Basketball Overload - Google Maps Game

MJ4H · 03-21-2010, 08:22 PM

Way too much NCAA Tournament going on. Need something else to do around here. So let's play a game. Someone posts a screenshot from Google Maps (or Earth) with no overlays and no filename giveaways. Everyone else has to figure out where it's from.

First one to correctly guess puts up a new one. Note that the location must be a well-known one. The object isn't too stump everyone by posting Rosebud Lane in Barftard, West Virginia.

Everyone cool? I'll start with an easy one to get the ball rolling.

tarcone · 03-21-2010, 08:26 PM

Camp David

MJ4H · 03-21-2010, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by tarcone

Camp David

No.

MikeVic · 03-21-2010, 08:51 PM

Can we ask questions?

Is it MJ4H's house?

Draft Dodger · 03-21-2010, 08:54 PM

OJ Simpson's place

MJ4H · 03-21-2010, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeVic

Can we ask questions?

Is it MJ4H's house?

You can ask!

And no.

MJ4H · 03-21-2010, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Draft Dodger

OJ Simpson's place

No.

Radii · 03-21-2010, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by MJ4H

Way too much NCAA Tournament going on.

No way, what's wrong with you commie.

MJ4H · 03-21-2010, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Radii

No way, what's wrong with you commie.

eh, at the very least we have to fill a few days off until the third round

Radii · 03-21-2010, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by MJ4H

eh, at the very least we have to fill a few days off until the third round

That answer is acceptable, carry on!

Lathum · 03-21-2010, 09:03 PM

Graceland or Shenendoa?

MJ4H · 03-21-2010, 09:07 PM

Graceland is correct.

Lathum · 03-21-2010, 09:24 PM

someone else post a picture, to lazy to figure out how to d oit

MJ4H · 03-21-2010, 09:26 PM

Solecismic · 03-21-2010, 09:45 PM

That reminds me, I need to watch Pacific On Demand later.

(Pearl Harbor, HI)

MJ4H · 03-21-2010, 09:47 PM

Correct! Your turn, cap'n.

Solecismic · 03-21-2010, 11:04 PM

sterlingice · 03-21-2010, 11:14 PM

Fun sounding game. I have no idea on this one, tho. Kindof looks like a university. I dunno, St Mary's College?

SI

MJ4H · 03-22-2010, 08:17 AM

A University looks like an ok guess. There's a baseball field at the bottom, which tells me it is likely American. Don't see anything else obviously identifiable. A football stadium might be out of the shot.

Anything else we can pick up from the pic?

wade moore · 03-22-2010, 08:33 AM

Well, it's Jim, so my guess would be the University of Michigan.

wade moore · 03-22-2010, 08:37 AM

based on my google mapping, i think i'm wrong.

spleen1015 · 03-22-2010, 09:25 AM

Notre Dame

DaddyTorgo · 03-22-2010, 09:27 AM

there's a golf course (upper right)

sterlingice · 03-22-2010, 09:43 AM

I think the monument or whatever with the funky sidewalks in the lower center has to be a decent clue, right? Tho, I'm not entirely sure what it is.

SI

bhlloy · 03-22-2010, 09:54 AM

Am I going nuts or is there something written in the trees in the bottom center of the photo? Clue?

DaddyTorgo · 03-22-2010, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by bhlloy

Am I going nuts or is there something written in the trees in the bottom center of the photo? Clue?

it says "USDA Farm Service Agency"

DaddyTorgo · 03-22-2010, 10:02 AM

plenty of swimming pools...so warmer-weather climate

Mustang · 03-22-2010, 10:43 AM

Looked at all the places Jim has been associated with in the past (Durham, U of MI, Brighton). Nothing matches... Tried seeing if there was a campus with alot of light blue buildings, but was coming up empty.

That water looks really blue though so, can't be the East Coast.

Ronnie Dobbs2 · 03-22-2010, 10:47 AM

Golf course nearby. University in Florida/South?

QuikSand · 03-22-2010, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by sterlingice

St Mary's College?

