 0859.96 N, 110 5009.03W
Tucson, Arizona

<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-25336"

src="http://cdn.architecturendesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1airplane-boneyard-tucson-arizona-google-earth.jpg" alt="1-airplaneboneyard-tucson-arizona-google-earth" width="800" height="444" />
Imagery via Google Earth

2. Mysterious Desert Pattern

272250.10N, 333754.62E
Red Sea Governorate, Egypt

<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-25337"

src="http://cdn.architecturendesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/2crop-circle-egypt-google-earth-strange.jpg" alt="2-crop-circle-egyptgoogle-earth-strange" width="800" height="444" />
Imagery via Google Earth
This is a land art project called Desert Breath by the D.A.ST. Arteam. The
Sifter did an entire post on the piece here.

3. Swastika-Shaped Building Complex

324034.19N 117 927.58W
Coronado, California, USA

<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-25338"

src="http://cdn.architecturendesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/3swastika-shaped-building-coronado-california-google-earth-maps.jpg"
alt="3-swastika-shaped-building-coronado-california-google-earth-maps"
width="800" height="444" />
Imagery via Google Earth

4. Buffalo Herd
41721.49 S 312346.46 E
Kigosi Game Reserve, Tanzania

<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-25339"

src="http://cdn.architecturendesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/4buffalo-herd-google-earth.jpg" alt="4-buffalo-herd-google-earth"
width="800" height="444" />
Imagery via Google Earth

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

<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-25340"

src="http://cdn.architecturendesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/5giant-triangle-google-earth.jpg" alt="5-giant-triangle-google-earth"
width="800" height="444" />
Imagery via Google Earth

6. Shipwrecked SS Ayrfield with Trees

-33.836379, 151.080506
Homebush Bay, Sydney, Australia

<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-25341"

src="http://cdn.architecturendesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/6shipwreck-forest-google-earth.jpg" alt="6-shipwreck-forest-google-earth"
width="800" height="444" />
Imagery via Google Earth

7. The Badlands Guardian

50 038.20N 110 648.32W
Walsh, Alberta, Canada

<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-25342"

src="http://cdn.architecturendesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/7side-profile-of-a-face-google-earth.jpg" alt="7-side-profile-of-a-facegoogle-earth" width="800" height="444" />
Imagery via Google Earth

8. Parking Lot for Fighter Jets

33.927911, -118.38069
El Segundo, California, USA

<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-25343"

src="http://cdn.architecturendesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/8el-segundo-airplanes-parking-lot.jpg" alt="8-el-segundo-airplanesparking-lot" width="800" height="444" />
Imagery via Google Earth

9. Firefox Logo
45 725.87N 123 648.97W
Dayton, Oregon, USA

<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-25344"

src="http://cdn.architecturendesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/9firefox-logo-google-earth.jpg" alt="9-firefox-logo-google-earth"
width="800" height="443" />
Imagery via Google Earth

10. Guitar-Shaped Forest

-33.867886, -63.987
Crdoba, Argentina

<img class="aligncenter wp-image-25345 size-full"

src="http://cdn.architecturendesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/10guitar-forest-google-earth.jpg" alt="10-guitar-forest-google-earth"
width="800" height="444" />
Imagery via Google Earth
Located in the fertile agricultural region of Argentinas 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

<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-25346"

src="http://cdn.architecturendesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/11heart-shaped-lake-google-earth.jpg" alt="11-heart-shaped-lake-googleearth" width="800" height="444" />
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Imagery via Google Earth

12. Mysterious Desert Pattern

40.452107, 93.742118
China

<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-25347"

src="http://cdn.architecturendesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1240-45210793-strange-google-earth.jpg" alt="12-40-45210793-strangegoogle-earth" width="800" height="424" />
Imagery via Google Earth

13. Giant Target

37.563936, -116.85123
Nevada, USA

<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-25348"

src="http://cdn.architecturendesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/13giant-target.jpg" alt="13-giant-target" width="800" height="444" />
Imagery via Google Earth
The Sifter did an entire post on strange markings in the USA. Some are
eye charts for airplanes, better known as aerial photo calibration
targets. The Sifter did an entire post on them here.

