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FLY OVER BAJA FROM YOUR PC (Satellite Views)

David K - 10-9-2008 at 05:38 PM

Taken from an earlier thread 'Baja Locations from Space' I will re-post the links to the Google Map satellite images of various Baja locations. From the link, you can zoom in/ out and fly around over an area by sliding your mouse or using the arrows provided.

Since I did this work, I have found easier to use and full screen http://www.wikimapia.org I have been locating mission sites and the Camino Real there...
Just zoom in on Baja and fly around!

Here are the Google links to Baja places... After clicking the link, click to enlarge the image (full screen)... Then you can enlarge the image even more by placing the mouse on the left top of the image and click to enlarge to the left.

PACIFIC COAST:

La Bufadora, Punta Banda

Punta Cabras

Punta Colonet

Bahia San Quintin

Punta Baja

Punta San Carlos

Punta Canoas

Punta Vibora

Punta Blanco

Punta Cono

Punta Maria

Escalera Nautica at Santa Rosalillita]

El Tomatal & Miller's Landing

Morro Santo Domingo & Laguna Manuela

Laguna Guerrero Negro (Black Warrior)

Laguna Ojo de Liebre (Scammon's Lagoon)

Bahia Tortugas

San Roque

Bahia Asuncion

Punta Abreojos

San Juanico/ Scorpion Bay

Puerto Lopez Mateos, Mag Bay

Puerto San Carlos, Mag Bay

Puerto Cancun, Mag Bay

Punta Conejo

Cabo San Lucas

GULF COAST:

San Felipe

Punta Estrella

Rancho/Laguna Percebu & north end of Shell Island

Bahia Santa Maria, south of San Felipe

El Coloradito

Punta San Fermin

Puertecitos

Isla El Huerfanito (The Little Orphan) and Nacho's Camp

Gonzaga Bay (Punta Willard to Punta Final)

Puerto Calamajue

End of new track to coast (so. of Calamajue)

Punta Remedios, Bahia Guadalupe

Bahia de los Angeles

Punta San Francisquito

La Trinidad

Santa Rosalia

Mulege

Santispac to Coyote, Bahia Concepcion

El Requeson, Bahia Concepcion

Loreto

Puerto Escondido

Agua Verde

Timbabichi

Los Burros and Valle Kakiwi lake

San Evaristo, Valle el Venado lake, Isla San Jose's Punta San Ysidro

San Juan de la Costa

El Magote, Ensenada de Aripes, El Centenario, part of La Paz

Pichilingue (ferry terminal)

Las Arenas, Ensenada de los Muertos

Los Barriles

La Ribera

Cabo Pulmo and Los Frailes

Estero San Jose, San Jose del Cabo

New harbor

See Pacific Coast list for Cabo San Lucas

ALONG HIGHWAY ONE (within 6 miles):

Tijuana Border Crossing

Popotla (Fox Studios to Punta el Descanso)

San Pedro Martir/ Observatory Road Jcn.

San Telmo de Arriba (on Observatory road)

Turnoff to Punta San Carlos (Km. 80-81)

Rancho El Arenoso (abnd.)

Mision San Fernando access at Hwy. 1

El Progreso (on Hwy. 1), signed access to San Fernando

Mision San Fernando

San Agustin (Abdn. Pemex, trailer park)

El Marmol Road at Hwy. 1 (next to Cafe Sonora)

Arroyo Agua Dulce & 1973 water truck access road at Hwy. 1

Agua Dulce (historic spring on El Camino Real)

New/good access to Agua Dulce

Old Southern road to/from El Marmol at Old Main Baja Road

Agua Escondida access (?) at old Baja road

Faro San Jose Road at Hwy. 1

Catavina Rock Art Site (near Hwy. 1 at north arroyo crossing)

Catavina

Laguna Chapala

Turnoff to San Antonio & Pacific Coast

El Crucero (old San Felipe & Gonzaga road jcn. with Mex. 1)

Old L.A. Bay Road crossing Hwy. 1, New Rancho San Luis road jcn.

Shortcut road to San Antonio (Codornices) at Hwy. 1

L.A. Bay Hwy. Jcn. (ex-Parador Punta Prieta)

Punta Prieta (old dirt strip upper left & paved runway lower right)

Turnoff to Santa Roaslillita & paved part of Escalera Nautica highway

(Nuevo) Rosarito, road east to San Borja

Turnoff to El Tomatal

Villa Jesus Maria, road to Laguna Manuela

Eagle Monument, Guerrero Negro

Turnoff to El Arco

Turnoff to Guillermo Prieto, Mision Santa Gertrudis, Punta San Francisquito

Vizcaino, Turnoff to Bahia Tortugas

Turnoff to San Francisco de la Sierra

Turnoff to Punta Abreojos

San Ignacio

San Bartolo

Santiago

Agua Caliente (near Santiago)

Miraflores

MISC. BAJA LOCATIONS (not covered above):

Tijuana/Tecate Toll Gate & Blvd. 2000 Jcn.

