Entertainment

Bonanza Creek Ranch
Tragic Shooting on set
HITC article Map

Ghostbuster's

WHERE WAS GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE FILMED? IS SUMMERVILLE A REAL PLACE?
Another Where Was Ghostbusters Afterlife Filmed? article
Adam Salvage's backstage video

Shooting locations
Calgary
Apartment the family was evicted from
Calgary Film Centre
Many inside shots
Movie used all three sound stages (50,000 sq ft)

Drumheller
Driving into Summerville
Watertower (in the movie the name on it is Summerville)
Drive down main street
Per siesmic maps in the movie the pretend Summerville is located where Woodward, OK actually is.

Foothills County
Farmhouse location
Nearby intersection (driveway about 500 feet on the right)
Many daylight interiors shot here. All structures removed after shooting.

Beiseker
Ng's Cafe
Site of Spinners, torn down. Now the Apple Pie Café.

CrossField
Hardware Store
W.G. Murdoch School

Near Drumheller
Horsethief Canyon

Turner Valley
Turner Valley Gas Plant

Crossfield
Police Station (Google street view during filming in 2019)

Muncher chase Scene
Fort Macleod
Drumheller (in the movie the Telus building is the Summerville Post Office)
Fort Macleod
Chase ends at Spinners

Dorothy
Yellow Bridge Looking southwest

Calagary
Walmart

Ivo Shandor' original Ghostbusters movie building
Wiki Article

The Shining - the fictional Overlook Hotel Map

The Tomorrow War

imDB webpage
Wiki webpage
946 eruption of Paektu Mountain
Map
How is Paektu Mountain central to the story

Top Gun: Maverick

Where was Top Gun: Maverick filmed? Guide to ALL the Filming Locations
Atlas of Wonders
Shooting locations - Map
Behind the scenes from Top Gun - Maverick photos of Tom Cruse
filming in South Lake Tahoe
Article from Tahoe Trail Guide

Miscellaneous Movie locations: from upbeatnews.com

The Alamo in North of Brackettville, Texas
The remains of his mansion still stand. John Wayne fans will love a visit to the remains of this 1960 set that has since been used in more than 100 other westerns, music videos, and commercials.

Big Fish Town of Specter in Montgomery, Alabama
Situated on a private island, what remains of the idyllic town in the movie are just a few buildings and rundown streets.

Blue Cloud Movie Ranch Video
The Blue Sky Movie Ranch produced such Hollywood productions as "Zero Dark Thirty," "Iron Man," "True Blood," and "Junkyard Wars." one of the industry's top suppliers of "third world country" sets, and has everything from "foreign courtyards" to "war torn Afghanistan" sets. There's also 50's inspired town sets, a working diner, and even a full mine to film in.

Cypress Gardens, South Carolina
The Notebook, and also the filming location for Mel Gibson's 2000 movie The Patriot

The 2005 horror film Death Tunnel takes place in an abandoned sanitarium.
The film was filmed in a real abandoned sanitarium, Waverly Hills Sanatorium in Kentucky.

Field of Dreams Movie Site
The field where magic was created, where dreams become reality. Originally a farm, the makers of this 1989 Kevin Costner movie built a baseball field and it has remained ever since. Visitors can come and take a spin around the bases, or on occasion watch, the local “Ghost Players” play some innings.

The Fugitive Bus Scene in Dillsboro, North Carolina
Shot on a stretch of the Smoky Mountain Railroad, this iconic Harrison Ford scene is accessible today. The wrecks of the train and the bus still lay near the tracks for fans to visit.

Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke is one of the longest-running and most influential television shows in history, so it’s perhaps fitting that one of the sets is still standing despite production ending nearly 50 years ago. The facade of the show's Long Branch Saloon still stands in Kanab, Utah.

Hawthorne Plaza Mall From Gone Girl
The 2014 thriller Gone Girl opted to use a building already standing as part of its set. The Hawthorne Plaza Mall was once a bustling shopping center in Hawthorne, California. It met its decline in the late 1990s. Now, it’s a "dead mall," one that has seen many movie productions, including the TV series Westworld.

Hayden Ranch Historic Western Movie Town
The one-time set for the old "Judge Roy Bean" television series, produced and directed by the ranch's namesake Russel Hayden, the ranch maintains it's western flavor to this day. A Wells Fargo & Co. bank building, a sheriff's office and jail, rusty wagons, and Western artifacts remain at the ranch as a tribute to the fictional character Judge Roy Bean and Hayden, who made more than 30 of the half-hour shows. Hayden also produced the "Twenty-six Men" series and played Hopalong Cassidy's sidekick Luckie.