I liked this idea... checked UNI, but no go there.

digamma · 03-22-2010, 10:59 AM

West Point

QuikSand · 03-22-2010, 11:07 AM

ooh, excellent guess given the river

Ronnie Dobbs2 · 03-22-2010, 11:07 AM

I'm not seeing West Point, plus the Hudson in google maps seems covered in algae.

QuikSand · 03-22-2010, 11:10 AM

well, this river seems to be covered in a purple watch plaid, at least on my screen...

JPhillips · 03-22-2010, 11:14 AM

It's not West Point, but I had to check to make sure. The rail line on the opposite side of the river would be right.

KWhit · 03-22-2010, 11:17 AM

I don't think it's West Point. I checked in Google Maps, and I couldn't find an image that looked like that.

Ronnie Dobbs2 · 03-22-2010, 11:18 AM

Not Cornell either from what I can see.

QuikSand · 03-22-2010, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Ronnie Dobbs2

Not Cornell either from what I can see.

Did you check for bodies in the gorges to be sure?

sooner333 · 03-22-2010, 11:29 AM

It's Dartmouth. I don't know how I got that on my first guess. Figured it had to be small with the lame looking athletic facilities.

KWhit · 03-22-2010, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by sooner333

It's Dartmouth. I don't know how I got that on my first guess. Figured it had to be small with the lame looking athletic facilities.

Yep. You're right.

sooner333 · 03-22-2010, 11:37 AM

KWhit · 03-22-2010, 11:38 AM

The Book Depository in Dallas?

JeeberD · 03-22-2010, 11:43 AM

Yup. Dealey Plaza...

Ronnie Dobbs2 · 03-22-2010, 11:43 AM

KWhit's got it, it's Dealey Plaza.

Mustang · 03-22-2010, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by KWhit

The Book Depository in Dallas?

You're good...

sooner333 · 03-22-2010, 11:44 AM

Yep, Dealey Plaza. Although, the Book Depository is in the picture, so can't argue that one.

KWhit · 03-22-2010, 11:50 AM

KWhit · 03-22-2010, 11:52 AM

Probably too easy, but what the heck.

spleen1015 · 03-22-2010, 11:53 AM

Augusta

KWhit · 03-22-2010, 11:58 AM

Yep. Augusta National Golf Club. Home of the Masters.

03-21-2010, 08:54 PM	#5
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03-21-2010, 09:47 PM	#16
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03-21-2010, 11:14 PM	#18
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Fun sounding game. I have no idea on this one, tho. Kindof looks like a university. I dunno, St Mary's College? SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!" Last edited by sterlingice : 03-21-2010 at 11:14 PM.

03-21-2010, 08:26 PM	#2
tarcone Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pacific	Camp David

03-21-2010, 08:51 PM	#4
MikeVic Head Coach Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hometown of Canada	Can we ask questions? Is it MJ4H's house?

03-21-2010, 09:03 PM	#11
Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	Graceland or Shenendoa?

03-21-2010, 09:24 PM	#13
Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	someone else post a picture, to lazy to figure out how to d oit

03-21-2010, 09:45 PM	#15
Solecismic Solecismic Software Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Canton, OH	That reminds me, I need to watch Pacific On Demand later. (Pearl Harbor, HI)

03-21-2010, 11:04 PM	#17
Solecismic Solecismic Software Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Canton, OH

03-22-2010, 08:17 AM	#19
MJ4H Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hog Country	A University looks like an ok guess. There's a baseball field at the bottom, which tells me it is likely American. Don't see anything else obviously identifiable. A football stadium might be out of the shot. Anything else we can pick up from the pic? __________________ My YouTube channel My Twitch channel My Sharona

03-22-2010, 09:25 AM	#22
spleen1015 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003	Notre Dame __________________ Why choose failure when success is an option?

