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Texas Tech Red Raiders – Aerial and Bird’s Eye View of Jones AT&T Stadium

Virtual Bird's Eye — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 03:55:16 +0000

Texas Tech is wrapping up the approximate $84 million renovations of the football stadium. Jones AT&T Stadium will make the home for Red Raider Football one of the finest in the nation. The facility contains a state-of-the-art press box, luxury suites and club seating. Concourses on both sides of the stadium plus new concession areas and rest rooms have been added. The final look on the stadium follows the Spanish Renaissance architecture seen throughout campus. Texas Tech Official Facilities Site

Texas Tech Official Athletic Site

Texas Tech University

NCAA.com Football Home Page

Click either image for an Aerial and BirdΓÇÖs Eye view of the Jones AT&T Stadium using Virtual Earth.┬á Make sure to check out all the other NCAA Division 1 college football stadiums.

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Texas A&M Aggies – Aerial View of Kyle Field

Virtual Bird's Eye — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 03:36:52 +0000

Known as one of the nation’s most intimidating road venues, Texas A&M’s Kyle Field has been the home of the Aggie football team since the mid-1920s.

The Aggies have always been tough to beat at Kyle Field with an all-time record of 251-122-12 (66.8 winning percentage) on their home field.

In the 1990s, Texas A&M was dominant at Kyle Field with a 55-4-1 (92.5 winning percentage) record. During that span, the Aggies put together two of the longest home winning streaks in school history. Cont – Kyle Field – Official Site

Texas A&M Official Football Site

Texas A&M University

NCAA.com Football Home Page

Click the image for an Aerial view of the Kyle Field using Virtual Earth.┬á Make sure to check out all the other NCAA Division 1 college football stadiums.

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Texas Longhorns – Aerial and Bird’s Eye View of Texas Memorial Stadium

Virtual Bird's Eye — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 02:30:35 +0000

As Texas football moves into the 21st century, Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium continues to evolve as a state-of-the-art facility at the forefront of college football.

Expansion plans are already in place for the north end zone, which will feature and upper deck, club seating, an academic center and a war memorial plaza for the 2008 season. The expansion is expected to increase the stadium’s capacity to 94,113, and add approximately 2,000 club seats and 44 suites. Cont – TEXAS LONGHORNS Stadium Official Site

MackBrown-TexasFootball.com

The University of Texas at Austin

NCAA.com – The Official Web Site of the NCAA

Click either image for an Aerial and BirdΓÇÖs Eye view of the Texas Memorial Stadium using Virtual Earth.┬á Make sure to check out all the other NCAA Division 1 college football stadiums.

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Baylor University Bears – Floyd Casey Stadium Aerial and Bird’s Eye View

Virtual Bird's Eye — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 19:22:47 +0000

The 2008 season marks Baylor’s 59th season of football at the 50,000-seat Floyd Casey Stadium.

Originally named Baylor Stadium, the structure was built in 1950 after a bond sales program raised $1.5 million for construction costs. The first game played in the new stadium was Sept. 30, 1950, a 34-7 Baylor victory over Houston.

In 1989 the stadium was renamed Floyd Casey Stadium after longtime University supporter and trustee Carl B. Casey and his wife Thelma contributed $5 million of an $8 million renovation project in honor of his father Floyd (the name change was officially announced at halftime of the 1988 Homecoming game). Cont – Floyd Casey Stadium – Official Site

Baylor University Bears – Football Official Site

Baylor University

NCAA.com Football Home Page

Click either image for an Aerial and BirdΓÇÖs Eye view of the Floyd Casey Stadium using Virtual Earth.┬á Make sure to check out all the other NCAA Division 1 college football stadiums.

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Dallas Cowboys New Stadium – Aerial Location and Bird’s Eye View

Virtual Bird's Eye — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:53:30 +0000

I found this while looking around at the new location where the Dallas Cowboys Stadium is being built for the 09 season.┬á It’s in Arlington Texas and it will replace Texas Stadium as the home of the Cowboys.

The aerial photo in the location still has houses and streets:

– Click this link for Aerial View of the location

BUT – if you look over at the Bird’s Eye View of the area, there is one image that has the stadium under construction!

