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Kilauea Volcano Aerial View

This post has it’s roots in the current events section at OSEI – daily reports of images of signifant events from around the world. On July 10th, the site posted about the eruptions currently happening on the island with the image shown in the post. To see images from the Virtual Earth Live maps, see [...]

10Jul2008 | | 0 comments | Continued
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The Declaration House (Graff House) Aerial and Bird’s Eye View

Although the house where Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence was torn down in 1883, the house has been rebuilt in 1975 to be an almost exact copy thanks to the Independence Hall Association Finding his lodging in the heart of the city uncomfortable, he removed to the rooms of Jacob Graff. Graff was [...]

4Jul2008 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Declaration of Independence at the National Archives Aerial View

It’s the 4th of July here in the US – currently the Declaration of Independence is currently at the National Archives building in Washington DC. The United States Declaration of Independence was a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, announcing that the thirteen American colonies then at war with Great Britain [...]

4Jul2008 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Boston Tea Party Museum Aerial and Bird’s Eye View

Currently under renovation, the Boston Tea Party Ship and Museum are shown on Virtual Earth in the map below. Check out the link below to read more about the renovation. First, a little history about the Boston Tea party from their site: On May 10, 1773, the British parliament authorized the East India Co., which [...]

2Jul2008 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Golden Gate Bridge Aerial, Bird’s Eye and 3D View

The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the opening of the San Francisco Bay onto the Pacific Ocean. As part of both US Highway 101 and California Route 1, it connects the city of San Francisco on the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula to Marin County. The Golden [...]

24Jun2008 | | 1 comment | Continued
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Washington Monument Aerial, Bird’s Eye and 3D View

The Washington Monument is the most prominent, as well as one of the older, attractions in Washington, D.C. It was built in honor of George Washington, who led the country to independence, and then became its first President. The Monument is shaped like an Egyptian obelisk, 555ΓÇÖ 5/8ΓÇ¥ high, and averages 30 to 40 miles [...]

24Jun2008 | | 0 comments | Continued
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St Louis Gateway Arch Aerial and Bird’s Eye View

The Arch is known as the “Gateway to the West”. Designed by Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen and structural engineer Hannskarl Bandel, it stands 630 feet (192 m) tall, and is 630 feet (192 m) wide at its base. It is the tallest habitable structure in St. Louis (taller than One Metropolitan Square, the tallest building), [...]

23Jun2008 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Coney Island New York Aerial and Bird’s Eye View

Coney Island is a New York City neighborhood that features an amusement area that includes 35 or more separate rides and attractions; it’s not a centrally managed amusement park like Disneyland or Six Flags. As a result, specific questions about rides, filming privileges, etc., should be directed to individual businesses. This website is maintained by [...]

21Jun2008 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Six Flags America Aerial and Bird’s Eye View

Six Flags America is a theme park located in Largo in Prince George’s County, Maryland. It lies 15 miles (24 km) east of Washington D.C., and 30 miles (48 km) southwest of Baltimore. It sits on a site of 523 acres (2.12 km┬▓), 131 of which is currently used for park operations. The park’s history [...]

19Jun2008 | | 1 comment | Continued
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Navy Pier Chicago Aerial and Bird’s Eye View

Navy Pier is a 3,300-foot (1,010 m) long pier on the Chicago shoreline of Lake Michigan. The pier was built in 1916 at a cost of $4.5 million; it was a part of the Plan of Chicago developed by architect and city planner Daniel Burnham and his associates. As Municipal Pier #2 (Municipal Pier #1 [...]

4Jun2008 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Niagara Falls – Horseshoe and American – Aerial and Birds Eye View

Niagara Falls is located on the Niagara River in northeastern North America, one of the continentΓÇÖs most famous spectacles. The falls lie on the border between Ontario, Can., and New York state, U.S. For many decades the falls were an attraction for honeymooners and for such stunts as walking over the falls on a tightrope [...]

22May2008 | | 2 comments | Continued
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Garden Of The Gods Colorado Springs Aerial And Birds Eye View

Garden of the Gods is a public park located in Colorado Springs. The outstanding geologic features of the park are the ancient sedimentary beds of red and white sandstones, conglomerates and limestone that were deposited horizontally, but have now been tilted vertically and faulted by the immense mountain building forces caused by the uplift of [...]

21May2008 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Six Flags Magic Mountain Aerial and Birds Eye View

Six Flags Magic Mountain is an amusement park located just west of the Valencia neighborhood of Santa Clarita, north of Los Angeles. It opened on Memorial Day weekend on May 29, 1971 as Magic Mountain, by the Newhall Land and Farming Company, the development company behind the district of Valencia. It was not until 1979, [...]

17May2008 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Aerial and Birds Eye View

Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, formerly Six Flags Marine World, Marine World, and Marine World Africa USA, is an amusement and animal park located in Vallejo, California. It has a variety of roller coasters and other amusement rides, with a number of animal exhibits and shows. It has been part of the Six Flags chain of [...]

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Six Flags Great America Chicago Aerial and Birds Eye View

Six Flags Great America is the Chicago metropolitan area’s Six Flags theme park located in Gurnee, Illinois. It first opened in 1976 as Marriott’s Great America. Six Flags purchased the park from the Marriott Corporation in 1984 making it the seventh park in the chain. Today, the park boasts eight themed sections, a 13-acre water [...]

12May2008 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom Aerial and Birds Eye View

Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom, located in Louisville, Kentucky, is the ninth amusement park to use the Six Flags name. It has many attractions such as Chang, one of the world’s longest steel stand-up roller coasters. The park also includes a free water park called Splashwater Kingdom. The park is built on 58 acres of land, [...]

11May2008 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Submarines At Norfolk Naval Shipyard Aerial and Bird’s Eye View

Found some more submarines – don’t know how we missed them the first time, but here they are… There are 3 in the Aerial View – 2 in dry dock and 1 in the water. There are couple of more looks in the Bird’s Eye View images so make sure and use the map below [...]

9May2008 | | 0 comments | Continued