Tecate Border Crossing

Laguna Salada Road at Mexico #2

Guadalupe Canyon

Colorado River (near gulf)

Ojos Negros

Laguna Hanson

Mike's Sky Rancho Jcn., Hwy. 3

San Matias Pass, Hwy. 3

Crucero La Trinidad (Hwy. 5 & Hwy. 3 Jcn.)

Mike's Sky Rancho

Meling Ranch

Observatorio

Diablo Mountain & Canyon

San Isidoro

Trail to San Pedro Martir from San Isidoro

Mision San Pedro Martir

San Felipe Airport

Sulfur Mine (El Apache)

Agua Caliente Canyon (off Valle Chico)

Agua Caliente Hot Spring

Rancho el Matomi (west of Puertecitos)

Mine west of Puertecitos, at end of long road from Mex. 1

Rancho San Antonio

El Marmol (onyx school house)

El Volcan

Peninsular Divide, Mision Santa Maria Road

Las Arrastras (site)

Pioneer Mine

Coco's Corner

Calamajue Mission Site

Tinaja de Yubay

El Toro Copper Mine

Mision San Borja

El Camino Real switchback

Las Flores Railroad, south end

Rancho La Bocana, south of L.A. Bay (called 'San Pedro' in Almanac)

El Arco

Guillermo Prieto (north of Vizcaino)

Geothermal Plant N of Santa Rosalia

Todos Santos



[Edited on 10-10-2008 by David K]

here's one i took myself after i lighted the JATOs once.

capt. mike - 10-9-2008 at 06:39 PM

almost blew lunch tho.

bajasat.jpg - 15kB

toneart - 10-9-2008 at 06:47 PM

Hey DK! Did you need your passport to do all that high altitude flying?:rolleyes:

Howard - 10-9-2008 at 08:24 PM

Thank you for putting in the time to do this but I can speak for the picture from Loreto and the image is from many years ago. Is it that old for the other locations in Baja?

BMG - 10-9-2008 at 09:04 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Howard
Thank you for putting in the time to do this but I can speak for the picture from Loreto and the image is from many years ago. Is it that old for the other locations in Baja?


The current Google photo of our house in La Paz is at least 2 years old. The photo of our boat in Alameda, CA is only a year or so old. The photo of our business in Sedona, AZ is about 4-5 years old. Ana's sister's house in Port Townsend, WA isn't in the Google photo so that photo is at least 4 years old too.

GeoEye-1, the world's highest resolution commercial satellite is now taking photos and is sponsored by Google. I don't know when we can expect to see Baja updated.

David K - 10-10-2008 at 07:22 AM

Each time I go back to the images, I see new or high resolution additions that were not there before... The best part of the high resolution photos is following dirt roads and trails... You can get the GPS waypoint from the image, then find it on your next trip.

Udo - 10-10-2008 at 09:27 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by David K
Taken from an earlier thread 'Baja Locations from Space' I will re-post the links to the Google Map satellite images of various Baja locations. From the link, you can zoom in/ out and fly around over an area by sliding your mouse or using the arrows provided.

Since I did this work, I have found easier to use and full screen http://www.wikimapia.org I have been locating mission sites and the Camino Real there...
Just zoom in on Baja and fly around!

Here are the Google links to Baja places... After clicking the link, click to enlarge the image (full screen)... Then you can enlarge the image even more by placing the mouse on the left top of the image and click to enlarge to the left.

Quote:
Hey David!
Thanks for posting the links...however, you know I am somewhat technologically (phew!) challenged. How do I save the links on my own GOOGLE maps page?
Thanks
Udo


PACIFIC COAST:

La Bufadora, Punta Banda

Punta Cabras

Punta Colonet

Bahia San Quintin

Punta Baja

Punta San Carlos

Punta Canoas

Punta Vibora

Punta Blanco

Punta Cono

Punta Maria

Escalera Nautica at Santa Rosalillita]

El Tomatal & Miller's Landing

Morro Santo Domingo & Laguna Manuela

Laguna Guerrero Negro (Black Warrior)

Laguna Ojo de Liebre (Scammon's Lagoon)

