Google Maps Scavenger Hunt

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(bestmapman @ Nov 15 2007, 09:57 PM) [snapback]540351[/snapback]</div>

Monte Python would not be a resident here.

 

Looks like a monastery. But there are zillions of the things around the globe - if it is a monastery is it Christian, Hindu, Buddhist, Muslim, Catholic, Scientologist or Flying Spaghetti Monster? Shadows indicate a Meditteranean latitude north of the Equator - also the terrain looks temperate - not tropical, and not high. Lack of chimneys indicate a moderate climate as well.

That's my five cents for the all the sleuths.

MB

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(airportkid @ Nov 16 2007, 03:05 AM) [snapback]540435[/snapback]</div>

I've looked at a bunch of monasteries, but have had no luck.

Well I think there are some clues, but I am not getting nowhere with them. From the teasers, luck, boot and monte python are clues, but I can't put them together.

 

Let's see what we have so far.

"Lucky" and "bet" not picked up on this yet.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(airportkid @ Nov 16 2007, 02:05 AM) [snapback]540435[/snapback]</div>

Good sleuthing you are correct.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(airportkid @ Nov 16 2007, 02:05 AM) [snapback]540435[/snapback]</div>

Good analysis right on the "money" except for one thing, it is (somewhat) high.

Now, what about "boot" and "Monte" Python. Figure this into the mix.

One more clue. Recently rebuilt.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(bestmapman @ Nov 16 2007, 07:30 AM) [snapback]540538[/snapback]</div>

I thought "boot" might mean Italy. Googling "rebuilt monastery" brought up "Monte Cassino" about three entries down and the bells and lights started flashing "jackpot!"
Abbey at Monte Cassino, Italy

It's had quite a history

Field's open - I have to scram & don't have time to post anything ---

MB

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(bestmapman @ Nov 16 2007, 10:30 AM) [snapback]540538[/snapback]</div>

I guess I came in second.

It must have been quite a mess after WWII.

 

Since there has not yet been a post I will jump in.

This fort was in service up to and including WW2.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(bestmapman @ Nov 16 2007, 06:05 PM) [snapback]540729[/snapback]</div>

A famous speech was made nearby.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(bestmapman @ Nov 16 2007, 09:06 PM) [snapback]540772[/snapback]</div>

Clue#2 Spanish Armada

 

Ah, that clinches it! Tilbury Fort, England, where Elisabeth the First addressed her army in 1588. (Are we still posting images to prove our finds?)

Here's another fort, to continue the theme.
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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(hyo silver @ Nov 16 2007, 11:21 PM) [snapback]540804[/snapback]</div>

Yes we are still posting for verification.
Here it is for you Fort Tilbury

It is very interesting to see what is around it now.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(hyo silver @ Nov 16 2007, 11:21 PM) [snapback]540804[/snapback]</div>

I think it is time for a clue.

 

There's a clue of sorts in the copyright on the image. It's not in either place. :mellow:

 

Time for another clue.

 

It's fairly close to a major tourist attraction.

 

There are 200 preserved forts in the US National Park System, to say nothing about forts preserved outside the US (but not in Europe); we'll need some narrowing down: e.g. decade of construction, that the fort might be known for a famous incident (without necessarily naming the incident), that the fort might be known for a famous personality (without necessarily naming the personality), that the fort perhaps never fired a shot in anger - in short, what is it about THIS fort that makes it interesting and isn't just some random fort?

MB

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(airportkid @ Nov 19 2007, 01:53 PM) [snapback]541595[/snapback]</div>

OK I've got it.

It said NY GIS in the caption. I figured it must be right next to NY so as to use the NY photo but not be in NY. Major tourist attraction could be Niagra Falls. Forts are usually placed at the entrance to something, so I looked at the mouth of the Niagra River as it empties into Lake Ontario. There is was

Fort George Ontario

I'll post in a moment.

 

While looking for the last elusive fort, I came across this striking star shaped beauty.

 

Good find, mapman. There are many Forts named George, so the name may not have been all that helpful. This particular Fort George was important in the War of 1812, acting as the headquarters of the British Army. It was briefly occupied by American forces, who destroyed it and the surrounding town upon their retreat. It was rebuilt, and after falling into disrepair many decades later, was restored as a National Historic Site.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(bestmapman @ Nov 19 2007, 03:32 PM) [snapback]541619[/snapback]</div>

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=39.263273,-7...p;z=18&om=1
Fort McHenry, in Baltimore, Maryland
That was an easier Google search