r/GoogleEarthFinds Mar 06 '25

Desert Drifter / Andrew Cross has passed away.

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gofundme.com
452 Upvotes

r/GoogleEarthFinds Jan 28 '26

Official Google Earth Finds Discord Server

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r/GoogleEarthFinds 2h ago

Coordinates ✅ Rotate this spot in Argentina and a skull appears

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47 Upvotes

Found this in Bañado La Estrella, a huge wetland in Formosa, northern Argentina.

The area is known for its flooded “ghost forests” and local stories tied to the urutaú, a bird with an eerie call that sounds almost like someone crying.

Then I rotated the satellite view and noticed this shape.

Two dark “eye sockets”, something like a nose, and a pretty clear skull-like outline.

Probably just pareidolia… but it fits the place a little too well.

📍 23.944250, -60.960905

Rotate the image and see if you spot it too.


r/GoogleEarthFinds 6h ago

Coordinates ✅ Concete ships as wake break.

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88 Upvotes

Google Earth

5275+JF Cape Charles, Virginia


r/GoogleEarthFinds 6h ago

Coordinates ✅ Found what appears to be a dam very far away from any large group of people. Just looking for extra info.

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19 Upvotes

26°12'51.94"N 61°41'49.73"E


r/GoogleEarthFinds 13h ago

Coordinates ✅ Louisburg, Kansas

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51 Upvotes

r/GoogleEarthFinds 7h ago

Coordinates ✅ Boat wreck?

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15 Upvotes

It wasn't there before 2014 it looks old but thats probs just rust from water lmk

6°53'28.60"N 134°07'19.71"E


r/GoogleEarthFinds 5h ago

Coordinates ✅ Erased spots in towns (Russia)

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6 Upvotes

I’ve found a bunch of erased spots only in Russia wond if anyone knows what these are Apple Maps btw


r/GoogleEarthFinds 3h ago

Coordinates ✅ What are these ponds north of SMF airport in Sacramento, California?

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4 Upvotes

38.7759831, -121.5646075

https://maps.app.goo.gl/yug5Cfu5xrooi9KJ7?g_st=ac

I saw these while flying into the airport this morning and was wondering what they are.


r/GoogleEarthFinds 18h ago

Coordinates ✅ Hirakud Dam in Odisha, India

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59 Upvotes

21°31'35.66"N 83°51'55.33"E

Hirakud Dam, Odisha 768016, India

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hirakud_Dam


r/GoogleEarthFinds 6h ago

Coordinates ✅ Abandoned Children Asylum

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5 Upvotes

38.13120453,-79.04492437,442.46281496

Google Earth


r/GoogleEarthFinds 17m ago

The Green Light of The Gatsby

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It is well known that the Swope estate inspired Gatsby's wild parties. In reality, Herbert Bayard Swope hosted regular weekly parties, and due to his profession, his home was swarmed by industry insiders, members of the press, athletes, entertainers, and actresses who arrived without any invitation. The estate sits in a location that commands a panoramic view of Manhasset Bay. The distance to the opposite shore, Manor Haven, is less than two kilometers. Therefore, while a small light on a private dock across the water might be visible depending on weather conditions, a light that shines continuously and reliably in green would have to be a harbor guide light or a channel marker placed at a certain height. Such lights are publicly managed. Furthermore, they always come in pairs with a red light. Since maritime traffic generally keeps to the right, ships pass to the right of the green light when entering the harbor, and to the right of the red light when leaving. This means that while a red light must have been visible alongside the green one, Daisy's house (or its general direction) lay just beyond that green light. Of course, putting up a private green bulb on a personal dock without authorization is illegal. Even in the 1920s, it was a misdemeanor punishable by a short prison sentence and a fine. If it were found to have caused a shipwreck, it would result in severe punishment in a maritime court. In short, the harbor light is not the glow of Daisy and Gatsby's pure love. It is a public light explicitly installed to be seen—and capable of being seen—by anyone.


r/GoogleEarthFinds 1d ago

Coordinates ✅ Strange formation in Brazil

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330 Upvotes

coordinates: -2.290370,-66.922988

Also, there is this strange black hole. Prob just a bug.


r/GoogleEarthFinds 16h ago

Coordinates ✅ Unknown Abandoned Monument in Barcelona, Venezuela

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22 Upvotes

Coordinates: 10.17026141343483, -64.69376797597124

It doesn't have an Google Maps place.

It doesn't have an Apple Maps place.

It doesn't have an OpenStreetMaps place.

It doesn't have an Wikimapia place.

