35 Secret Places Found On Google Earth With Coordinates To Show Your Friends
One of the simplest wonders of our time is also the most fascinating - free access to satellite imagery. Everyone with an internet connection can explore the entire surface area of the planet earth courtesy of Google Maps, even if the GPS functionality can get a bit spotty.
Dead Body on a Dock
Google Maps Coordinates:52.376556, 5.198306
This grisly scene indicates that somebody in Almere Stad, the Netherlands had a very bad day. The apparently cursed Beatrixpark dock once held an image of someone carrying a corpse to throw into the lake. Now, you can look at the infamous dock and see what appears to be a corpse and a mysterious red marking.
Pentagram in Kazakhstan
Google Maps Coordinates:52.479750, 62.185667
This ominous site in Kazakhstan named 'Ksi's Ritual' (not to be confused with the rapper KSI) indicates a massive pentagram drawn into the dirt. How did it get there, and what dark forces might be behind it? A google search reveals endless pages of Russian writing on the site, but precious few answers.
Big Red Lips in the Desert
Google Maps Coordinates:12.370367, 23.322272
In Arawala, Sudan, a pair of lips in the hills form this eternal frown that deserves a pair of rolling eyes to match. It almost seems like a loving, but also a fed-up god who's had it up to here with their children.
White Desert Lines
Google Maps Coordinates:40.452107, 93.742118
Outside Dunhuang, Jiuquan, Gansu, China, you can find this collection of white lines in the desert. They start just as abruptly as they begin, and the ends fit almost perfectly inside of a square you might imagine around them. Time has worn away at the lines; but if you can use a program to restore the gaps, who knows what sort of meaning you might find in this imagery?
Iraq's Bloody Lake
Google Maps Coordinates:33.396133, 44.488064
The Lago Vermelho of Baghdad, Iraq periodically turns a mysterious, deep shade of blood-red. Is it the work of some massive human sacrifice or demonic forces at play? Scientists say it was a species of algae, but I'm sticking to my 'demonic forces' theory.
A Face in the Clay
Google Maps Coordinates:50.010489, -110.116906
In the Cypress County oilfields of Canada, you can see what appears to be a side profile of a massive clay face. In particular, it resembles a First Nations warrior in a headdress. He's known as the Guardian of the Badlands, and one has to wonder if his existence is really only coincidence.
Secret Swastika
Google Maps Coordinates:32.676128, -117.157685
This unfortunate Navy office supposedly had nothing but practicality in mind when it was designed; however, an aerial view implies that the designers had much more in mind. The set of office buildings clearly resemble a swastika, and the Navy is so embarrassed by it that they're working to mask the structure via new construction.
Atlantis Maybe
Google Maps Coordinates:21.124039, -11.397509
The haunting Richat Structure of Mauritania is an extraordinary sight that excites any imagination. The unnaturally perfect circular lines, the bright-colored rock formations and the decrepit ruins of some long-lost civilization ask questions that might never find an answer.
Desert Breath Pattern
Google Maps Coordinates:27.380421, 33.632085
This mysterious pattern in the Egyptian desert stands astride a major coastal road, but no one has any idea where it's come from. The spiral pattern seems too perfect to be an accident, but that's the only certain thing about it.
Guitar-Shaped Forest
Google Maps Coordinates:-33.867606, -63.986765
The Guitar Forest of Cordoba, Argentina is one of the most charming sights you can see on Google Maps. It uses a mixture of different types of trees with purple or green canopies and looks more like a painting than a forest.
Jesus Loves You
Google Maps Coordinates:43.645225, -115.993064
Some Idahoan good samaritan must've drawn this kind message in the sand outside Boise for those flying over the state. Either that, or it's a divine message - depends on your religion, really.
White Horse
Google Maps Coordinates:51.577718, -1.566620
Outside Dragon Hill and alongside Dragon Road in the United Kingdom, you can see this curious natural(?) formation of white lines in the dirt. They seem to depict a horse, head bowed and running free.
Naked Caveman
Google Maps Coordinates:50.813674, -2.474947
Outside Dorchester in the United Kingdom, an aerial view will show you the Cerne Giant. It's a massive, naked caveman carved into the field, bearing a stick in one hand while the other seems outstretched in a friendly wave. Whoever's responsible for this seems well humored, at the least.
Nevada Circle
Google Maps Coordinates:37.401397, -116.867843
The state of gambling, aliens, atomic bomb testing and gambling aliens is unsurprisingly a hotbed of the supernatural and extraterrestrial. At this intersection of two country roads, you view the Nevada Circle; a curious design inscribed into the earth, one of both meaning and origins unknown.
Strange Demon-like Figure
Google Maps Coordinates:-19.948881, -69.633631
Someone or something spent many hours assembling this uncanny depiction of a strange, demon-like figure in Chile. It's complete with horn-like appendages and an angular body that evokes the famous Nazca lines of Peru. My question is, why does it seem to be smiling at me?
Airplane Home
Google Maps Coordinates:45.408080, -123.007866
Hidden inside a Hillsboro, Oregon forest, you can see a parked jetliner. I don't know about you, but forest clearings are the last place I expect to see a jetliner. This is Airplane Home, a discarded plane that a man turned into a functional home with all the modern amenities that you're to expect from a remote forest abode.
Buffalo Herd
Google Maps Coordinates:-4.289303, 31.396239
One of the simpler sites to appreciate through Google Maps after you've seen demons, satanic imagery and murder scenes is this picturesque herd of buffalo. What's strange about the image is that they seem to exist in a perfectly rectangular clearing.