14. Worlds Biggest Pool

-33.350534, -71.653268
Algarrobo, Valparaso, Chile

<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-25349"

src="http://cdn.architecturendesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/14worlds-biggest-pool-chile.jpg" alt="14-worlds-biggest-pool-chile"
width="800" height="445" />
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

<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-25350"

src="http://cdn.architecturendesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/15jesus-loves-you-google-earth.jpg" alt="15-jesus-loves-you-google-earth"
width="800" height="444" />
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Imagery via Google Earth

16. Lion King

51.848637, -0.55462
Dunstable LU6 2LD, UK

<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-25351"

src="http://cdn.architecturendesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/16lion-google-earth.jpg" alt="16-lion-google-earth" width="800"
height="443" />
Imagery via Google Earth

17. Northern Cyprus Flag

35.282902, 33.376891
Kyrenia, Cyprus

<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-25352"

src="http://cdn.architecturendesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/17turkish-flag-in-cyprus.jpg" alt="17-turkish-flag-in-cyprus" width="800"
height="444" />
Imagery via Google Earth

18. Star Fort

Schansdijk 5, 4655 De Heen, The Netherlands

<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-25353"

src="http://cdn.architecturendesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/18star-fort-google-earth.jpg" alt="18-star-fort-google-earth" width="800"
height="443" />
Imagery via Google Earth

19. Potash Ponds

38290.16N 1094052.80W
Moab, Utah, USA

<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-25354"

src="http://cdn.architecturendesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/19potash-pools-google-earth.jpg" alt="19-potash-pools-google-earth"
width="800" height="444" />
Imagery via Google Earth

20. Mysterious Pattern

37.629562, -116.849556
Nevada, USA

<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-25355"

src="http://cdn.architecturendesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/20tri-circle-google-earth.jpg" alt="20-tri-circle-google-earth" width="800"
height="444" />
Imagery via Google Earth

21. The Whampoa Boat-Shaped Shopping Centre

221814.15N, 1141124.66E
Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong

<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-25356"

src="http://cdn.architecturendesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/21giant-ship-mall-google-earth.jpg" alt="21-giant-ship-mall-google-earth"
width="800" height="443" />
Imagery via Google Earth

22. Russell Square

Bloomsbury, London, United Kingdom

<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-25357"

src="http://cdn.architecturendesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/22russel-square-london-uk-google-earth_2.jpg" alt="22-russel-squarelondon-uk-google-earth_2" width="800" height="467" />
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Imagery via Google Earth

23. Coca Cola Logo

-18.529211, -70.249941
Arica, Arica y Parinacota, Chile

<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-25358"

src="http://cdn.architecturendesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/23coca-cola-chile.jpg" alt="23-coca-cola-chile" width="800"
height="443" />
Imagery via Google Earth

24. Concentric Cirlces

39.623119, -107.635353
New Castle, Colorado, USA

<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-25359"

src="http://cdn.architecturendesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/24circular-patterns-in-a-field-google-earth.jpg" alt="24-circular-patterns-ina-field-google-earth" width="800" height="445" />
Imagery via Google Earth

25. Island in a Lake in an Island in a Lake

69.793 N, 108.241 W
Northern Canada

<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-25360"

src="http://cdn.architecturendesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/25island-lake-island.jpg" alt="25-island-lake-island" width="800"
height="443" />
Imagery via Google Earth

26. Flipped Car

511918.13N, 63435.64E
Krefeld, Germany

<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-25361"

src="http://cdn.architecturendesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/26car-tipping.jpg" alt="26-car-tipping" width="800" height="444" />
Imagery via Google Earth

27. Strange Symbol

37.401573, -116.867808
Nevada, USA

<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-25362"

src="http://cdn.architecturendesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/27crop-circle-pattern-google-earth.jpg" alt="27-crop-circle-pattern-googleearth" width="800" height="443" />
Imagery via Google Earth

28. Monkey Face

65.476721, -173.511416
Russia

<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-25363"

src="http://cdn.architecturendesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/28monkey-face-google-earth.jpg" alt="28-monkey-face-google-earth"
width="800" height="444" />
Imagery via Google Earth

29. Big Swimming Pool

522952.24N 132713.67E
Berlin, Germany

<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-25364"

src="http://cdn.architecturendesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/29swimming-pool-germany.jpg" alt="29-swimming-pool-germany"
width="800" height="444" />
Imagery via Google Earth

30. A Most Phallic Buliding

41.84201, -89.485937
Dixon, Illinois, USA

<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-25365"

src="http://cdn.architecturendesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/30phallic-building.jpg" alt="30-phallic-building" width="800"
height="444" />
Imagery via Google Earth

31. Big Friendly Giant

195656.96S 69381.83W
Huara, Tarapac, Chile

<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-25366"

src="http://cdn.architecturendesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/31big-guy-google-earth-weird.jpg" alt="31-big-guy-google-earth-weird"
width="800" height="445" />
Imagery via Google Earth

32. Another Jet in a Parking Lot

48.825183, 2.1985795
92410 Ville-dAvray, France

<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-25367"

src="http://cdn.architecturendesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/32jet-in-a-parking-lot.jpg" alt="32-jet-in-a-parking-lot" width="800"
height="444" />
Imagery via Google Earth