The Gas Station From The Hills Have Eyes
Even though The Hills Have Eyes is set in America, the producers decided to travel to the sand-swept city of Ouarzazate, Morocco, to build the iconic creepy gas station.

Henry River Mill Village, North Carolina, USA: The Hunger Games
Fans of the franchise can still join guided tours of the 72-acre site (which was originally built in 1905)

Iron Man Cerro Gordo Miness
2008's Iron Man, and the entire multibillion-dollar Marvel Cinematic Universe, kicked off when Tony Stark was kidnapped and held hostage in caves in Afghanistan. The shooting location was actually the Cerro Gordo Mines in Inyo County.

Jurassic World
The 2015 sequel/soft reboot Jurassic World. While most of the film's titular theme park was created through CGI, some of the parks were built practically on the site of the abandoned Six Flags New Orleans, which has been closed since being devastated by Hurricane Katrina.

Dinner from Looper
The 2012 time travel film Looper has become a cult classic among science fiction fans. The structure was on a deserted portion of land near Napoleonville, Louisiana. The dinner before it was torn down

Lord of the Rings Hobbit Holes in Matamata, New Zealand
Luckily, this film set is easy to visit. Since the trilogies wrapped production, the locals have maintained the whimsical buildings and backdrops, and offer a variety of tours for fans to enjoy.

Malibu Creek State Park, California

Planet of the apes 1968 set

M*A*S*H Production Location
In the mountains of Malibu, you'll find the military vehicle used in M*A*S*H.

Pirates of The Caribbean's Port Royale in Wallilabou Anchorage, St. Vincents
Set from the hit 2003 film remains. There are props and buildings still standing, but things like the dock have gone into disrepair.

Popeye Village
The early 1980s live-action version of Popeye was a critical and commercial flop, however, even those who disliked the film often praised the full-scale sets that were constructed in Malta. Popeye's Village was initially abandoned after the film, however after the country noticed that visitors were drawn to the sets, they refurbished them and opened them as a very successful tourist attraction.

Filming Site of Ryan´s Daughter
For 1970's Ryan's Daughter, the filmmakers built a full-scale ancient Irish village just outside of the city of Dingle, Ireland. The set – including a schoolhouse – is still standing to this day, though admittedly some of it has succumbed to the rough Irish weather.

Schindler's List's Plaszow Camp in Krakow, Poland
The remains of the real labor camp were destroyed, so the filmmakers decided to create a replica. It was the only set built for the movie and still stands in the Krakus Mound Quarry.

Texas, Hollywood
Several famous westerns, including the iconic The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, were filmed on large western sets constructed in Almería, Spain. So many films were filmed there that the area earned the nickname "Texas, Hollywood." The sets are still standing today, and serve as a massive tourist attraction.

Site of the filming of Year One
The 2009 film Year One took a critical and commercial drubbing, However, since it was the last film made by legendary writer/director Harold Ramis, some fans might be interested in visiting the sets of the film, which are still standing in Sibley, Louisiana

Environment

Fires

Mosquito Fire: 76,788 Acres, in El Dorado and Placer counties 9/06/22

Article that mentions the fires inpact on the Reno Air Races Air race airport map
Wiki Article Map Area Map
2021 California Fire Season
USDA Forest Service Active Fire Mapping Program
Sierra Fire Cams
2021 Northern California Wire fires
NY Times Western States Fire Map
Fire and smoke map

The Planet

Earth - day/night
What If the Earth Was Flat?
10 Largest Cities Map
The highest and lowest temperatures ever recorded
The top 10 hottest temperatures ever recorded
The Driest Place on Earth Map
Top 10 Wettest Places on Earth Map
Map

Weather

Zoom Earth

AccuWeather satellite
wunderground.com infrared Satellite
NOAA Weather Prediction
NOAA Imaging
Hurricane Tracker 1 Hurricane Tracker 2

News

2022 Hurricane Season Recap: When Florida's Recent Luck Ran Out
2022 hurricane tracks

Hurricane Ian updates: Florida death toll climbs 10/01/22
National Weather Service summary Map
Ian before and after Lee County death toll Lee County Map PBS Tracking map

