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Satellite Imagery OdditiesPrada Marfa - Valentine, TX

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A full-scale mockup of a Prada store in the middle of the West Texas desert... more a of "Streetview" oddity then a satellite imagery oddity, put posted on Google Sightseeing and Virtual Globetrotting.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Raven

location: Texas

date approved: 11/05/2016

last visited: 03/08/2021

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Wikipedia EntriesPrada Marfa (Valentine, Texas)

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A unique piece of art in the middle of the West Texas desert: an authentic and full-scale mockup of a Prada store!

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Raven

location: Texas

date approved: 10/11/2016

last visited: 03/08/2021

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Roadside AttractionsPrada Store - Valentine, TX

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A store that is not a store, but is rather a very unique piece of art.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member linkys

location: Texas

date approved: 01/06/2010

last visited: 03/08/2021

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Realistic Object SculpturesPrada Marfa - Valentine, TX

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It may look like a Prada store, right down to the merchandise in the window, but the door is sealed tight because it is actually a sculpture.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member linkys

location: Texas

date approved: 12/17/2009

last visited: 03/08/2021

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Roadside AttractionsMysterious Blimp - Marfa, TX

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This is one of 8 Tethered Aerostat Radar System (TARS) bases in Southern USA. TARS blimps are balloon-borne radar systems providing low level radar surveillance data in support of federal agencies involved in drug interdiction programs.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Raven

location: Texas

date approved: 01/28/2018

last visited: 09/19/2016

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Satellite Imagery OdditiesTethered Aerostat B-43 - Marfa, TX

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This is one of the 8 Tethered Aerostat Radar System (TARS) bases in Southern USA. TARS blimps are balloon-borne radar systems providing low level radar surveillance data in support of federal agencies involved in drug interdiction programs.

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location: Texas

date approved: 11/06/2016

last visited: 09/19/2016

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Roadside AttractionsMcDonald Observatory - Fort Davis, TX

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The observatory in the Davis Mountains of West Texas claims to have some of the darkest night skies in the continental U.S. The nearby Visitor's Center and one of the 3 main telescopes is open for public viewing.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Raven

location: Texas

date approved: 11/06/2016

last visited: 07/13/2019

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American Guide SeriesMcDonald Observatory -- near Fort Davis TX

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The McDonald Observatory - a cool science-y place to visit when the WPA writers showed up in the 1930s, and when Blasterz dropped in in 2016

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location: Texas

date approved: 02/12/2017

last visited: 07/13/2019

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U.S. BenchmarksNGS Bench Mark Disk S 1098, Texas

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This bench mark is found very close to the Struve Telescope at the McDonald Observatory near Fort Davis, Texas.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member linkys

location: Texas

date approved: 03/23/2008

last visited: 08/10/2010

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SundialsMcDonald Observatory Sundial, Fort Davis, Texas

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Sundial in the courtyard of the Frank N. Bash visitors center at the McDonald Observatory.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member linkys

location: Texas

date approved: 03/30/2008

last visited: 03/14/2017

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Weather StationsMcDonald Observatory Weather Station, Fort Davis, Texas

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Weather station near the 82" Otto Struve Telescope at the McDonald Observatory in the Davis Mountains of West Texas.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member linkys

location: Texas

date approved: 03/30/2008

last visited: 12/23/2019

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Astronomical ObservatoriesMcDonald Observatory

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Research and public outreach observatory associated with the University of Texas.

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location: Texas

date approved: 03/23/2008

last visited: 07/13/2019

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Tourist Information Centers - Visitor CentersFrank N. Bash Visitors Center - McDonald Observatory, TX

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The Frank N. Bash Visitors Center is the is the public outreach center for the McDonald Observatory in the Davis Mountains of West Texas (~10 NW of Fort Davis, TX).

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Raven

location: Texas

date approved: 10/07/2016

last visited: 07/13/2019

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U.S. BenchmarksBQ0296 - "MCDONALD RM 1" reference mark disk - Mount Locke, TX

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This benchmark is one of 4 still existing (read: "recovered") marks located right near the McDonald Observatory's main telescope on top of Mount Locke (Davis Mountains), Texas. The observatory is actually a benchmark as well!

