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Upcoming contest #900 – an update

Thanks to all who have submitted locations! Paul and I have decided to run a series rather than one post with 15 to 20 locations.

Where On Google Earth has been around for close to 17 years since Contest #1 back on February 12, 2008. Players from many countries have travelled the world on a weekly basis, and for upcoming Contest #900, we would like to offer up a series full of locations close to your various homes.

Comment on this post to send us a hint and location near you – we don’t want difficult ones, but ones that show players where others live. Over the past ten years, Paul and I have had the opportunity to reach out to some and got to know a few of you via email. It’s been a delight to act as hosts.

Points as usual, with a twist:
– 2 for correct responses before the hint
– 1 for correct responses after the hint
– a bonus point if you can guess who submitted the location

7 Replies to “Upcoming contest #900 – an update”

  1. Awesome idea 🙂

    Mine is this:
    54°54’50″N 1°35’22″W
    54.91413685070111, -1.589486816926794
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_of_the_North

    Which is the Angel of The North, a 66ft tall public art sculpture by Anthony Gormley, and a really iconic landmark for the North East of England It’s also where I proposed to my fiancee. My house is approx 1/2 a mile to the South of it.

    Hint would be: “Known colloquially as ‘the rusty fairy’ with a wingspan of 66ft.”

    cheers, and thanks a lot for keeping this running for so long

  2. SETHANI GHAT, Narmdapuram, M.P, India
    One of the biggest bathing ghats in central India.

    Easy hint – one the major ghats in central india

    Moderate hint – Namami Devi Narmade

  4. Waldwipfelweg (treetop path) and House on the Head in the Bavarian Forest
    49°00’40.01″ N 12°46’57.14″ E
    Forest park with a treetop walk, animals, an upside down house & a cave with optical illusions
    Once you reach the top of the 52m high platform, you can expect a gigantic view, and not just to the south. Here you can even get a panoramic view of the Bavarian Forest

    HINT: It is up to 52 meters high and up to 26 meters wide in diameter

  5. Baumwipfelpfad (treetop path) in the National Park Bavarian Forest
    48°53’25.18″ N 13°29’10.73″ E
    The Bavarian Forest Treetop Walk is a 1,300 meter long treetop walk in the municipality of Neuschönau in the Bavarian Forest National Park
    A special attraction is the 44 meter high observation tower called the tree tower in the shape of an egg. The way up is via a 520 meter high ramp.
    The path is designed to be barrier-free and only has a maximum gradient of 6%. The observation tower is also barrier-free up to 40 meters; only the last 4 meters have to be climbed from a platform via stairs

    HINT: An egg with a height of 25 m

  6. AIRBUS Defence & Space Manching
    Military Airport
    System Support Center for Eurofighter
    48°42’50.98″ N 11°32’03.71″ E

    The Airbus Defense and Space competence center for military flight systems is located in Manching. The site houses the Eurofighter program, including final assembly, system testing and flight testing for the Bundeswehr. In addition, all other aircraft in use for the Air Force and Navy as well as those in the NATO AWACS fleet are maintained and system-technically supported in Manching
    Approximately 5,000 employees and over 180 trainees and dual students work at the Manching military aviation center, the largest Airbus Defense and Space location in the world

    HINT : all aircraft in use for the Air Force and Navy as well as those in the NATO AWACS fleet are maintained and system-technically supported here

  7. Dinosaur Park Altmühltal
    48°57’09.48″ N 11°28’08.66″ E

    An exciting journey through the geological eras – from the Cretaceous to the New Era – and passes through four hundred million years of evolutionary history

    HINT: back to the Cretaceous period

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