477-mile-long lightning bolt

Lightning Map Tornado Tracking

The 10 worst Tornados

Weather Channel article from 04/09/20 12/21 NDTV article Map

Hurricane Tracking
U.S. Infrared Satellite Map AccuWeather U.S. Satellite Map NOAA Globe Satellite Map
Air Quality
Coriolis Effect Video
Weather.com explains "What Is An Atmospheric River? Explaining The Blessing And Curse"
Difference between high and low pressure weather systems

Another explanation of a Low-Pressure System?
High and low presuure systems rotation graphic
Hawaii weather: What is a Kona low? Map

Satellite Monitoring of Earth

Takes a bit to load - NASA Eyes on the Earth 3D interactive maps
Once you load one you can quickly change to other parameters on the site
Earth environmental satellites in orbit
Temperature
Carbon Dioxide
Carbon Monoxide
Sea Levels
Soil Moisture
Ozone
Water Vapor
Gavity Field

News
Bay Area storm: Capitola Village battered 01/05/23
Storm Map Power Outages Map Map

Thousand-year rain event in Death Valley National Park: Road closures extended 8/09/22 Map

Wildlife

Rampaging Feral Pigs

Geography

Teaching the five themes of Geography
Continents Of The World

U.S. at night

General

Science Daily Geography News Sci News Geography News
John Hopkins Covid 19 U.S. Map
Mountain Ranges in the US
Nautical Mile
The "Stans" Former Soviet Republics of Central Asia Map
Time Zones
U.S. State capitals & popular state facts

The Problem with 2D Maps

Why don't we start using a more accurate world map rather than the conventional Mercator map?
Mercator Projection
Newfoundland Canada and Miami FL to Africa
In 3D Greenland is not that big!
Why is "God save the Czar" and other remnants of Imperial Russia publicly remembered in today's Russia?

Airline ETOP Examples that show errors from 2D maps

Borders

The most northern, western, & eastern state in the U.S. is one and the same!
Which U.S. town can see Russia from its shores?

Netherlands vs. Holland Map
Why is Kaliningrad part of Russia? Map
Landlocked Countries Without Direct Ocean Access Map
Countries Surrounded by Another
Rivers effect on borders
Alaska boundary dispute Area Map

Geo-Politics

Economics

Davos, Switzerland Map
Davos 2023

Croatia begins new euro and Schengen zone era Map

China

Chinese Spy Balloon Reportedly Used U.S.Made Gear That Could Be Bought Online 06/26/23 Map

2023 Chinese balloon incident Wiki Track map 1 Track map 2

Objects shot down over North America in Februarry

Unidentified object shot down over Lake Huron 02/12/23 Map

C-130 search track Map

Why would the mission to take down that balloon have to utilize an expensive missile instead of a nose cannon?

F16 shot down this object

China says its ready to down object flying near naval base 02/12/23 Map

Jianggezhuang Naval Base

US fires Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean - after Chinese spy balloon flew over Montana's 'nuclear doomsday' base 02/10/23
Vandenberg Map Kwajalein Atoll Map Marshall Islands Guide Battle of Kwajalein

Chinese company's North Dakota corn mill project struck down by Grand Forks 02/07/23 Map

China's 20th Communist Party Congress 10/17/22 Map

Cold War

Berlin Airlift
Why didn't the Soviets shoot down planes during the Berlin Airlift?

Map East-West Germany Map

British Isles

United Kingdom
Map
Coronation of King Charles III 05/06/23
Westminster Abbey Map Buckingham Palace Map Coronation Route

Scottish independence support rises as voters turn against Boris Johnson, poll finds 01/21/22
Scottish independence: Will there be a second referendum? 03/22/21
How Does The British Military Split With An Independent Scotland? 09/08/14
Map of Naval base that would be in contention
The Act of Union
U.S. States that are bigger than the U.K. - from parentinfluence.com

Middle East

Hamas Israel war Map

Battles in east Rafah amid dispute over reopening of Kerem Shalom crossing 05/08/24 BBC story Map

Israeli military drops leaflets in southern Gaza city of Khan Younis calling it a "fighting zone" 12/01/23 CNN story Map

Israel-Hamas war: Biggest aid convoy since start of war enters Gaza – as it happened 11/24/23 The Guardian article Map
Israel shows world media harrowing footage of Hamas attack to 'get message across' 11/07/23 The Times of Israel article Map
Al-Ahli Arab hospital: piecing together what happened as Israel insists militant rocket to blame 10/18/23 The Guardian article Map

Horrifying images reveal Hamas massacre at rave, where Israeli officers acted as human shields to protect civilians 10/08/23 Map Map Gaza Satellite image

