NAME THESE CITIES!
Hey folks! A new twist on the “Name That…” game we played previously on this blog! This one might be a little more difficult, so I’ll include hints.
I’m a big fan of Google maps. I keep a link to their site on my browser’s toolbar, and if I’m watching a documentary or the latest news about some far flung place on the globe, within a few clicks and scrolls, I can get a bird’s eye view of the place they are talking about.
You might know that the satellite imagery via the web has been available for more than a decade, but did you know that Yahoo and MapQuest (pre-Google) both pulled their satellite imagery in the aftermath of 9/11/2011? I guess they thought it might be too useful to terrorists. Whoever “they” are.
So here’s the game: NAME THESE CITIES! What are these cities? For my international friends, 3 of these 5 cities are in the USA, but that leaves two overseas.
See, I got this idea while watching a football game being played in the city you see below (there’s your first hint). The game was a blowout, so my mind was wandering.
Here is city #2. From this angle, I don’t think you can make out the famous hills on which it was founded.
In city #3, you can see an airport right there in the middle of the harbor. Twenty-five years ago, I was on a plane landing at that airport. It was pretty amazing.
I’ve also visited city #4 here. Never have I been to a place that was more rigidly laid out on a grid, all centered on a famous place in the middle of town.
I visited city #5 when I was just a little kid, but I feel like I know it well because a fictitious version of this town was the site of a GTA video game.
Okay, there’s your challenge! Name these cities!
1. Minneapolis
2. Rome
3
4 Los Angeles
5 Miami
ummmm….well it all looks the same to me… 🙁 is one of them #5 Toronto CA?.. *takes “d”grade and leaves blog* 😳
In spite of the hints. I have no clue. None.
I know the last one is defiantly Florida ❗
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Too easy. I have jQuery (javascript version) for google maps. I found every one of these inside 2 minutes. Took longer to copy each satimage from your blog. I won’t spoil yer fun. Good game though.
Well, these “name that” blogs are fun even if I am often bad at them. Working on one now. “What did this dog eat before he threw up”. I figure it will be a big hit. 😉