# WTF is this thing I found on Google Maps??

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-this-thing-i-found-on-google-maps/812249>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 11, 2018, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-this-thing-i-found-on-google-maps/812249 "2018-04-11T22:11:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2018, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-this-thing-i-found-on-google-maps/812249/21 "2018-04-12T14:20:40Z")

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Everybody knows that a proper water tower should [resemble a](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Gaffney,+SC/@35.0952908,-81.6859101,79m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x885704fd2d80affd:0x1a062da86b817de5!8m2!3d35.0717945!4d-81.6498195) [stone fruit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peachoid) (or possibly one or more items of human anatomy.)

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**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2018, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-this-thing-i-found-on-google-maps/812249/22 "2018-04-12T22:27:11Z")

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Near here is a water sphere at Edgewood Golf Club, that has been painted to look like a golf ball on a tee since I was a kid. I see by the link from crowmanyclouds that it’s not the only one.

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**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2018, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-this-thing-i-found-on-google-maps/812249/23 "2018-04-12T23:26:31Z")

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Also… If it’s in an area where the aquifer does not re-charge fast, a water tower (or tank or whatever) is how you will keep water available when it’s needed.

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