Supernova Sukkot Gathering Sderot Gaza Strip

Timeline of the Israel–Hamas war (10/7/23 – 10/27/23) Wiki Map
Re'im music festival massacre Wiki Map
Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip Wiki Map
Timeline of the Israel–Hamas war (11/24/23 – 01/11/24)
Timeline of the Israel–Hamas war (01/12/24 – present)

Houthi Attacks Map

Missile attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels damages a ship in the Red Sea 04/29/24 AP article Map

Who are the Houthis and why are they attacking ships in the Red Sea? 02/04/24 CNN Story Map

Why did the US and UK retaliate for Houthis attacks on ships in the Red Sea? 01/12/24 AP article Map

Iran Map

An Israeli-owned ship was targeted in suspected Iranian attack in Indian Ocean 11/25/23 AP article Map

Iranian-made satellite photographs US Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain 5/11/22 Map

Protest Locations Map

Arizona Columbia Emory Fordham George Washington City University of New York Texas Tulane UCLA Wisconsin

Where are the US college campus protests and what is happening?
05/02/24 The Guardian article

Saudi Arabia Line City Map

Business Insider story 05/09/24 Business Insider article 04/22/24

Miscelleanous territory disputes

Canada and Denmark end decades-long dispute over barren rock in Arctic 6/14/22 Map

Russia/Ukraine Conflict

Timeline

Ukraine in maps: Tracking the war with Russia
Ukraine conflict background
Current Ukraine Airspace
Current KYIV BORYSPIL INT'L AIRPORT (BORYSPIL) KBP (Capital City of Ukraine) Operations
Ukraine Russian language map
Political Divisions of Ukraine

Russia's Black Sea Fleet Problems Are Getting Worse 11/07/23 Map

Russia thwarts drone attack on Krasnodar oil refinery, officials say 05/27/23 Map

Russia moves ahead with deployment of tactical nukes in Belarus 05/26/23 Map

Bakhmut
Uncovering the extensive destruction of Bakhmut in a new detailed analysis 06/21/23

Ukraine locked in trench warfare as Russian push for Bakhmut continues 11/28/23
Map

Mauling of Russian forces in Donetsk hotspot may signal problems to come 02/14/23 Map

Moldova Closed Its Airspace For 3+ Hours 02/14/23 Map

Global Hawk loitering over the Black Sea that day Global Hawk
P8 aircraft patrolling the Baltic Sea that day P8 Poseidon

Ukraine Situation Report: Front Lines 'Quite Stable' Top U.S. General Says 02/14/23 Map

Ukraine: Lessons For War In The Middle East And Taiwan

Russian warship chases off U.S. submarine near Pacific islands, Moscow says 02/13/23 Map

Zelenskyy says Ukrainian special military units in Kherson 11/11/22 Map

Ukraine says 30% of its power plants destroyed in last eight days 10/18/22 Map

Massive blast cripples parts of Crimea-Russia bridge, in blow to Putin's war effort 10/08/22

More More Map

Time-Lapse: Russian Advances In Ukraine 02/24/22 - 6/1/22

Why is Russia putting more missiles in the Kaliningrad exclave? 06/03/22

Tank cemetery: aftermath of failed Russian crossing of the Siverskyi 5/19/22

Area Map Donets battle map

Wealthy Russians flee to Dubai to avoid sanctions 5/05/22 Map

NATO nuclear submarines converge in Scotland 4/29/22 Map

HM Naval Base Clyde

Ukraine war: Mariupol commander makes 'last' plea for help 4/20/22 Map

Russia and Ukraine’s battle for Donbas

NATO launches analyses for hardening its eastern flank 3/16/22

Nato rethinks its Eastern Flank article from Intellinews Map
The Suwalki Corridor article by cepa.org Suwalki corridor map
Why is Kaliningrad part of Russia? Area Map

Situation map 03/01/22

Russian forces seize Chernobyl nuclear power plant - 2/25/22 Map

Ukrainian soldiers drill urban warfare scenario in deserted Chernobyl town 02/04/22

Map (Notice how close to the failed reactor)

More Russian forces mass near border, but still not ready to attack: Ukraine 02/03/22

US alleges Russian plot to fake invasion pretext Russia's desired borders

Russia sends troops to Belarus for war games 01/18/22 Map

Nord Stream 2: how Putin's pipeline paralysed the west 12/23/21

European Gas Pipeline Map and the Ukraine Area Map

Russia-Ukraine border: Why Moscow is stoking tensions 11/27/21

Area Map Additional info

Could Turkey defend itself better against Russia than Ukraine?

