Google Maps Driving Directions from Detroit to London, UK

This is very funny - Google's Driving Directions from Detroit to London, England (via)



Check this out: Step # 29: Swim across the Atlantic 3462 miles

Federal Way, WA

Folks at Federal Way, Washington (Google Maps View) - Sanjaya Malakar's hometown, must be happy this morning as Sanjaya Malakar makes it to the top 9 of American Idol.
Also check out American Idol Contestants (top 11) on Google Maps.


Some folks are happy and some....one of them continues her hunger strike:

Twitters on Google Maps

Here's my attempt to create a Google Maps Mashup of Twitters. Click on "Refresh Twitter Map" Button on the Map to get the latest twitters.

On this day in 1979 - Accident at Three Mile Island, PA

On this day (March 28th, 1979) a partial core meltdown occurred in the Nuclear Power Plant located at Three Mile Island, PA (more details at Wikipedia).

Here's a 3d view in Google Earth of Three Mile Island (via Google Earth Blog)



Google Maps View of Three Mile Island, PA

This day in 1862 - Battle of Glorieta Pass, New Mexico

On this day (March 28th, 1862) the Confederate States Army's invasion of New Mexico territory was halted by the Union Forces in the "Battle of Glorieta Pass" (more at Wikipedia)

Google Maps View of Glorieta Pass, New Mexico



Google Earth View of Glorieta Pass, New Mexico

On this Day in 1977 - Tenerife Disaster

On March 27th, 1977, 2 Boeing 747 airliners (Pan AM flight 736 and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Flight 4805) collied at Los Rodeos Airport located at Tenerife, Canary Islands , Spain (Google Maps View). This accident claimed 583 lives which is one of the highest number of fatalities in aviation history. (Source: Wikipedia)

Grand Canyon Skywalk

Grand Canyon Skywalk - a horse shoe shaped glass walkway over the Colorado River (at a height of 1200 meters and extends approx 65 feet from the edge of the Canyon) is all set to open to General Public on March 28th.

A look at the location of Grand Canyon Skywalk on Google Maps and Google Earth:

Bloomfield Hills, MI school bans pupils from MySpace

St. Hugo of the Hills Catholic School located in Bloomfield Hills, MI (Google Maps View) has given a ultimatum to students - "Take down your MySpace sites or else don't bother coming to school".

For more on this story check out Detroit News.

Wikipedia: Bloomfield Hills, MI

America's Safest and Unsafest States to live - 2007

Here's Google Maps View of America's Safest and most unsafest states to live in 2007 as compiled by Morgan Quinto and reported by CNN

North Dakota - Safest
Nevada - Most Unsafe

American Idol Contestants on Google Maps

Here's a Google Maps View of American Idol Contestants (Showing Top 11. Also includes video from YouTube)

Million Dollar Homes being rented for $150 a month in Hawaii

Japanese Billionaire Genshiro Kawamoto will be renting his million dollar homes located in exclusive oceanside Kahala Avenue area, Hawaii (Google Maps View) to native Hawaiian families for $150 a month.

Why is he doing this? Quoting him - "because the affluent people can help the least fortunate people." (Source: CNN)

Fortune 100 Mashup mentioned in Information Week

Welcome to readers from Information Week, GoogleMapsMania and ProgrammableWeb.

The Information Week article shows a image of my Google Maps Mashup of Fortune 100 Best Companies to work for in 2006. I have also created a Mashup of Fortune 100 Best Companies to work for in 2007. Links follow:

Related Google Maps Mashups:

Fortune 100 Best Companies (2006)
Fortune 100 Best Companies (2007) (Includes list of Top 25 paying companies)
Top 10 Highest Paid Men
Top 10 Highest Paid Women

Highest paid College Presidents
Most Expensive Colleges
Top 10 Colleges (in various categories:Always Study, Never Study,Party...)
Top Business Schools
Top Medical Schools
Top Engineering Schools
Top High Schools

Happy Independence Day - Tunisia

This day (March 20th) in 1956 Tunisia gains Independence from France. Here's a look at Tunisia on Google Maps.
(more on Tunisia at: Wikipedia, CIA World Fact Book)

Boy Scout missing from Traphill, North Carolina

(UPDATE: CNN is reporting that Michael Auberry has been found and that he is in good condition. CNN further states that Michael Auberry wandered away from his campsite because he planned to hitchhike home since he was homesick)

12 year old Boy Scout Michael Auberry went missing on March 17th, 2007 from Traphill, North Carolina.