03-22-2010, 09:27 AM	#23
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	there's a golf course (upper right) __________________ If I've ever helped you and you'd like to buy me a coffee, or just to say thanks, I have my Bitcoin and Ethereum addressed listed below :) BTC: bc1qykhsfyn9vw4ntqfgr0svj4n9tjdgufryh2pxn5 ETH: 0x2AcdC5cd88EA537063553F5b240073bE067BaCa9

03-22-2010, 09:43 AM	#24
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	I think the monument or whatever with the funky sidewalks in the lower center has to be a decent clue, right? Tho, I'm not entirely sure what it is. SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

03-22-2010, 09:54 AM	#25
bhlloy Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003	Am I going nuts or is there something written in the trees in the bottom center of the photo? Clue?

03-22-2010, 10:02 AM	#27
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	plenty of swimming pools...so warmer-weather climate __________________ If I've ever helped you and you'd like to buy me a coffee, or just to say thanks, I have my Bitcoin and Ethereum addressed listed below :) BTC: bc1qykhsfyn9vw4ntqfgr0svj4n9tjdgufryh2pxn5 ETH: 0x2AcdC5cd88EA537063553F5b240073bE067BaCa9

03-22-2010, 10:43 AM	#28
Mustang Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Wisconsin	Looked at all the places Jim has been associated with in the past (Durham, U of MI, Brighton). Nothing matches... Tried seeing if there was a campus with alot of light blue buildings, but was coming up empty. That water looks really blue though so, can't be the East Coast. __________________ You, you will regret what you have done this day. I will make you regret ever being born. Your going to wish you never left your mothers womb, where it was warm and safe... and wet. i am going to show you pain you never knew existed, you are going to see a whole new spectrum of pain, like a Rainboooow. But! This rainbow is not just like any other rainbow, its...

03-22-2010, 10:47 AM	#29
Ronnie Dobbs2 Pro Rookie Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Bahston Mass	Golf course nearby. University in Florida/South? __________________ There's no I in Teamocil, at least not where you'd think

03-22-2010, 10:59 AM	#31
digamma Torchbearer Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: On Lake Harriet	West Point

03-22-2010, 11:07 AM	#32
QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	ooh, excellent guess given the river

03-22-2010, 11:10 AM	#34
QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	well, this river seems to be covered in a purple watch plaid, at least on my screen...

03-22-2010, 11:14 AM	#35
JPhillips General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Newburgh, NY	It's not West Point, but I had to check to make sure. The rail line on the opposite side of the river would be right. __________________ To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way he or she is, right here and now.. - Mr. Rogers

03-22-2010, 11:17 AM	#36
KWhit Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Conyers GA	I don't think it's West Point. I checked in Google Maps, and I couldn't find an image that looked like that.

03-22-2010, 11:18 AM	#37
Ronnie Dobbs2 Pro Rookie Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Bahston Mass	Not Cornell either from what I can see. __________________ There's no I in Teamocil, at least not where you'd think

03-22-2010, 11:29 AM	#39
sooner333 College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Norman, OK	It's Dartmouth. I don't know how I got that on my first guess. Figured it had to be small with the lame looking athletic facilities.

03-22-2010, 11:37 AM	#41
sooner333 College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Norman, OK

03-22-2010, 11:38 AM	#42
KWhit Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Conyers GA	The Book Depository in Dallas?

03-22-2010, 11:43 AM	#43
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	Yup. Dealey Plaza... __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

03-22-2010, 11:43 AM	#44
Ronnie Dobbs2 Pro Rookie Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Bahston Mass	KWhit's got it, it's Dealey Plaza. __________________ There's no I in Teamocil, at least not where you'd think

03-22-2010, 11:44 AM	#46
sooner333 College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Norman, OK	Yep, Dealey Plaza. Although, the Book Depository is in the picture, so can't argue that one.

03-22-2010, 11:50 AM	#47
KWhit Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Conyers GA

03-22-2010, 11:52 AM	#48
KWhit Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Conyers GA	Probably too easy, but what the heck.

03-22-2010, 11:53 AM	#49
spleen1015 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003	Augusta __________________ Why choose failure when success is an option?

03-22-2010, 11:58 AM	#50
KWhit Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Conyers GA	Yep. Augusta National Golf Club. Home of the Masters.