But webby, look! Sutton Place

Thanks for the photo Jim. You can almost see Scarlip jumping over the wall and into the water.

Ken V.

While you may track RJ places on Google Earth, I try to do it in person and then photograph and post 'em. Who's more nerdy?

Neither? Both?

Your street-level view coupled with Jim's aerial view make it complete.

Ken V.

Hey, I do feel better! Yep, Google Earth is a very cool thing. I managed to date at least one picture from the satellite flyover by the car parked outside our house and nearby construction...about a year old, but still Amazing.

I used to live next door to a retired CIA photo-interpreter. He could tell stories about the detail we could see over Havana in 1963 that would chill your blood. And if we could make out license plates back then, it makes you wonder what they can do now...

Thanks for the photo Jim. You can almost see Scarlip jumping over the wall and into the water.

Ken V.

That picture is several years old but would have been correct for the time "The Tomb" was written. There is construction on the F.D.R Drive, and it's been going on for at least a couple of years now, maybe even more. The construction brings the Drive out over the water now so you'd have to climb over the construction before you could jump in the East River. And then you'd have to swim under some HUGE floatation devices that seem to be holding up the temporary roadway over the water. The floatation devices are nifty things to look at though.

I wonder if there's a way to find out how old the Google Earth shots are, other than knowing your local topography.

Hey, I do feel better! Yep, Google Earth is a very cool thing. I managed to date at least one picture from the satellite flyover by the car parked outside our house and nearby construction...about a year old, but still Amazing.

I used to live next door to a retired CIA photo-interpreter. He could tell stories about the detail we could see over Havana in 1963 that would chill your blood. And if we could make out license plates back then, it makes you wonder what they can do now...

Glad I could help you feel better, Lon.

I've wondered similar things after looking at our military bases in the Nevada desert using Google Earth. Very detailed .... and probably not current for that very reason, but still........

The photos near my house appear to be about 3 years old from the construction. I check occasionally to see if things get updated, but I haven't conclusively found any yet. Maybe the PAY version of the software gets updated more frequently.

I've located many landmarks around the world, but some are just too hard to find.

That picture is several years old but would have been correct for the time "The Tomb" was written. There is construction on the F.D.R Drive, and it's been going on for at least a couple of years now, maybe even more. The construction brings the Drive out over the water now so you'd have to climb over the construction before you could jump in the East River. And then you'd have to swim under some HUGE floatation devices that seem to be holding up the temporary roadway over the water. Nifty stuff to look at though.

I wonder if there's a way to find out how hold the Google Earth shots are, other than knowing your local topography.

As I posted in response to Lon, my area is about 3 years old. The PAY version of Google Earth may update more frequently, but I'm not prepared to pay for it.

Other "landmarks" which appear several years old are the Three Gorges Dam in China, the Palm Island Resorts in Dubai, and various amusement parks.

Hey jimbow. That's kinda cool if you don't live in NY! I 've never been in New York, and that would be very nice for me to follow every thing. Nice idea. But, I donÄt think that I am sitting on the PC wile I am reading
Perhaps next year, when I bought my laptop ^^

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