New ride destinations?
Posted: 12 Dec 2009 09:15
I was tinkering around in Google Earth the other day and came across a tagged missile silo in Wabaunsee county. I remembered being on a wheat harvest crew in Wyoming and cutting wheat around active sites, always gave me the chills.
I decided to research missile silos in Kansas. I came across a Google Earth file that pinpoints every silo in the U.S.! Lots of good spots to add to rides as a point of interest. Most sites have been renovated into living quarters or storage, but some sites in Kansas are truly abandoned/accessible.
My brother-in-law took me to a site near Kingman KS a couple years ago, took us awhile to find it since there isn't any large billboard proclaiming "Here's lies death and destruction".
Anyway, here's the link the the Google Earth file that has all the sites waypointed (Near the bottom of the page it states "download file")
http://www.gearthhacks.com/dlfile15982/ ... -sites.htm
Kind of chilling to see how many sites were placed within a couple miles of towns. Guess this is my current bored and snowbound activity.
I decided to research missile silos in Kansas. I came across a Google Earth file that pinpoints every silo in the U.S.! Lots of good spots to add to rides as a point of interest. Most sites have been renovated into living quarters or storage, but some sites in Kansas are truly abandoned/accessible.
My brother-in-law took me to a site near Kingman KS a couple years ago, took us awhile to find it since there isn't any large billboard proclaiming "Here's lies death and destruction".
Anyway, here's the link the the Google Earth file that has all the sites waypointed (Near the bottom of the page it states "download file")
http://www.gearthhacks.com/dlfile15982/ ... -sites.htm
Kind of chilling to see how many sites were placed within a couple miles of towns. Guess this is my current bored and snowbound activity.