Map

Russia sends paratroopers to Belarus amid fears of Ukraine invasion 11/12/21 Map

Russian troops forced out of eastern town Lyman 10/02/22

Maps:
Lyman, Donetsk Oblast Luhansk Oblast Donetsk Oblast Zaporizhia Oblast Kherson Oblast Crimean Peninsula

GAS CHAOS Fourth Nord Stream pipeline leak discovered off Sweden 9/29/22 Map

Russian troops boxed in by Ukrainian forces and Dnieper River,
barge carrying supplies to Russian troops sinks 9/20/22 Map

Russia Gives Up on Rebuilding Bridges Destroyed by Ukraine: 'No Point' 9/06/22 Area Map Kherson Map

Russian occupation authorities temporarily close Crimean Bridge 08/17/22 Map

Ukraine conflict: NATO invites Finland and Sweden to become alliance members 6/30/22

NATO Countries Map

Kremenchuk shopping centre attack claims fact-checked 6/28/22

Site Map Kremenchuk Map

China and Russia are building bridges. The symbolism is intentional 06/15/22

Reuters article Map

Russia's war may deprive world of three Ukrainian wheat harvests, agriculture minister says 6/14/22

10% of the world’s wheat comes from Ukraine Wheat production map Map

Russian forces occupy Mariupol hospital, hold patients and staff hostage: Ukrainian human rights group 3/15/22 Map

Russia unleashes attack on military site near Poland border as Ukraine braces for Kyiv battle 3/13/22 Map

How will Russia's war with Ukraine end? Here are 5 possible outcomes 3/08/22 Map

Europe's largest nuclear power plant in Ukraine's Enerhodar on fire after Russian shelling 3/04/22 Map

Before-and-after photos capture devastation in Ukraine from Russian strikes 3/03/22

CNN story on 40-mile-long Russian convoy Map

Ukraine conflict: Could the fighting spread across Europe? And other questions 2/28/22 Map

Military experts told us who they think would win if Russia invaded Ukraine 4/22/2021

Russia’s Accident-Plagued Aircraft Carrier Map

Can a Russian submarine pass through the Baltic sea near Denmark without being detected?

Map

Russian Navy fleet distribution in 2010 Major Russian Naval Bases Map

Ukraine's Antonov Aircraft Company
Antonov website
The Soviet Union's Failed 800 Seat Passenger Plane: The Antonov An-418
Antonov Airplanes
The Gargantuan Antonov An-225: The World's Largest Cargo Plane
Map

China, the South China Seas, and Taiwan

South China Sea Map of military outposts

300K Track Suspected Nancy Pelosi Plane to Taiwan Online 8/02/22

Pelosi's plane Flight Map Taipei Songshan Airport

China security tie with Solomon Island 05-06-22

China could have base on the islands within weeks
Area Map Solomon Islands distance from China

Philippines rejects China's demand to remove grounded navy ship 11/24/21
South China Sea: China issues warning against US as warship sails through Taiwan Strait 11/24/21
Philippines rejects China's demand to remove grounded navy ship 11/24/21
Vietnam construction continues at 3 South China Sea features 11/15/21
South China Sea Map

China Builds Missile Targets Shaped Like U.S. ships in Remote Desert 11-07-21 Map

As tensions rise over Taiwan, global semiconductor supply hangs in the balance 11-03-21 Map

China Builds Military Base Dubbed 'New Great Wall' on Disputed Subi Reef in the South China Sea 07-20-21

Map

06-21-21 Who are the Uyghurs and why is China being accused of genocide? Map

The Validity of the 9 Dash Line 03-15-21 Map

Here's what's behind the 'nine-dash line' that sparked the South China Sea conflict

Artificial Islands in South China Sea 12-09-20 Map

China's military-run space station in Argentina is a 'black box' 01-30-19 Map

War Zones

The world's 15 worst war zones Map
2022 Military Strength Ranking from Global Firepower Map
NATO Countries
Missile Maps and Data Visualizations
Nuke Destruction Map

Landscapes

Veld or veldt
Southern Africa's Highveld map

Population

Northern Hemisphere has the vast majority of the population

Why do 90% of the population live north of the equator?