Looking at it in Google Earth reveals it's been there decades, showing up in the earliest snapshot (2003).

Does anybody know the name to this place?


r/GoogleEarthFinds 22h ago

Coordinates ✅ Odd structure in the middle of the Nevada desert

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38 Upvotes

38°01'47.52"N 115°26'31.66"W


r/GoogleEarthFinds 1h ago

The Great Gatsby

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The area where the Fitzgeralds lived for two years served as the setting for the story of *The Great Gatsby*. It is an established, upscale residential neighborhood situated on a hill (23 meters above sea level)—developed starting in 1911—located just a few hundred meters' walk from the Great Neck station on the Long Island Rail Road. However, one cannot see Manor Haven from this location. While the windows facing Gateway Drive—which runs east-to-west in front of the house—are oriented slightly toward the north, the attic room above the garage, where Fitzgerald actually did his writing, has a window facing only to the west. Currently, the property is used as both the headquarters and residence of a local carpentry firm; they offer a $500 discount if you book renovation work online. A local guide has noted on Google Maps that it is private property and should not be approached. Although the main house retains much of its original appearance, the front yard—while suitable for home parties or garage sales—is clearly that of an ordinary two-story private home, hardly the sort of place where one could host a wild, large-scale revelry. Interior photos from when the house was listed for sale show a living room and a dining room of similar size—spaces capable of accommodating a party of perhaps fifteen people at most.


r/GoogleEarthFinds 21h ago

Coordinates ✅ Big forest with grids ,Timișoara Romania

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17 Upvotes

45°47'30.5"N 21°16'02.6"E


r/GoogleEarthFinds 1d ago

Coordinates ✅ Mysterious Blurry "Pyramid" in the Amazon

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67 Upvotes

3°34'51.7"S 66°58'28.4"W

Naturally, an area that hasn't been captured well, right beside a clearly captured part of the Amazon rainforest. Probably just a rock formation, but one can dream.


r/GoogleEarthFinds 1d ago

Coordinates ✅ Tyra T-rex in Alberta, Canada

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158 Upvotes

r/GoogleEarthFinds 56m ago

Myrtle Drive

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The western end of Gateway Drive connects to Myrtle Drive. "Myrtle" refers to a shrub in the Myrtaceae family—specifically, the common myrtle (*Myrtus communis*). From spring through summer, it produces numerous small white flowers that emit a fragrance reminiscent of eucalyptus. Its fruit is edible and primarily used to season meat. Native to the Mediterranean coast, the plant was imported in the 1920s, a time when land developers favored it for use as a street tree; this was also the era when "Myrtle" was popular as a female given name. Today, however, it has become a rare name, borne by only one in 20,000 people. While heat-tolerant, the plant is somewhat sensitive to cold, which explains why the name is most famously associated with Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and Myrtle, California—both upscale resort destinations. Since developers frequently chose this name for roadways, streets named "Myrtle Drive" can be found throughout the United States.


r/GoogleEarthFinds 1d ago

Coordinates ✅ Helipad/base in Northeastern Russia

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9 Upvotes

67°24'10.12"N 74°07'35.32"E

Strange helipad found deep in Northeastern Russia. Any idea what this is used for?


r/GoogleEarthFinds 2d ago

Coordinates ✅ There’s a 1-km-long guitar hidden in the middle of Argentina — and it’s made entirely of trees

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1.4k Upvotes

https://maps.app.goo.gl/mmHhj7S5kY1RUmj1A?g_st=ac

In rural Córdoba, Argentina, there’s a giant guitar made from more than 7,000 trees.

It was planted by farmer Pedro Martín Ureta and his children, starting in 1979, as a tribute to his late wife, who had dreamed of creating it.

From the ground, you can barely understand what you’re looking at.

From above, it’s unmistakable.

The guitar is about 1 kilometer long, with cypress trees forming the body and eucalyptus trees forming the strings.

And the best part: you can still see it on Google Maps.

-33.867570,-63.988276

Search for “Guitar Forest, Córdoba, Argentina” or look near General Levalle.

It’s one of those places that sounds made up until you open satellite view and see it for yourself.


r/GoogleEarthFinds 1d ago

Coordinates ✅ Another Plane

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7 Upvotes

10.5248780, 76.3435385


r/GoogleEarthFinds 1d ago

Coordinates ✅ Unexpected plane

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45 Upvotes

I don't really understand what it's doing here? I suppose it went by at the moment the picture was take by the satellite and nobody noticed/cared to erase it? It has a hell of a vibe though I kinda like it!
49°51'19.6"N 2°49'33.5"E
edit: typo