33. More Mysterious Desert Patterns

40.458148, 93.393145
China

<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-25368"

src="http://cdn.architecturendesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/3340-45814893-strange-google-earth-china.jpg" alt="33-40-45814893strange-google-earth-china" width="800" height="444" />
Imagery via Google Earth

34. Shipwreck
30.541634, 47.825445
Basrah, Iraq

<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-25369"

src="http://cdn.architecturendesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/34shipwreck-iraq.jpg" alt="34-shipwreck-iraq" width="800"
height="444" />
Imagery via Google Earth

35. Multiple Landing Strips in the Desert

32.663367, -111.487618
Eloy, Arizona, USA

<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-25370"

src="http://cdn.architecturendesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/35random-base-in-the-desert.jpg" alt="35-random-base-in-the-desert"
width="800" height="443" />
Imagery via Google Earth

36. Oil Fields

373916.06S 681016.42W
Rio Negro, Argentina

<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-25371"

src="http://cdn.architecturendesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/36argentina-oil-fields.jpg" alt="36-argentina-oil-fields" width="800"
height="445" />
Imagery via Google Earth

37. Mattel Logo

33.921277, -118.391674
El Segundo, California

<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-25372"

src="http://cdn.architecturendesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/37mattel-logo-google-earth.jpg" alt="37-mattel-logo-google-earth"
width="800" height="444" />
Imagery via Google Earth

38. Uluru / Ayers Rock

-25.344375, 131.034401
Northern Territory, Austrlia

<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-25373"

src="http://cdn.architecturendesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/38uluru-ayers-rock-google-earth.jpg" alt="38-uluru-ayers-rock-googleearth" width="800" height="443" />
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

<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-25374"

src="http://cdn.architecturendesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/39mini-border-replica-china.jpg" alt="39-mini-border-replica-china"
width="800" height="444" />
Imagery via Google Earth

40. UTA Flight 772 Desert Memorial

16.864841, 11.953808
Sahara Desert, southern Tnr of Niger

<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-25375"

src="http://cdn.architecturendesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/40uta-flight-memorial.jpg" alt="40-uta-flight-memorial" width="800"
height="444" />
Imagery via Google Earth

41. Heart-Shaped Land Formation

205615.47S, 1643930.56E
New Caledonia

<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-25376"

src="http://cdn.architecturendesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/41heart-shaped-land-formation-strange-google-earth.jpg" alt="41-heartshaped-land-formation-strange-google-earth" width="800" height="443"
/>
Imagery via Google Earth

42. Rainbow Plane

Cathy Terrace Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey , USA

<im
g class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-25377"
src="http://cdn.architecturendesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/42rainbow-plane.jpg" alt="42-rainbow-plane" width="800"
height="444" />
Imagery via Google Earth

43. Barringer Meteor Crater

35.027185, -111.022388
Winslow, Arizona

<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-25378"

src="http://cdn.architecturendesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/43arizona-meteor-crater.jpg" alt="43-arizona-meteor-crater" width="800"
height="444" />
Imagery via Google Earth

44. Come Downtown and Play

35.141533, -90.052695
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-25379"

src="http://cdn.architecturendesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/44come-downtown-and-play-google-earth.jpg" alt="44-come-downtownand-play-google-earth" width="800" height="444" />
Imagery via Google Earth

45. Hippo Pool

65353.00 S 311115.40 E
Katavi National Park, Tanzania

<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-25380"

src="http://cdn.architecturendesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/45hippo-pool.jpg" alt="45-hippo-pool" width="800" height="444" />
Imagery via Google Earth

46. Solar Field

34.871778, -116.834192
Daggett, California

<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-25381"

src="http://cdn.architecturendesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/46solar-field.jpg" alt="46-solar-field" width="800" height="444" />
Imagery via Google Earth

47. Giant US Flag

7300 Airport Blvd, Houston, TX 77061, USA

<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-25382"

src="http://cdn.architecturendesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/47murrica.jpg" alt="47-murrica" width="800" height="443" />
Imagery via Google Earth

48. Big Red Lips in the Desert

122213.32N, 231920.18E
Sudan

<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-25383"

src="http://cdn.architecturendesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/48red-lips-google-earth.jpg" alt="48-red-lips-google-earth" width="800"
height="444" />
Imagery via Google Earth

49. Grand Prismatic Spring

44.525049, -110.83819
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA

<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-25384"

src="http://cdn.architecturendesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/49grand-prismatic-spring-yellowstone-natonal-park-on-google-earth.jpg"
alt="49-grand-prismatic-spring-yellowstone-natonal-park-on-googleearth" width="800" height="466" />
Imagery via Google Earth

50. Batman Symbol

26.357896, 127.783809
Okinawa, Japan

<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-25385"

src="http://cdn.architecturendesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/50batman-symbol-google-earth.jpg" alt="50-batman-symbol-google-earth"
width="800" height="443" />
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