Giant Triangle
Google Maps Coordinates:33.747252, -112.633853
In the rugged badlands of Arizona, you can see yet another strange natural creation: the impeccably shaped giant triangle. It's dotted by loose foliage that does nothing to reduce the uncanny, geometric perfection of the place. In the center, you can find a strange pathway known to some as the Gate of God.
Shipwrecked SS Ayrfield with Trees
Google Maps Coordinates:-33.836379, 151.080506
The Floating Forest of Wentworth Point is a gorgeous site that ought to inspire any creative to prose. The wreckage of the SS Ayrfield has degraded terrifically, but it's become home to a rich foliage cover nonetheless. It's a beautiful image of life arising from death, the future growing out of the past, nature taking over what humanity has abandoned, or... something like that.
Heart-Shaped Lake
Google Maps Coordinates:41.303921, -81.901693
Columbia Station, Ohio is home to the scenic, romantic Heart-Shaped Lake. A delicate treeline rings the wide walkways around the lake. If you ever find you and your love trapped in Ohio for some unfortunate reason, a visit here may be a good consolation.
Giant Target
Google Maps Coordinates:37.563936, -116.851230
Yet another mystery out of Nevada, this giant compass is the result of either a determined person with too much free time or something more nefarious. Perhaps the UFOs use it for directions to favored abductee-sites?
World's Biggest Pool
Google Maps Coordinates:-33.350534, -71.653268
This Algarrobo pool in Chile bears the distinction of being the largest pool in the world. However, only a narrow strip of the beach separates it from the ocean. Honestly, the whole thing seems a little redundant to me.
Lion King
Google Maps Coordinates:51.848637, -0.55462
Those whacky Anglos and their 'giant animals composed of white space in fields.' This full-bodied lion engraved into the earth is an impressive sight, known to the locals as Lion Point.
Northern Cyprus Flag
Google Maps Coordinates:35.282902, 33.376891
You say you're patriotic, but are you 'graft a massive flag only visible from the air' patriotic? A proud North Cypriot must have spent a lot of time on this precise rendering of the flag of Northern Cyprus.
Star Fort
Google Maps Coordinates:51.601043, 4.305859
If the 18th century had memes, one would probably go 'Friendship ended with square forts: star forts are now my best friend.' Star forts took over thanks to their deadly interleaving, overlapping fields of fire. Not to mention, they just look a whole lot prettier. This star fort in the Netherlands is a particularly photogenic example.
Potash Ponds
Google Maps Coordinates:38.483378, -109.681333
The Potash Ponds of Utah are one of the most beautiful sights in the state. Their bright, colorful contrast is a nice contrast to the dark background of Utah soil: it's as though a child in heaven took their paintbrush to Utah one day.
Boat-Shaped Shopping Centre
Google Maps Coordinates:22.303931, 114.190183
This boat clearly got lost quite badly during its last journey; it's not even on the ocean anymore. The Whampoa Shopping Center is a unique mall built in the shape of a boat, and it's certainly worth a visit if you're ever in Hung Hum, Hong Kong.
Coca Cola Logo
Google Maps Coordinates:-18.529211, -70.249941
Located above the Cartel de Coca Cola, a Chilean marketing company, you can find this Nazca-esque Coca Cola logo carved into the earth. The cartel's motto is probably "Humans and Eldritch Entites agree: Nothing is more refreshing than Coca Cola!"
Island in a Lake in an Island in a Lake
Google Maps Coordinates:69.793000, -108.241000
I hope this lake is called Lake-Ception, because it holds an island inside a lake inside an island inside a lake inside an island inside the Arctic Ocean? Are you following? Because much like with the plot of Inception, I am not.
Monkey Face
Google Maps Coordinates:65.476721, -173.511416
This looks like the face of a deeply unamused monkey. Are all of these massive, mysterious faces are actually Lovecraftian Old Gods bound to the Earth? If so, this is certainly the old one who's really tired of the nonsense the young'uns keep getting up to.
Big Swimming Pool
Google Maps Coordinates:52.497844, 13.453797
If you thought a massive pool right next to the ocean was redundant, the Department of Redundancy Department can do you one better: a large pool inside a river!
Oil Fields
Google Maps Coordinates:-37.654461, -68.171228
The oil fields around Rio Negro in Argentina are home to an enchanting, criss-cross network of lines running through the fields. Viewed from above, it looks less like a place of industry and more like a peculiar work of postmodern art.
Uluru / Ayers Rock
Google Maps Coordinates:-25.344375, 131.034401
Uluru is one of the most famous tourist destinations in Australia. The massive Redrock structure is treasured by indigenous peoples as a living thing and the final resting place of their ancestors.
Hippo Pool
Google Maps Coordinates:-6.898056, 31.187611
This pool in Tanzania must be the place where all the cool hippos come to cool off. It's positively overflowing with the adorable water beasts, and predictably empty of crocodiles. Given that The Crocodile Hunter himself had a healthy respect for hippos, don't be too eager to visit.
Airplane Boneyard
Google Maps Coordinates:32.149989, -110.835842
The Airplane Cemetery outside Tucson, Arizona is a haunting monument to 20th-century aviation. It's home to the corpses of a variety of rubbished military aircraft, some in good shape and others lying dismembered.
Secret Places Found On Google Earth Summary
Many people have done just that; whether they explored for hours or happened upon them by accident, the result is the same. That is, these desktop-discovers and satellite-surveyors have unveiled many of the world's hidden wonders, or made it easier to appreciate great, known locations. Some are beautiful, natural sights that you can only fully appreciate from above. Others are wacky, human blunders that left many people quite embarrassed.
Still more are uncovered mysteries that created more questions than will ever be resolved. What they all have in common, though, is that they're fascinating sights that you can easily observe just by punching in the following sets of coordinates.
