# Did anyone find Stonehenge on Google Earth? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [January 26, 2006, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-find-stonehenge-on-google-earth/341696 "2006-01-26T14:40:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2006, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-find-stonehenge-on-google-earth/341696/21 "2006-01-26T18:11:25Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > See the road that enters the frame horizontally from the right side? - follow the upper of its two forks; you pass a little dark rectangular blob, then the road bends slightly; that lighter-coloured blob underneath the bend is the Stonehenge monument. I don’t think that’s the right spot. I’ve been there twice and I remember it being very close to both roads, and looking at Tom’s link you can see it’s not very far from the 303. What you’ve pointed out looks like one of the larger henges, one that’s covered, because just north of that is a darker area that is probably trees. The last time I was there I went walking around that area for awhile and walked through those trees and remember the long walk back to Stonehenge. My take on where it is is in the same place but the dark blob 500m from the split is the parking lot and walkway. On either side of the car park are faint lines and that should be the walkway to the monument. The other lines are stone roads to fields and other monuments. I’m suprised that the map doesn’t have it listed at all. ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2006, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-find-stonehenge-on-google-earth/341696/22 "2006-01-26T18:12:25Z")
[Right there](http://terraserver-usa.com/image.aspx?T=1&S=10&Z=17&X=1376&Y=23095&W=2). Dead center. That’s Stonehenge. Or at least it’s the Sylvania, Ohio, USA version where I live. ---
**Author:** ![bonzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/45deac/32.png) [@bonzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bonzer)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2006, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-find-stonehenge-on-google-earth/341696/23 "2006-01-26T20:13:04Z")
As you can see from comparing it with this handy [interactive map](http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/stonehengeinteractivemap/) (courtesy of English Heritage), there are several larger archaeological features in the area that can be seen more clearly than Stonehenge in the photo, at least if you know where to look. The most obvious, unsurprisingly, is [The Cursus](http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/stonehengeinteractivemap/sites/cursus/01.html), to the north of stones. Somewhat less clear is the line of The Avenue, but it’s there as a slightly darker feature in the fields. What’s really only stands out as more than another clump of trees once you know the shape and location is the Iron Age hillfort now called [Vespasian’s Camp](http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/stonehengeinteractivemap/sites/vespasians_camp/01.html). ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2006, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-find-stonehenge-on-google-earth/341696/24 "2006-01-26T20:24:45Z")
> [@ftg](#): > > [Here](http://maps.google.com/?t=h&ll=45.69443,-120.806093&spn=0.001311,0.002403&t=h) you go. Ya know, if I had read the whole thread, I would have save a bunch of time looking for that. From the Maryhill Museum web site: > [@](#): > > MARYHILL’S STONEHENGE > Built by Sam Hill as a tribute to the soldiers of Klickitat County who lost their lives, Maryhill’s Stonehenge is the first monument in our nation to honor the dead of World War I. The structure is a full-scale replica of England’s famous neolithic Stonehenge. A Quaker pacifist, Hill was mistakenly informed that the original Stonehenge had been used as a sacrificial site, and thus constructed the replica to remind us that ‘‘humanity is still being sacrificed to the god of war.’’ The location now also includes monuments to the soldiers of Klickitat County who died in World War II, Korea, and Viet Nam. > The monument lies at the original Maryhill townsite, four miles east of the museum, just off Washington Scenic Route 14. Hill’s own crypt is a short walk southwest of Stonehenge on a bluff overlooking the Columbia River. > > There is no admission fee to visit the memorial; however, donations to its maintenance fund are always appreciated. I visited this place once, when I was very young. ---
**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2006, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-find-stonehenge-on-google-earth/341696/25 "2006-01-26T20:35:48Z")
> [@pravnik](#): > > Bear in mind that not all of the aerial photos are up to date. They could be using a shot from before Stonehenge was built. I actually though “Oh, that makes sense.” for about 2 seconds, then my brain went “waaaiit a minute!” :smack: ---
**Author:** ![CC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f1d935/32.png) [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2006, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-find-stonehenge-on-google-earth/341696/26 "2006-01-26T20:59:48Z")
> [@pravnik](#): > > Bear in mind that not all of the aerial photos are up to date. They could be using a shot from before Stonehenge was built. That’s really stupid. How would they know where they were going to be building it? Jeez. ---
