VirtualGlobetrotting: Maps Submitted On: 2006-03-26

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Clutter Farm of Capote's 'In Cold Blood' notoriety
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This is the farm which was owned by Herbert Clutter in western Kansas. On November 15, 1959, he and three members of his family were murdered at the hands of parolees Dick Hickock and Perry Smith during an attempted robbery. The crime was subsequently detailed in Truman Capote's novel "In Cold Blood".

DC Sniper Home Depot murder
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On October 14, 2002, DC sniper Lee Boyd Malvo fatally shot Linda Franklin while she was loading packages into her convertible parked in the garage outside this Fairfax Home Depot.

Fort McHenry Tunnel toll plaza - Interstate 95
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Situated near the northern shore portal for the 8 lane tunnel under Baltimore Harbor. The toll is collected in both directions - $2 for passenger vehicles and E-ZPass is accepted in all lanes.

Middlebarrow Quarry
Hinkkanen (VirtualGlobetrotting)
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Limestone quarry in Middlebarrow Wood between the towns of Arnside and Silverdale.

FS Clemenceau (R 98)
Hinkkanen (VirtualGlobetrotting)
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French aircraft carrier laid down in November 1955, launched 21 December 1957 and commissioned 22 November 1961. She was decommissioned 1 October 1997 and on December 31, 2005 the Clemenceau left Toulon to be dismantled in Alang, Gujarat, India but after much controversy about hazardous materials used in the ship she was ordered to be towed back to France. Her sister ship Foch serves in the Brazilian Navy as São Paulo.

Patriot Missile Battery - Suwon Air Base
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Old PA Turnpike Sideling Hill tunnel
The modern Pennsylvania Turnpike crosses over the top of Sideling Hill, which contains at its base the 6,782 foot long Sideling Hill Tunnel, which was used by traffic between 1940 until 1968. It is now owned by the South Allegheny Regional Council, which has the intention of turning it into a bike/pedestrian trail.

'Neue Staatsgalerie' by Sir James Stirling
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1977-83

ABC Store
This was the scene of a fatal robbery murder on September 21, 2002 committed by John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo. A few weeks later, during the midst of the DC area sniper spree -- Malvo referred to this crime, from which police had retrieved his palm print and identified them, leading to their subsequent arrest. ABC Store Manager Claudine Parker was fatally shot during the robbery, while clerk Kelly Adams was maimed by a gunshot wound.

Calderstones Hospital
Hinkkanen (VirtualGlobetrotting)
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The hospital houses arsonists and sex offenders who receive psychiatric treatment and care at the medium-secure accommodation. On the site of former hospital buildings a new luxury housing development is being built.
This is also the centre point of Great Britain excluding islands according to 2002 studies by Ordnance Survey.

Kentucky State Penitentiary
Kentucky's oldest and highest security male inmate prison.

Airplane Racing a Freighter
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Rivington Pike
Rivington Pike stands on Rivington Moor, near to Winter Hill, 361m (1200 feet) above sea level. On the Pike is a tower, which was built in 1733 by the owner of Rivington Hall, John Andrews, when he became sole owner of the Rivington estate in 1729. The stone used was taken from the original fire platform and from the bed of the River Douglas. It is a square tower, with sides 5m (17 feet) and 6m (20 feet) high.

Clifton Railway Viaduct & Clifton Aqueduct
Clifton Railway Viaduct (left) was built in 1846 over the river Irwell. The railroad is long gone but the great viaduct remains.
Clifton Aqueduct (right) took the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal over the Irwell. It was built in 1796. The canal is mostly dry although a little stretch of water remains where it goes under the railway viaduct. Parts of this canal are being restored.

Westminster Cathedral
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Prestolee Aqueduct
Prestolee Aqueduct over the river Irwell on defunct Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal. There was originally series of locks (Nob End Locks) leading NE from pool at the western end of the aqueduct but these are now gone back to the nature with only some stonework remaining.

Auditorium Maurice Ravel à Lyon
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Looks like circus

Wyland Whale Mural - 'Whale Tower'
Parabellum (VirtualGlobetrotting)
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Wyland WW 76 “Whale Tower”
David Broderick Tower
10 Witherell, Detroit, Michigan
65 Feet Long x 180 Feet High
Dedicated October 13th, 1997
By Sander Levin, Michigan Congressman
& Michael Bushard, Michigan State Senator

Bedford Autodrome
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Woburn Abbey
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Woburn Abbey, near Woburn in Bedfordshire, is the seat of the Duke of Bedford, head of the Russell Family. The Abbey was a sad half-demolished, half-derelict house in 1953 when the 12th Duke died, exposing the family estates to heavy death duties for the second time in thirteen years. The Abbey, originally given to the family by Henry VIII, had been largely rebuilt by the 4th Duke in the 18th century. The architects Henry Flitcroft and Henry Holland had been employed on the project. Following World War II, dry rot had been discovered and half the Abbey was subsequently demolished.

Where I-70 gets stopped by two red lights
Years ago, it was against federal regulations to directly connect interstates and toll roads. While that rule has subsequently been eliminated -- Pennsylvania has never been able to directly connect I-70 to the Turnpike due to pressure from local business owners who make revenue of travelers. Thus traffic on I-70 must travel through two red lights on US 30 to/from the Turnpike.

Boeing 777-200LR
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Residence of the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Thailand
AlbinoFlea (VirtualGlobetrotting)
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Clearly marked as a Thai Embassy building, but not listed in the Embassy Directory...

Airplane - Small jet over Florida (same plane imaged four times)
kjfitz (VirtualGlobetrotting)
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The plane taking the images was probably traveling in the same direction at a similar speed as the plane in the image.

Arnside Tower
Arnside Tower is a so called Peel tower, a small fortified keep, built along the English and Scottish Borders, intended as watch towers where signal fires could be lit by moss-troopers to warn of approaching danger. By an Act of Parliament in 1455 each Peel Tower was required to have an iron basket on its summit and a smoke or fire signal, for day or night use, ready to hand.

Hornby Castle
The castle is first mentioned in the 14th century, tower dates from 16th century but its current gothic appearance dates from 18th and 19th century remodelling and additions. Excellent picture here.

Heysham Nuclear Power Station
There are four advanced gas-cooled nuclear reactors built in two stations next to each other at Heysham. Between them they have a combined output of 2400 MW which is enough to supply most of Northwest England.

Embassy of The United Republic of Tanzania, Washington
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Thurland Castle
Castle is originally from 14th century but it was besieged and partially demolished in 1643. The ruins were rebuilt as a country house in 1809 and 1829 and again rebuilt in 1880s after a large fire. Recently the castle has been converted into luxury apartments by local developers.

Embassy of the Dominican Republic, Washington
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Embassy of the Republic of Niger, Washington

Whalley Viaduct
The railway viaduct which spans the River Calder was built in 1849 and has 48 arches which were narrowly missed by bombing in the Second World War. It is the longest railway viaduct in Lancashire.

Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria, Washington

Triangles
Compare these size of these triangles in the forest to the buildings to the SW. Huge!

Fake gothic castle / Wimpole Hall Folly
Picture
In architecture, a folly is an extravagant, useless, or fanciful building, or a building that appears to be something other than what it is.
The term comes from the fact that such structures have often been dubbed "[name of architect or builder]'s Folly", in the sense of foolishness or madness.
Follies are usually found in parks or large grounds of houses and stately homes; they may sometimes have been deliberately built to look partially in ruins. They were especially popular from the end of the 16th century to the 18th century.

Soviet Memorial Niederschoenhausen
12,000 Soviet soldiers buried here.