Quoting CNN

Michael and his fellow Boy Scouts were camping north of Wilkesboro, along the Blue Ridge Parkway near the Virginia state line.

If you have any information about this child please contact Wilkes County Sheriff's Office (North Carolina) 1-336-651-7501.

Click here for Google Maps view of the location where Michael Auberry went missing.

Leprechaun in Orange County Florida - Drivers Slow Down!

Leprechaun in Orange County, Florida is handing out not GOLD but traffic tickets. He has been sighted in the vicinity of SR 417 and University Blvd (Google Maps View). (more here).

NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Game History on Google Maps

Google Maps view of NCAA Men's Basketball Championship game from 1939 to 2006. I created this mashup last year but have just added the following additional sort features:
Teams which had traveled most miles to win
Teams which had traveled least miles to win
Teams which had traveled least miles to lose

Top 25 Crimes of the Century

Time Magazine has come out with a list of what they they think is the Top 25 Crimes of the Century. Here's a Google Maps View of the Top 25 Crimes.

(ProgrammableWeb has this mashup listed today under "Best New Mashups").
(This mashup mentioned on 03/16/2007 by Mike Pegg at GoogleMapsMania)

America's Best Car Company

Fortune has come out with who they think is America's Best Car Company (mentioned at the end of this post)

No it is not GM (Google Maps View, Headquarters - Detroit,MI)


No it is not FORD (Google Maps View, Headquarters - Dearborn, MI)


No it is not Chrysler (Google Maps View, Headquarters - Auburn Hills, MI)


IT IS TOYOTA (Google Maps View of Toyota Sales Office - Torrance, California)

World Cup Cricket 2007 - Team News RSS Feeds

Here's a Google Maps view (including Google News RSS Feeds) of the countries participating in World Cup Cricket 2007 which starts today March 13th in West Indies.




Related:
Indian Cricket Team for World Cup Cricket 2007 on Google Maps.
Sachin Tendulkar's record breaking test centuries on Google Maps

(More Cricket Mashups listed at GoogleMapsMania)

1993 Mumbai Bombings

Today is the 14th anniversary of Mumbai Bombings. On March 12th, 1993 a series of 15 bomb explosions took place in Mumbai, India. The targets were Hotels, Banks, Office Buildings. About 257 people perished with over 1400 injured.

Google Maps view of the 1993 Mumbai Bombings (denoted by red markers) (via LastingNews)

Today in History - Mahatma Gandhi's Salt March

On March 12th 1930 Mahatma Gandhi along with 78 other men started his 23 day (240 miles) Salt March on foot from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi, Gujarat. This march was an act of protest against the Salt Tax imposed by Britain on Colonial, India.

Google Maps View of Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmadabad, India


Google Maps view of Dandi, Gujarat

101 year woman mugged for $33

Police in New York are searching for a man who mugged a 101 year old woman for $33 at 172-90 Highland Avenue, Queens, NY (Google Maps View).

Video of the incident.

(Source New York Post)

Newborn abducted from a hospital in Lubbock, Texas

A 3 day old girl was abducted from Covenant Lakeside hospital (Google Maps View) in Lubbock Texas by a woman posing as a nurse.








Quoting CNN:

Officers are hunting a 5-foot-3-inch woman seen on security cameras in pink scrubs with purple and blue flowers.

The African-American infant, Mychael Darthard-Dawodu, has jaundice and weighs about 6 pounds, according to the Amber Alert issued by Lubbock Police Department.