**Author:** ![pmwgreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@pmwgreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pmwgreen)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2006, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-find-stonehenge-on-google-earth/341696/27 "2006-01-26T21:12:51Z")
[Obviously, nobody around here has heard of multimap.com](http://www.multimap.com/map/photo.cgi?client=public&X=412000&Y=142000&width=700&height=400&gride=&gridn=&srec=0&coordsys=gb&db=&pc=&zm=0&scale=25000&in.x=7&in.y=9) ---
**Author:** ![Rocketeer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocketeer/32/4437_2.png) [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2006, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-find-stonehenge-on-google-earth/341696/28 "2006-01-26T21:19:28Z")
> [@pmwgreen](#): > > [Obviously, nobody around here has heard of multimap.com](http://www.multimap.com/map/photo.cgi?client=public&X=412000&Y=142000&width=700&height=400&gride=&gridn=&srec=0&coordsys=gb&db=&pc=&zm=0&scale=25000&in.x=7&in.y=9) You da Man! ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2006, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-find-stonehenge-on-google-earth/341696/29 "2006-01-26T21:20:58Z")
England: Famous for its rock groups. About the Maryhill site, I note with approval that it’s not just an exact copy of the original Stonehenge, but rotated slightly, so as to correspond with the local direction of solstice sunrise (at the latitude of Salisbury, the solstice sunrises/sunsets are just about smack on the secondary compass points, but Washington is further south, so the angles are closer to the East-West line). ---
**Author:** ![dangermom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@dangermom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dangermom)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2006, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-find-stonehenge-on-google-earth/341696/30 "2006-01-26T21:23:42Z")
Speaking of hard-to-find British tourist spots, can anyone point me to a good shot of Hadrian’s Wall? Most of the countryside is too blurry, but I’m sure you guys can help me out! We did figure out where Stonehenge was, but had to find it by the carpark across the street. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2006, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-find-stonehenge-on-google-earth/341696/31 "2006-01-26T21:52:59Z")
> [@UncleBeer](#): > > [Right there](http://terraserver-usa.com/image.aspx?T=1&S=10&Z=17&X=1376&Y=23095&W=2). Dead center. That’s Stonehenge. Or at least it’s the Sylvania, Ohio, USA version where I live. Au contraire, mon frere; [America’s Stonehenge](http://www.stonehengeusa.com/) is located in New Hampshire, [right here](http://terraserver-usa.com/image.aspx?t=1&s=10&Lon=-71.20506361&Lat=42.84350221&Alon=-71.20506361&Alat=42.84350221&w=1&opt=0&addr=105+Haverhill+Rd%2c+Salem%2c+NH+03079&qs=105+Haverhill+Road+%7cSalem%7cNH%7c). ---
**Author:** ![Encinitas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Encinitas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Encinitas)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2006, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-find-stonehenge-on-google-earth/341696/32 "2006-01-26T22:19:23Z")
Here’s [Avebury](http://www.multimap.com/map/photo.cgi?client=public&X=410250&Y=170000&width=500&height=300&gride=&gridn=&srec=0&coordsys=gb&db=&pc=&zm=0&out.x=5&out.y=11&scale=5000) . If you zoom out you’ll see Silbury Hill to the South and the Avenue to the East. Zoom in on the Avenue and you can make out the parallel lines of standing stones. ---
**Author:** ![MessyPaint](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@MessyPaint](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MessyPaint)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2006, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-find-stonehenge-on-google-earth/341696/33 "2006-01-26T22:30:21Z")
the stonehenge dudes are not something to mess around with, no really 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2006, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-find-stonehenge-on-google-earth/341696/34 "2006-01-26T23:12:11Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > About the Maryhill site, I note with approval that it’s not just an exact copy of the original Stonehenge, but rotated slightly, so as to correspond with the local direction of solstice sunrise (at the latitude of Salisbury, the solstice sunrises/sunsets are just about smack on the secondary compass points, but Washington is further south, so the angles are closer to the East-West line). OYOH, they didn’t take into account the hills on the eastern horizon so by the time the sun clears the hills on summer solstice morning, it doesn’t shine past the heelstone directly into the center. The ghosts of 4 thousand year old monument builders are laughing their butts off. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2006, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-find-stonehenge-on-google-earth/341696/35 "2006-01-27T00:08:08Z")