Bahia Tortugas

San Roque

Bahia Asuncion

Punta Abreojos

San Juanico/ Scorpion Bay

Puerto Lopez Mateos, Mag Bay

Puerto San Carlos, Mag Bay

Puerto Cancun, Mag Bay

Punta Conejo

Cabo San Lucas

GULF COAST:

San Felipe

Punta Estrella

Rancho/Laguna Percebu & north end of Shell Island

Bahia Santa Maria, south of San Felipe

El Coloradito

Punta San Fermin

Puertecitos

Isla El Huerfanito (The Little Orphan) and Nacho's Camp

Gonzaga Bay (Punta Willard to Punta Final)

Puerto Calamajue

End of new track to coast (so. of Calamajue)

Punta Remedios, Bahia Guadalupe

Bahia de los Angeles

Punta San Francisquito

La Trinidad

Santa Rosalia

Mulege

Santispac to Coyote, Bahia Concepcion

El Requeson, Bahia Concepcion

Loreto

Puerto Escondido

Agua Verde

Timbabichi

Los Burros and Valle Kakiwi lake

San Evaristo, Valle el Venado lake, Isla San Jose's Punta San Ysidro

San Juan de la Costa

El Magote, Ensenada de Aripes, El Centenario, part of La Paz

Pichilingue (ferry terminal)

Las Arenas, Ensenada de los Muertos

Los Barriles

La Ribera

Cabo Pulmo and Los Frailes

Estero San Jose, San Jose del Cabo

New harbor

See Pacific Coast list for Cabo San Lucas

ALONG HIGHWAY ONE (within 6 miles):

Tijuana Border Crossing

Popotla (Fox Studios to Punta el Descanso)

San Pedro Martir/ Observatory Road Jcn.

San Telmo de Arriba (on Observatory road)

Turnoff to Punta San Carlos (Km. 80-81)

Rancho El Arenoso (abnd.)

Mision San Fernando access at Hwy. 1

El Progreso (on Hwy. 1), signed access to San Fernando

Mision San Fernando

San Agustin (Abdn. Pemex, trailer park)

El Marmol Road at Hwy. 1 (next to Cafe Sonora)

Arroyo Agua Dulce & 1973 water truck access road at Hwy. 1

Agua Dulce (historic spring on El Camino Real)

New/good access to Agua Dulce

Old Southern road to/from El Marmol at Old Main Baja Road

Agua Escondida access (?) at old Baja road

Faro San Jose Road at Hwy. 1

Catavina Rock Art Site (near Hwy. 1 at north arroyo crossing)

Catavina

Laguna Chapala

Turnoff to San Antonio & Pacific Coast

El Crucero (old San Felipe & Gonzaga road jcn. with Mex. 1)

Old L.A. Bay Road crossing Hwy. 1, New Rancho San Luis road jcn.

Shortcut road to San Antonio (Codornices) at Hwy. 1

L.A. Bay Hwy. Jcn. (ex-Parador Punta Prieta)

Punta Prieta (old dirt strip upper left & paved runway lower right)

Turnoff to Santa Roaslillita & paved part of Escalera Nautica highway

(Nuevo) Rosarito, road east to San Borja

Turnoff to El Tomatal

Villa Jesus Maria, road to Laguna Manuela

Eagle Monument, Guerrero Negro

Turnoff to El Arco

Turnoff to Guillermo Prieto, Mision Santa Gertrudis, Punta San Francisquito

Vizcaino, Turnoff to Bahia Tortugas

Turnoff to San Francisco de la Sierra

Turnoff to Punta Abreojos

San Ignacio

San Bartolo

Santiago

Agua Caliente (near Santiago)

Miraflores

MISC. BAJA LOCATIONS (not covered above):

Tijuana/Tecate Toll Gate & Blvd. 2000 Jcn.

Tecate Border Crossing

Laguna Salada Road at Mexico #2

Guadalupe Canyon

Colorado River (near gulf)

Ojos Negros

Laguna Hanson

Mike's Sky Rancho Jcn., Hwy. 3

San Matias Pass, Hwy. 3

Crucero La Trinidad (Hwy. 5 & Hwy. 3 Jcn.)