(Click picture for larger JPG image)

There is actually a few – all these have some parts of the stadium under construction – These are links using Virtual Earth Bird’s Eye view:

Link 1, Link 2, Link 3, Link 4

Dallas Cowboys – Texas Stadium Aerial and Bird’s Eye View

Virtual Bird's Eye — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 03:08:46 +0000

Texas Stadium is the home field of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys. It is located at Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas, and opened on October 24, 1971, at a cost of $35 million. The stadium seats 65,675. Built to replace the aging Cotton Bowl, the stadium was to have originally been a domed stadium, but the stadium could not support the weight of the entire roof, and public funding ran out before the roof support structure could be modified. This resulted in most of the stands being enclosed but not the playing field itself. This unusual arrangement – more commonly seen in European soccer stadiums – prompted Cowboys linebacker D.D. Lewis to make his now-famous quip that the “hole” in the stadium’s roof was there “so that God can watch His team.” Texas Stadium – The SI Vault Wiki

Dallas Cowboys – Home

Dallas Cowboys Team Page

NFL.com – Official Site of the National Football League

Use the interactive map below to pan and zoom around the Aerial View or BirdΓÇÖs Eye View of the stadium.┬á Make sure and check out the rest of the NFL Stadium views to find another teamΓÇÖs home field!

Link to Live Maps

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Houston Texans – Reliant Stadium Aerial and Bird’s Eye View

Virtual Bird's Eye — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 03:09:35 +0000

Reliant Stadium is the only rodeo and NFL indoor/outdoor retractable roof, natural grass stadium that can be configured to utilize a 125,000 square foot space for general sessions, catered functions, exhibits, concerts, and much more. In addition, Reliant Stadium offers four massive concourse levels for special events. The design of the stadium roof provides a very flexible rigging configuration for major audio and visual presentations. 200 suites complement Reliant Stadium.┬á Reliant Stadium – Reliant Park Official Site

Home Page – Houston Texans

Houston Texans Team Page

NFL.com – Official Site of the National Football League

SPECIAL NOTE – Switch to Aerial view and zoom in on the map and you can see the stadium while under construction! (At the time of posting)

Link to Live Maps

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Worlds Largest Wind Farm – Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center Aerial View

Virtual Bird's Eye — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:05:36 +0000

ItΓÇÖs located right here in the US ΓÇô Texas to be exact! ItΓÇÖs the Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center.

Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center is the world’s largest wind farm at 735.5 megawatt (MW) capacity. It consists of 291 GE Energy 1.5 MW wind turbines and 130 Siemens 2.3 MW wind turbines spread over nearly 47,000 acres (190 km┬▓) of land in Taylor and Nolan County, Texas.

The first phase of the Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center consisted of 213 MW and was completed in late 2005; phase two consisted of 223.5 MW and was completed in the second quarter of 2006; phase three which consisted of 299 MW, was completed by the end of 2006. ΓÇô Wikipedia

American Wind Energy Association

FPL Energy (Owners)

Click on the image below to pan and zoom around or click the following links for the Aerial or Bird’s Eye view of the Wind Farm.

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SeaWorld San Antonio Aerial and Bird’s Eye View

Virtual Bird's Eye — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:20:49 +0000

SeaWorld San Antonio, the world’s largest marine life adventure park and family entertainment showplace, presents a splashy lineup of more than 26 sensational shows, thrilling rides, animal attractions and educational experiences for all ages. It’s actually four parks in one on 250 acres: a show park, a rides and slides park, a water park and an amazing animals park. – Official Site

SeaWorld San Antonio Official Site

SeaWorld Main Site

Shamu.com – check out the Shamu Cam!

Click the images to view SeaWorld in Virtual Earth Maps – pan and zoom around in a virtual view of the park. Rotate around some while in Bird’s Eye View. Make sure and check out where some of the whales are enjoying being fed!