> [@Edward The Head](#): > > I don’t think that’s the right spot. I’ve been there twice and I remember it being very close to both roads, and looking at Tom’s link you can see it’s not very far from the 303. What you’ve pointed out looks like one of the larger henges, one that’s covered, because just north of that is a darker area that is probably trees. The last time I was there I went walking around that area for awhile and walked through those trees and remember the long walk back to Stonehenge. > > My take on where it is is in the same place but the dark blob 500m from the split is the parking lot and walkway. On either side of the car park are faint lines and that should be the walkway to the monument. The other lines are stone roads to fields and other monuments. > > I’m suprised that the map doesn’t have it listed at all. You’re right; the dark rectangular blob is the car park and visitor centre. The monument itself is hardly visible on that map. ---
**Author:** ![Encinitas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Encinitas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Encinitas)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2006, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-find-stonehenge-on-google-earth/341696/36 "2006-01-27T21:27:20Z")
I found the [White Horse of Uffington](http://www.multimap.com/map/photo.cgi?client=public&X=430250&Y=186500&width=700&height=400&gride=&gridn=&srec=0&coordsys=gb&db=&pc=&zm=0&scale=5000&up.x=291&up.y=3) on Multimap and after much searching found it on Google Earth where it appears as just a [blur](http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&sll=51.56143,-1.765775&sspn=0.179285,0.42572&hl=en&q=uffington&btnG=Search&ll=51.571255,-1.566625&spn=0.022406,0.039225&t=h) . ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2006, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-find-stonehenge-on-google-earth/341696/37 "2006-01-27T22:02:40Z")
> [@Dead Badger](#): > > Weird; it’s not there on Google Maps, either (I don’t have GE installed but I believe it’s identical satellite data). Not necessarily. When Google Maps came out with satellite images, I remember seeing a street fair at Castro & Market here in SF on the image. When Earth was released, the fair was there. But a little while later, a new image was on Earth, showing normal traffic, and Maps still showed the fair. Looking now, Maps now has a normal street. I imagine Google updates them seperately but sequentially. Or at least they did. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2006, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-find-stonehenge-on-google-earth/341696/38 "2006-01-27T22:35:43Z")
> [@Encinitas](#): > > I found the [White Horse of Uffington](http://www.multimap.com/map/photo.cgi?client=public&X=430250&Y=186500&width=700&height=400&gride=&gridn=&srec=0&coordsys=gb&db=&pc=&zm=0&scale=5000&up.x=291&up.y=3) on Multimap and after much searching found it on Google Earth where it appears as just a [blur](http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&sll=51.56143,-1.765775&sspn=0.179285,0.42572&hl=en&q=uffington&btnG=Search&ll=51.571255,-1.566625&spn=0.022406,0.039225&t=h) . Nice one; for your next assignment, should you choose to accept it, you must find the Cerne Man. ---
**Author:** ![pmwgreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@pmwgreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pmwgreen)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2006, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-find-stonehenge-on-google-earth/341696/39 "2006-01-27T22:36:17Z")
> [@Encinitas](#): > > I found the [White Horse of Uffington](http://www.multimap.com/map/photo.cgi?client=public&X=430250&Y=186500&width=700&height=400&gride=&gridn=&srec=0&coordsys=gb&db=&pc=&zm=0&scale=5000&up.x=291&up.y=3) on Multimap and after much searching found it on Google Earth where it appears as just a [blur](http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&sll=51.56143,-1.765775&sspn=0.179285,0.42572&hl=en&q=uffington&btnG=Search&ll=51.571255,-1.566625&spn=0.022406,0.039225&t=h) . I like the map they use on the 1:25000 (3rd from closest in) zoom setting, too. I’d like to find a copy of that to buy. ---
**Author:** ![Encinitas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Encinitas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Encinitas)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2006, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-find-stonehenge-on-google-earth/341696/40 "2006-01-27T22:57:57Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > Nice one; for your next assignment, should you choose to accept it, you must find the Cerne Man. Got it! [Multimap](http://www.multimap.com/map/photo.cgi?client=public&X=366500&Y=101750&width=500&height=300&gride=366599.999998775&gridn=101699.887686953&srec=0&coordsys=gb&db=grid&pc=&zm=0&scale=5000&multimap.x=458&multimap.y=207) Ignore the red circle. I couldn’t figure out how to make it go away. [Google](http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=cerne+abbas,+united+kingdom&btnG=Search&ll=50.808755,-2.477074&spn=0.048542,0.101109&t=h) the giant does not appear at all at this resolution. **pmwgreen** I agree that is a lovely old-style map. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-find-stonehenge-on-google-earth/341696.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-find-stonehenge-on-google-earth/341696.md?page=3)