Northern Hemisphere
Fitting the world's population into Texas

U.S. Population Migration

Societial Unrest

South Korea searches for answers after Halloween festivities leave 151 dead 10/30/22 Map

United States

Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas
U.S. Employers
Every states least favorite state
These Maps Portray the U.S. More Accurately Than Anything We Learned in School

Geology

Science Daily Geology News

Gravity

Map

Meteors and Asteroids

NASA Eyes on Asteroids Interactive map
Takes a while to load, but its 3D interactive content is worth the wait!
List of impact craters on Earth
Chicxulub Wiki
Meteor Crater, Arizona Meteorite Exchange article Map

Moon

Apollo Lunar Landings (1969 - 1972) Map
Wolf Moon

Oceans

Antarctica fish breeding area discovered

Bay of Fundy Highest Tides in the World article
Map
Not to be confused with the Tallest place on earth

Kiribati

The seas are coming for us in Kiribati. Will Australia rehome us?
Our existence might be in jeopardy: How Kiribati is being swallowed by rising seas
THE WORLD FACTBOOK
The Country & Geographic Location
Map

Marianas Trench Map
What deep water port is the farthest from the sea?
Record-breaking rogue wave

What is the Sargasso Sea? All Things Nature article Wiki Map
Satellites reveal hidden features at the bottom of Earth's seas

Tsunamis

What is a tsunami?
Tsunami Warning Centers
Map
What is a meteotsunami?

Volcanos

Active volcanoes map
Anak Krakatau

Cascades

USGS article
Wiki complete list of Cascade Volcanos

Recent eruptions

Mount St. Helens - 2008
Lassen Peak - 1917
Mount Rainier - 1894
Mount Baker - 1880
Mount Hood - 1866

Most Dangerous

The Most Dangerous Volcanoes In The World
Krakatoa Popocatépetl Mount Rainier Mount Fuji Mount Vesuvius

Deadly Lakes

The Killer Lakes of Cameroon Lake Monoun - Disaster
Evolution of CO2 in Lakes Monoun and Nyos, Cameroon
Map

Largest Eruption Map
Most Active Map

La Soufrière Map
Tonga

Tungurahua Map

Water

The Earth's Water Where is Earth's Water?
Areas and Volumes of the Great Lakes

California

California Water Levels Map
California Water Resources Current Conditions
California's largest reservior

Orkney Islands

Map

Great Glen, Scotland, United Kingdom (and Loch Ness)

The Great Glen: coast to coast along Scotland’s rift valley
THE GREAT GLEN WAY
Map

Health

covid map

Covid 19

Illness Map
U.S. Influenza Map
John Hopkins Covid 19 U.S. Map

History

Aleutian Islands campaign Battle Map
Berlin Wall Perserved strip of the cold war barrier Map
Camp Century - US nuke base in the Arctic Map
Fort Pillow Massacre Map
Great Lakes Aircraft Carriers – The U.S. Navy’s Forgotten Fresh-Water Flattops
Conducted the most take offs and landings over the course of World War 2
Where they docked
Hindenburg disaster Map

Largest aircraft in the world

Simple Flying Article
The original hanger and what it is being used for today
It spent a number of years under a dome at the mouth of the Los Angeles River in Long Beach. Map
Where it is today Map

Pearl Harbor

Britannica Article
History.com Article Map
Radar site that detected the Japanese inbound planes Map
Map that shows why it was thought that the planes could be coming from the "states"

7 wonders

Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

ThoughtCo. article
The Great Pyramid of Giza
The Lighthouse of Alexandria
The Colossus of Rhodes
The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon

trinity

Trinity Site

World's First Nuclear Explosion Map White Sands National Park
White Sands Missile Range Area Map

Infrastructure

News

Western US at risk for widespread blackouts through dog days of summer 7/26/22
Current U.S. Power Situation Map

Internet Platforms

Internet platforms status
Another Internet service provider status status page
Internet Outage Map
Akamai Status Map
Internet Attacks

Cell Coverage

Cell Coverage Map

Electric Power

Power Outages Map
Mapped: Every Power Plant in the United States
US Power Grid Maps
PGE Status 1 PGE Status 2

California Water and Power Status

California Water Levels Map
California Water Resources Current Conditions
California's largest reservior
California's Power Situation
PGE Status 1 PGE Status 2

Texas Power Grid

Maps and info

AM/FM/TV transmit towers

FCC Site

Interesting Locations

Africa

The two Niles Wiki Nile River maps Course and Navigability Map

Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley) Map
Egyptian fossils documenting the whale's transition from land mammal to sea creature

Asia & Australia

Aokigahara forest
China's Giant Telescope
Coober Pedy - Australia's Awesome Underground City
World's Opal Capital Map

Map

Gnomesville Wellington Mill, Western Australia
Gnomesville is Real! A Quirky Spot in Ferguson Valley, Australia
Map Street view