Anyone with information about the kidnapping is asked to call the Lubbock Police Department at 806-775-2788, 806-775-2816 or 806-741-1000.

Hong Kong Native elected to Political Office in Northern Ireland - A first

Chinese Media reports that Anna Lo a Hong Kong native became the first Chinese person elected to a political office in Europe. She finished 3rd in the South Belfast Constituency, Ireland.

Quoting AP:

Lo was one of seven people elected to the 108-member Northern Ireland Assembly from the Alliance Party, which seeks to draw support from all sides of the community.

SUV Joyride thru a mall in Augusta, Georgia

Someone decided to go on a joyride in his SUV thru "Augusta Mall" in Augusta, Georgia. The driver is in jail tonight charged with several serious crimes, including DUI.

(see the video of the joyride). (Click here for more on the story).

Google Maps view of Augusta Mall, Augusta, Georgia.

Best Cities for taking a stroll (US)

Madison, Wisconsin tops Prevention Magazine's list of top cities for taking a stroll.
Here's the view of the Best Cities for Walking on Google Maps.

Best Beaches for Shells in North America

Here's a look at Best (top 10) beaches for Shells in North America on Google Maps and Google Earth

(Source: CNN)

Bronx Fire kills 8 kids and a adult

CNN is reporting:

Eight children and an adult died and several others were injured in a house fire that authorities are calling one of New York's deadliest blazes in recent memory.

(Google Maps View of the Location)

Today in History - March 8th

New York Stock Exchange was established on March 8th, 1817. (Google Maps View of New York Stock Exchange).





Charles De Gaulle Airport opens in Paris, France on March 8th, 1974. Google Maps View of Charles De Gaulle Airport.

Ghana - Happy 50th Birthday

Ghana a country in West Africa celebrated its 50th year of independence from Britain on March 6th, 2007 (more at BBC). (Google Maps View of Accra, Ghana).

Indonesian Airliner crashes on Landing

Garuda Airlines an Indonesian Airliner crashed upon landing at Yogyakarta (located on island of Java - Google Maps View) on a flight from Jakarta, Indonesia.

BBC Reports:

The Boeing 737-400, owned by state airline Garuda, was said to be carrying 140 people. Officials say 93 survivors have so far been accounted for.

The plane was carrying Indonesian public figures and Australian government officials and journalists on their way to a meeting with the Australian foreign minister who is visiting Indonesia this week.

Cruise Missile over UTAH on Google Maps or is it?

Take a look a the adjacent image. At first glance it looks like a cruise missile somewhere over South Central UTAH. But on closer look you can see the shadow of wings of a commercial airliner. (View in Google Maps) (View in Google Earth)

(via GoogleEarth Blog)

Find the nearest EPA Superfund site

If you ever wanted to know where the nearest EPA Superfund site is located then check out this cool Google Maps Mashup. Key in your location information and then this mashup will show you the 5 closest EPA Superfund sites. (via GoogleMapsMania)

Umaid Bhavan Palace - Jodhpur, India

Liz Hurley and Arun Nayar arrived in India today to kick off the Indian Leg of their wedding to take place at Umaid Bhavan Palace, Jodhpur, India.

Here's a Google Maps view of Umaid Bhavan Palace with smoke signal coming out from atop the Palace announcing Liz and Arun's Wedding (this created using MAPMSG tool).

Google Maps for sending smoke signal message

Check this cool Google Maps Mashup created by folks at MAPMSG (via GoogleMapsMania)

Select a location of your choice from around the world, then type in your message. The letters from your message will start appearing in the form of smoke from the tip of the location you choose.

Google Maps with Circular Markers

I just noticed this. Maybe it has been there for a while and my searches on Google Maps had never returned results marked with circular markers.

On Google Maps if you see results returned which are marked off with circular markers it means that the "Placement on the map is approximate". Take a look at this search for Best Buy in the Atlanta area.