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Houston Astros – Minute Maid Park Aerial View

Virtual Bird's Eye — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:58:11 +0000

The year 2000 saw something the grand old game of baseball had not experienced since 1964 – a Major League team in Houston playing on natural grass outdoors. While clear skies and real grass were welcome additions for fans, Bayou City hardball faithful also enjoyed another first in Minute Maid Park’s 242-foot high, retractable roof. Fans approved the new ballpark overwhelmingly, resulting in a record of more than 3,000,000 fans through the Minute Maid Park turnstiles in the 2000 season. The club has welcomed almost 6,000,000 visitors in the facilityΓÇÖs two seasons of play.

A jewel in the crown of the majestic downtown Houston skyline, Minute Maid Park has become a welcome home for the Houston Astros and has ushered in a new era of Major League sports in the city. The downtown ballpark continues the proud tradition of visionary innovation in stadium construction, beginning with the club’s previous home – the Astrodome. Minute Maid Park’s retractable roof technology brought open-air baseball to Houston for the first time in 35 years, and the natural grass surface and classic architecture provided Minute Maid Park the atmosphere of the great ballparks of baseball’s Golden age. – Official Site

Houston Astros Official Site

Major League Baseball Official Site

Click on the pictures for a Bird’s Eye View or an Aerial View using Virtual Earth

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Texas Rangers – Rangers Ballpark in Arlington Aerial View

Virtual Bird's Eye — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 17:17:09 +0000

Location: Adjacent to Six Flags over Texas and the site where Arlington Stadium stood.
Capacity: 49,178

The playing surface of Ameriquest Field is 22 feet below street level in order to avoid summer winds. Was originally called The Ballpark in Arlington from 1994 until April 2004. In 1995, The Ballpark in Arlington hosted the All-Star game. In 2007, the ballpark changed its name from Ameriquest Field to Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.

Texas Rangers Official Site

Major League Baseball Official Site

Click on the pictures for a Bird’s Eye View or an Aerial View using Virtual Earth

Looking for more?┬á Check out the rest of our Stadium Aerial Views or narrow it down to only the Baseball Stadium Aerial Views

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Playing With More 3D Flyovers: Texas Motor Speedway

Virtual Bird's Eye — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 03:09:24 +0000

This is by no means a professional job or the quality to expect on the site, but I was playing with some more 3D stuff in Virtual Earth. Why post it then?? Well, I was just having some fun and acting like a race car driver! It was done, collection saved so I decided to put a link up… If you are a NASCAR fan you might appreciate it a little – if not a fan, then you probably should pass.

Make sure and check out the more official post on Texas Motor Speedway.

Click the image below for a quick drive around Texas Motor Speedway like the big boys!!

Austin Texas Polka-dot Yard

Virtual Bird's Eye — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:15:03 +0000

So this is an interesting one…

I guess this is known as one of the more colorful houses in Austin – wonder why How would you like to be one of the other houses on this street…

Click here or on the image below to view in Virtual Earth.

Image to the right is from Flickr – click image for credits

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PGA Tour: Colonial Country Club Golf Course Fort Worth, Texas Aerial View

Virtual Bird's Eye — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 04:09:04 +0000

The Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial golf tournament is the longest running event on the PGA Tour still being held at the original site (since 1946). The players of today know they are competing on the same hallowed ground as the great Ben Hogan won the championship five times in his hometown. His legacy permeates the event, and that’s just part of the tradition that helps make the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial what it is, one of the most prestigious events on the PGA Tour. – Official Site

The Crowne Plaza Invitational Official Site

Colonial Country Club Official Site

PGA Tour Official Page for Tournament

Click Images for Virtual Earth views of the Golf Course

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PGA Tour: TPC Four Seasons Resort Las Colinas Aerial View

Virtual Bird's Eye — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 03:04:24 +0000

Opened in 1983, the course was originally designed by Jay Morrish with player consultants Byron Nelson and Ben Crenshaw. It features rolling hills, indigenous oak and mesquite trees, numerous sand bunkers, and small scenic lakes on a number of the holes, including the two finishing holes. – Official TPC Site

EDS Byron Nelson Championship Official Site

TPC Four Seasons Resort Las Colinas┬á Official Site

Click on the pictures for Aerial Photos and Bird’s Eye View photos from Virtual Earth

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