Bridge on the River Kwai - Thailand's Death Railway Map
Hashima Island Map
North Sentinel island shipwreck

Middle East

Dead Sea Map

North America

Joint Base Andrews Map
Area 51 Map History.com Article
Auburn, California - The Statues of Ken Fox Map

California' other two Suicide bridges

The Creepy Los Angeles Suicide Bridge: Suicide Hotspot And Paranormal Encounters Map
Foresthill Bridge The tallest bridge in California Map

Mount Magazine - Arkansas's highest point In the Winter Map
Cheyenne Mountain Complex Map
Crazy Horse Monument Business Insider Article
Devil's Tower Info
The Erie Triangle Map
Four Corners Info
Frank's Place Map
Geographical Center of the U.S. Info
Hells Canyon - Deepest canyon in the Americas Wiki Map
The spillway of Lake Berryessa Map
What is Mar-a-Lago? A look inside Trump's Florida estate 8/08/22

Mar-a-Lago website Map
Mt. Rushmore Info
Mt. Thor Map
Nevada Test Site Mercury, NV Article about living in the town

Map
Sedan Crater Map Area Map
Nuclear Rocket Development Station Area 25 Map
Pillar Point Air Force Station Map
The Pyramid of North Dakota: Wiki Virtual tour Map
Map

Rivers effect on borders

Changing Mississippi Map
Minnesota's Northwest Angle Map
Kentucky Bend New Madrid Earthquakes Map
While a tributary of the Mississippi
a similar thing happened near Omaha Map
And further down the same river in 1951
More Missouri coarse changes
The Ohio River meanders too

Serpant Mound History.com Article

Private Sector Space Launch Centers

Blue Origin launch facilities

Map - Blue Origin West Texas Suborbital Launch Site

SpaceX launch facilities
Map - SpaceX Launch Control Center
Map - Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 39A
Map - Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 40
Map - Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 4 (SLC-4E)

Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository History Map

South America

Cascada el Pailon del Diablo Amazing Places article Map

Tallest place on earth ?
Wiki Equatorial Bulge - YouTube

Map

North Yungas "Death" Road Map

Lost Inca Gold Yanacocha (or Black Lake) gold mine map

Machu Picchu Map

The Poles

Quora article
Troll Research Station: how to operate an airport in Antarctica Map

Strange

Crime

Inside Sam Bankman-Fried's $256.3M Bahamas property empire 12/13/22

Map

University of Idaho Murders Map

Bodies surfacing in Lake Mead recall mob's time in Las Vegas 5/10/22

Lake Mead plummets to unprecedented low
Hoover Dam - History.com article Map

Geographic Oddities

Human Lips

Circular lake near Buenos Aires
Devil's Tower Info
Malibu Underwater Object Huffington Post Article
Native American Face London Express Article
An island in a lake on an island in a lake on a island

Aokigahara Forest

(AKA the Demon Forest, the Suicide Forest, and the "perfect place to die")

AOKIGAHARA, THE SUICIDE FOREST
tsunagu Japan article
The Sea of Trees - Drama centered on the forest
The Japanese Suicide Forest: 10 Disturbing Facts About This Forest
Map

Berkeley China walls

The Mysterious Ancient Walls of California
Mystery Of Great Wall Of California
Did Marco Polo "Discover" America?
Map with wall oriented east/west
Map with wall oriented north/south
Actual wall

Nature

Bull Sharks

The Bull Sharks of Lake Nicaragua
Lake Nicaragua map
San Juan river - Lake Nicaragua San Juan river - Caribbean Sea

More Bull Sharks- The site of the New Jersey Shark Attacks of 1916 Map
Could there actually be Bull Sharks in the Midwest?
Bull Shark Distribution Map

Notice the blue spike pointing up towards the Great Lakes - That is the Mississippi!