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Raven

location: Texas

date approved: 10/06/2016

last visited: 09/20/2016

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U.S. BenchmarksBQ0297 - "MCDONALD RM 2" reference mark disk - Mount Locke, TX

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This benchmark is one of 4 still existing (read: "recovered") marks located right near the McDonald Observatory's main telescope on top of Mount Locke (Davis Mountains), Texas. The observatory is actually a benchmark as well!

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Raven

location: Texas

date approved: 10/06/2016

last visited: 09/20/2016

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U.S. BenchmarksBQ0295 - "MCDONALD" triangulation station disk - Mount Locke, TX

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This benchmark is one of 4 still existing (read: "recovered") marks located right near the McDonald Observatory's main telescope on top of Mount Locke (Davis Mountains), Texas. The observatory is actually a benchmark as well!

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Raven

location: Texas

date approved: 10/06/2016

last visited: 09/20/2016

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Texas Historical MarkersMcDonald Observatory of the University of Texas

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Historical marker outside the original telescope dome for the McDonald Observatory.

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location: Texas

date approved: 09/28/2006

last visited: 07/13/2019

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Wikipedia EntriesOtto Struve Telescope (Mount Locke, Texas)

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The Otto Struve telescope -- one of the McDonald Observatory's three largest telescopes -- is the oldest and often the most memorable by daytime tourists due to its exquisite setting. Originally built in 1938, its lens is 82" in diameter.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Raven

location: Texas

date approved: 10/07/2016

last visited: 07/13/2019

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U.S. BenchmarksBQ0406 - MCDONALD OBSERVATORY - Mount Locke, TX

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The top center of McDonald Observatory's oldest telescope (the "Otto Struve" telescope) on top of Mount Locke, Texas is a NGS benchmark ("BQ0406"). Four more "standard" benchmarks are located close to the observatory's main entrance/doorway.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Raven

location: Texas

date approved: 10/06/2016

last visited: 07/13/2019

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Elevation SignsMount Locke Summit, near Fort Davis, Texas 6791 Ft

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Elevation sign located on Highway Spur 78 at the McDonald Observatory.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member linkys

location: Texas

date approved: 10/30/2009

last visited: 07/13/2019

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U.S. BenchmarksBQ0298 - "MCDONALD RM 3" reference mark disk - Mount Locke, TX

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This benchmark is one of 4 still existing (read: "recovered") marks located right near the McDonald Observatory's main telescope on top of Mount Locke (Davis Mountains), Texas. The observatory is actually a benchmark as well!

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Raven

location: Texas

date approved: 10/06/2016

last visited: 09/20/2016

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Wikipedia EntriesMcDonald Observatory (Davis Mountains, Texas)

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The McDonald Observatory in West Texas is 450 miles West of its research and administrative home at The University of Texas at Austin, and under some of the darkest skies in the continental US.

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location: Texas

date approved: 10/07/2016

last visited: 07/13/2019

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Satellite Imagery OdditiesMcDonald Observatory - Davis Mountains, TX

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The McDonald Observatory is located near Fort Davis in Jeff Davis County, Texas, United States. It comprises of several telescopes mounted on Mount Locke and nearby Mount Fowlkes.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Raven

location: Texas

date approved: 11/06/2016

last visited: 07/13/2019

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Wikipedia EntriesHarlan J. Smith Telescope (Mount Locke, Texas)

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The Harlan J. Smith telescope -- one of the McDonald Observatory's three largest telescopes -- is a 107" single-lens telescope built in 1969, originally used to survey the planets for future space exploration by NASA.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Raven

location: Texas

date approved: 10/07/2016

last visited: 07/13/2019

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Wikipedia EntriesHobby–Eberly Telescope (Mount Fowlkes, Texas)

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The Hobby-Eberly telescope -- one of the McDonald Observatory's three largest telescopes -- is one of the largest optical telescopes in the world and the only one in the group situated on Mt Fowlkes (vs. Mt Locke).

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Raven

location: Texas

date approved: 10/07/2016

last visited: 12/21/2016

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