If you haven’t played with Google Earth, do it. It’s a free download.
http://earth.google.com/ Mapquest and Google Maps are fun programs and are easy to use, but they are driving a Model T. Google Earth is like a Ferrari. I know that I have just begun to explore what can be done with this program. The ability to place markers wherever you want is super cool. This weekend I marked the 30 places that I have lived in Alaska, Hawaii, Colorado and Ohio. Placemarks can be clicked to show written details, pictures and hyperlinks. I’m sure that there must be a million better things to see on Google Earth than where I have lived, but if you want to check it out just click:
http://www.wwiirt.com/halls/where_i_lived/where_i_have_lived.kmz it’s a .kmz file. If you have installed Google Earth you will have to unzip it, and then click on it. It’s a whopping 6.64 kb.
Be sure to play with Google Earth’s layers: roads, borders, 3D terrain, buildings, etc. The search feature is great, if you can spell what you are looking for. It has a measuring tool and gives driving directions.