777 Strange Bird Strike

KLM Boeing 777 Operates Six Hour Flight To Nowhere After Bird Strike
KLM Boeing 777 flight path
What hit the plane?
Maybe a Ruppells Griffon Vulture The Highest Recorded Flying Bird

Objects

Largest Coca-Cola Logo
Utah Mystery Monolith LA Times Article

China and Xinjiang

Xinjiang
06-21-21 Who are the Uyghurs and why is China being accused of genocide? Map
11-07-21: China Builds Missile Targets Shaped Like U.S. Aircraft Carrier, Destroyers in Remote Desert

Satellite images show China built mock-ups of US warships, possibly for target practice
Xinjiang Map

Travel

Air Travel

Flight Survival Guide

U.S. Aircraft Flight Charts

Flightaware Aircraft Tracking
Atlanta Boston Charlotte Chicago Ohare Dallas
Denver Los Angeles Miami New York JFK Phoenix
Sacramento San Francisco Seattle Washington Nat

Current worldwide air traffic
Airliners currently in flight by airline
Aircraft type currently in flight
Flight Delays
Flight Cancellations

RadarBox Flight Tracking: Planes currently in flight

Article that discusses ADS-B aircraft tracking of Elon Musk's plane

Airline seating maps

Find a plane by registration or tail number

ETOPS Rules

What Are ETOPS Rules And Why Do They Matter?
Examples
What happens if both engines fail on a plane over the Atlantic?

Air Transat Flight 236
List of airline flights that required gliding

Emergency Landings

10 airports where emergency landings happen all the time
What is the purpose of the U.S. Navy maintaining a presence at Diego Garcia?

Map

Midway's Henderson Field

Midway
Delta 747 makes emergency landing at Midway
UNITED 787-9 DIVERTS TO MIDWAY ATOLL
Hawaiian Airlines flight from Incheon makes emergency landing at Midway Atoll
Henderson Field - Wiki Map

Airliners in Storage
Tucson Victorville Roswell Mojave Arkansas

Freedoms of the Air - Forbes Map

Airliner fuel consumption

What does it take to fly over the poles?

Why Do Pilots Measure Airspeed In Knots? History.com article From

Latitude and longitude on the globe One nautical mile

Aircraft Price & Operating Costs

Flight Radar 24 hours of trans-atlantic flight 2016
Flights That Time Travel

Landing at the wrong airport

It Is Fairly Common for Pilots to Land at the Wrong Airport, Article from the Atlantic
1st example from the article Map
2nd example from the article Map
3rd example from the article Map

Top 5: The World's Most Iconic Planespotting Locations

Article from Simply Flying
Princess Juliana International Airport Map
Skiathos Alexandros Papadiamantis Airport Map
TWA Hotel Observation Deck at JFK Map
Founders Plaza, DFW Airport Map
Amsterdam Schiphol Airport

News

The US Airports At The Highest Altitudes 02/21/23 Map

Most conjested air route: San Francisco Bay area to Los Angeles metroplex 1-28-23 Map

Southwest makes 52% of the total flights on 10 separate routes

Travel Meltdown: Southwest Airlines Creates Chaos Across America 12-26-22
Southwest airlines misery map at the time Normal weekday afternoon SWA flights

American, Delta & United Have Cut 59 Airports Since April 2020 9/07/22 Map

Lessons from the fiasco over the detention of 'Aeroflot' 6/17/22

Map June 16th: Aeroflot flights in the air - mostly over Asia

Pilots and controllers raise serious warnings about Mexico City airspace safety 6/05/22

Mexico City Airspace Drama, article by Simple Flying
Felipe Angeles International Airport Map

Gatwick Expansion 12/5/21 London's Area Airports - Map

Ryanair 737 flies into a flock of Herons 12/04/21 Map

Challenger 605 Crash in Truckee, CA

Explore what might have caused this tragic crash during approach into an historically demanding airport
Article on Crash in Truckee
Update: Challenger 605 Crash in Truckee
Flight Safety Foundation Final Report
NTSB Final Report
Flight Path
Additional background More
Aircraft info
Ring camera captures apparent sounds of jet crashing in Truckee
Crash site

Alaska Airlines Bear Strike Alaska PBS Article

Why Is Lukla Nicknamed The World's Most Dangerous Airport? Simple Flying Article

United Wants To Operate Electric Air Taxis starting in the Los Angeles area in 2026 Simple Flying Article

The Airline That Hasn't flown On A Tuesday In 2021: Allegiant Air See the flights they have currently in the air.

Recreation

Amusement Parks
07/01/23

'Tallest, fastest' giga roller coaster in North America temporarily closes after visitor notices scary defect
Fox News story Map

Sailing

Ship Tracking
What deep water port is the farthest from the sea?
Taiwan Strait

Trains

Amtrak Train Tracking

East Palestine train derailment 02/15/23 Map

Vehicle

Western States Road Info

Los Angeles' I-10 to reopen in 3 to 5 weeks after massive fire 11/12/23
Nov 14 Situation Map Map

I-95 collapse causes huge traffic backups for Philadelphia commuters 6/11/23 Map

The World Linked via Maps