Google Earth. Great idea and wonderful program. An interactive satellite display of the entire planet. I've been playing with it for a month, since Emily put it on her laptop. I thought it was just a toy until I discovered the "ruler" feature, which lets you measure distances between points you click on the map, in either miles or kilometers. In many ways, this is easier than a GPS, because I wouldn't be drifting down the stream trying to take a reading.I've been enjoying looking at old places I used to row and figuring out just how far those distances really were. Was the "Norwich row" really seven miles? How about from I-275 to the boathouse in Cincinnati? What's the distance from bridge to bridge in Pittsburgh? How far away is Sandcastle? It's all there. Cool.
The depressing part has been realizing how short those distances are. Sure, some are really 4 miles, but some rows I swore were 20 were closer to 12. Pitt kids, look up Camp Bob. Some of those days may not be as terrible as you think. It could be worse: we could be out on the main lake!
Anyone want to suggest some rows now that you can see the distance?
Categories: Rowing, Misc
4 comments:
How far is it to Sandcastle and back?
It's actually a very cool tool. And believe it or not, I use it to weed out the scams on some of our e-commerce stores. You want me to deliver it where? Google Earth says it doesnt exist :)
Google Earth is pretty neat, but I've found that it slows up my already slow computer. Google also has a pedometer that's linked to their map for runners; I've been using it for both my runs and on water workouts this summer. You can find it here if you're interested in checking it out.
I think your blog is just as random as mines, and I like it. Hey, at least I'm not the only one with a wondering mind ;-)
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