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This is a list of satellite map images with missing or unclear data. Some locations on free, publicly viewable satellite map services have such issues due to having been intentionally digitally obscured or blurred for various reasons of this. [1] For example, Westchester County, New York asked Google to blur potential terrorism targets (such as ...
Marfa lights. The Marfa lights, also known as the Marfa ghost lights, are a light phenomenon regularly observed near Marfa, Texas, in the United States. [1] Onlookers have attributed them to a number of paranormal phenomena, including ghosts, UFOs, and flying dinosaurs, among other things. [1][2] They are most often seen from a viewing area ...
History. Earth was established by William E. Halsell, who laid out the townsite in 1924. Originally Halsell named the city Fairlawn, but in 1925 it was renamed Earth when it was learned that there was already a town in Texas by the name of Fairlawn. [3] In order to find a new name the townspeople sent in suggestions, and the agreed-upon best ...
Neither the Texas Almanac nor the Handbook of Texas classify this a ghost town. [488] Toyah: Reeves: Semi-abandoned site [489] Toyahvale: Reeves [490] Towash: Hill: No longer exists. [491] Trickham: Coleman: Semi-abandoned Neither the Texas Almanac nor the Handbook of Texas classify this a ghost town, with a year-2000 population of 12 residents ...
Designated TSAL. May 15, 2003. The International Boundary Marker, also known as the Republic of Texas Granite Marker, is a boundary marker located on the Louisiana - Texas border near the junction of Texas FM 31 and Louisiana Highway 765, southeast of Deadwood, Texas. The marker was created in 1840 and placed in 1841 to mark the international ...
An unusual, even creepy scene can be spotted on a Google Maps view of a field in Finland, reports The Sun.. While the flat plain may initially appear to be populated with a crowd of colorfully ...
Central Texas, United States. Elevation. 980–2,460 ft (300–750 m) The Texas Hill Country is a geographic region of Central and South Texas, forming the southeast part of the Edwards Plateau. Given its location, climate, terrain, and vegetation, the Hill Country can be considered the border between the American Southeast and Southwest. [ 1 ]
Null Island is the location at zero degrees latitude and zero degrees longitude (0°N 0°E), i.e., where the prime meridian and the equator intersect. Since there is no landmass located at these coordinates, it is not an actual island. The name is often used in mapping software as a placeholder to help find and correct database entries that ...