kingbunky 3 #1 May 31, 2007 i was surfing around in google earth and found the attached place in florida. any ideas? looks like a military installation of some sort. anybody find anything else weird?"Hang on a sec, the young'uns are throwin' beer cans at a golf cart." MB4252 TDS699 killing threads since 2001 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livendive 8 #2 May 31, 2007 .kmz no worky, google earth cannot read. Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 35 #3 May 31, 2007 How about a link to the webpage instead?"Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kingbunky 3 #4 May 31, 2007 it didn't work for me either, unless i saved it to my computer first. anywho, here's the link."Hang on a sec, the young'uns are throwin' beer cans at a golf cart." MB4252 TDS699 killing threads since 2001 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dan_iv 0 #5 May 31, 2007 if you zoom into the link image it is called "Pine Castle Bombing Range". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BIGUN 1,483 #6 May 31, 2007 .kmz workie fine... Need to save as... get prompt for new version of Google Earth and presto. It's a part of the National Guard base just south of Stark.Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kingbunky 3 #7 May 31, 2007 doh! funny google earth didn't say that. maybe it does. i need more coffee this morning."Hang on a sec, the young'uns are throwin' beer cans at a golf cart." MB4252 TDS699 killing threads since 2001 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IanHarrop 42 #8 May 31, 2007 Looks like the Pine Castle Bombing Range http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=lat%3D29.1155921794,+lon%3D-81.7155541211&ie=UTF8&ll=29.116775,-81.674767&spn=0.32933,0.55069&z=11&om=1"Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livendive 8 #9 May 31, 2007 Quote if you zoom into the link image it is called "Pine Castle Bombing Range". I like the fake airplanes. Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 35 #10 May 31, 2007 I did some panning around, including a look at the Zhills and Lake Wales airports... They need new satellite photos... at least for Lake Wales. Those from before 2005's destructive hurricane season."Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #11 May 31, 2007 Compare with http://www.fas.org/irp/imint/cuba.htm and I think you'll understand what the area is supposed to represent. For instance, the 6 pointed star formation like the one at the western side of the "base" would represent a missle site.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GogglesnTeeth 6 #12 May 31, 2007 here is what i got from that kmz file looks like someone was having a lot of fun with some vacant land if you ask me... Or a Florida version of crop circles......Goggles and Teeth "You fall like a greased safe!!!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #13 May 31, 2007 Well, y'all need to zoom in a bit and learn how to interpret satellite photos! It's definately a bombing range set up like an airport with a SAM site (or possibly MRBM site) sitting next to it.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kingbunky 3 #14 May 31, 2007 that makes sense. it looked like something that was trying ot look like something. the planes looked odd, and i thought the other bit looked like missle silos, but the trees threw me off. thanks all! i can go back to being curious about other things, secure in the knowledge that no matter what the question, someone here has the answer. "Hang on a sec, the young'uns are throwin' beer cans at a golf cart." MB4252 TDS699 killing threads since 2001 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Glitch 0 #15 May 31, 2007 Starke is way north... you might be thinking of Camp Blanding (20th SFG?). There used to be a dz at the airport just S of there... Keystone Airsports, run by J. Davis way back when, which is where my nappy ass first got blown off the strut of his 182. I distinctly remember thinking 'what the hell am I doing hanging on the outside of an airplane at 3500'???' as the jumpmaster was repeatedly yelling 'GO!'. Randomly f'n thingies up since before I was born... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BIGUN 1,483 #16 May 31, 2007 Yeah, I probably said that wrong. Camp Blanding is the main NG base, but they do some training at Pine Castle. It's not some top secret area 51 type facility or sumpin.Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tkhayes 348 #17 May 31, 2007 On the Jacksonville Sectional, it is a prohibited flight area, R-2910, probably a military installation, and definitely off limits on the charts up to 23000' Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyinDawg 0 #18 June 1, 2007 It look like bombing training for Air Force or something.Flyin' Dawg or SkyDog "To understand is to forgive, even oneself." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
longtall 0 #19 June 1, 2007 Yep; bombing range. You got your vectors and angles and lines and targets and stuff............J........" 90 right, five miles then cut."---Pukin Buzzards Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dorbie 0 #20 June 1, 2007 Worked for me. I'd say bombing range too, there's lots of targets in reveted positions / behind berms and classic SAM layouts, fake target aircraft and quite a few impact craters on the berms in one area. I turn on the Geographic Web database layer and notice a photo of warning signs in Google Earth taken in that area that say "Laser Range in Use" and "Danger Unexploded Bombs". Finally info icons in the "Google Earth Community Foruns -> Military" layer tells me that this is the Pinecastle Electronic Warfare Range used by the U.S. Navy, in Ocala National Forrest and some labels even indicate what the sub regions in the database are. For example the craters are all in the "Live Impact Area" Armed with this you can find some ground views of spring-cleaning in the same area: http://www.jaxairnews.com/stories/032306/mil_range001.shtml P.S. http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showthreaded.php?Number=403723&page=0 For all things weird and wonderful, the place to find them easiest is the google earth community forums. The quality of information is mixed tough. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matthewcline 0 #21 June 1, 2007 It says right on the link as you pan in "Bombing Range", I wouldn't go hunting there. MattAn Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dorbie 0 #22 June 2, 2007 QuoteIt says right on the link as you pan in "Bombing Range", I wouldn't go hunting there. Matt That is because you happened to have a data layer enabled with that icon on in it. probably a placemark in one of the community layers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #23 June 2, 2007 I always thought this was a kewl place to look at from the air...http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Nevada+Test+Site&sll=37.177843,-116.045773&sspn=0.008121,0.014291&ie=UTF8&ll=37.176458,-116.045752&spn=0.016242,0.028582&t=h&z=15&om=1 They kind of made a mess out of the place. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #24 June 2, 2007 Yeah, the big crater there is 1/4 mile in diameter and about 300 feet deep.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyinDawg 0 #25 June 3, 2007 QuoteYeah, the big crater there is 1/4 mile in diameter and about 300 feet deep. That's tested with atomic bomb?Flyin' Dawg or SkyDog "To understand is to forgive, even oneself." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