Mike's Sky Rancho

Meling Ranch

Observatorio

Diablo Mountain & Canyon

San Isidoro

Trail to San Pedro Martir from San Isidoro

Mision San Pedro Martir

San Felipe Airport

Sulfur Mine (El Apache)

Agua Caliente Canyon (off Valle Chico)

Agua Caliente Hot Spring

Rancho el Matomi (west of Puertecitos)

Mine west of Puertecitos, at end of long road from Mex. 1

Rancho San Antonio

El Marmol (onyx school house)

El Volcan

Peninsular Divide, Mision Santa Maria Road

Las Arrastras (site)

Pioneer Mine

Coco's Corner

Calamajue Mission Site

Tinaja de Yubay

El Toro Copper Mine

Mision San Borja

El Camino Real switchback

Las Flores Railroad, south end

Rancho La Bocana, south of L.A. Bay (called 'San Pedro' in Almanac)

El Arco

Guillermo Prieto (north of Vizcaino)

Geothermal Plant N of Santa Rosalia

Todos Santos



[Edited on 10-10-2008 by David K]

David K - 10-10-2008 at 10:57 AM

Gee Udo... doesn't cut and paste work? Just go to your page in one window, and open the links I have in another window and copy, cut, paste to your window... I don't have a personal Google map page, so I am just guessing at that suggestion... Anyone else?

Have you been to www.Wikimapia.org yet? You get full screen images there!

BAJACAT - 10-11-2008 at 10:30 AM

very cool stuff DK thanks, to bad I could located SANTA MARIA MISSION?

David K - 10-11-2008 at 03:57 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by BAJACAT
very cool stuff DK thanks, to bad I could located SANTA MARIA MISSION?


It is not yet covered by high resolution imaging... But, zoom out from the link for Cataviņa and scroll east and the mission is halfway between Cataviņa and Punta Final...

Here is the mission site on wikimapia.org (I placed a box around the site):

Mision Santa Maria


Here is a bigger area view... see the box for Rancho Santa Ynez on the left, Campo Beluga on the right, and the mission about midway: Santa Ynez to Campo Beluga

[Edited on 10-11-2008 by David K]

BAJACAT - 10-12-2008 at 09:28 PM

Thanks DK, how many miles are from the end of the arroyo Santa Maria to the mission..

David K - 10-13-2008 at 09:08 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by BAJACAT
Thanks DK, how many miles are from the end of the arroyo Santa Maria to the mission..


I am not sure what you are asking for? Perhaps my map will help?



On the Camino Real from the Gonzaga Bay side at Arroyo Santa Maria, up the mountain to the road below the mission... is maybe 5-6 hiking miles. 'Don Jorge' may still have the data as he walked and mapped the entire route in 2003 after my son and I got about 2/3 up. From the road/ El Camino Real junction to the mission is 1.5 miles.

This sign is along the trail up in the first valley after climbing out of Arroyo Santa Maria:



Here I am on the Camino Real in November, 2003... Arroyo Santa Maria is way in the background...

BAJACAT - 10-13-2008 at 07:59 PM

You answer my question, 5 to 6 hiking miles, to reach the mission..

David K - 10-13-2008 at 08:56 PM

That is an educated guess Jose... As I mentioned, Baja Nomad member 'Don Jorge' followed us up the Camino Real a week or so later that year and recorded waypoints and mapped the trail on a topo... See Don Jorge's reply in 2003: http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=1408#pid12470

He reported 8 miles up the Camino Real to the mission taking 5.5 hrs. So, it is 6.5 miles on the trail from the arroyo start to the road, 1.5 miles below the mission.





[Edited on 10-14-2008 by David K]

BAJACAT - 10-19-2008 at 05:59 PM

David I was triying to find the indian trail from Rancho San Luis to GC..I found the ranch, but then i losse the trail..

mcbockalds - 10-19-2008 at 06:21 PM

I was aware that Google Earth photos were not recent. So how did someone recently post the satelite photo of the recent hurricane/cloud cover passing over Baja? I thought it was from Google Earth - no?
Cheers, John

David K - 10-20-2008 at 06:21 PM

No... at least from my point of view!

Google Earth, Google Maps (satellite) and Wikimapia all use images that seem to have been taken over the past 5 years or so.

Anything showing recent weather is from the weather satellites...

The interesting thing is more and more of Baja that was not in high resolution for zoom in (to see houses, cars on the road, etc.) is getting included. Not sure if it is new imaging or just higher resolution versions of past images.

http://wikimapia.org and zoom in on Baja or where-ever you want!

[Edited on 10-21-2008 by David K]

CaboRon - 10-20-2008 at 06:41 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by mcbockalds
I was aware that Google Earth photos were not recent. So how did someone recently post the satelite photo of the recent hurricane/cloud cover passing over Baja? I thought it was from Google Earth - no?
Cheers, John


The chubasco sat photos were from the National Hurricane Center.

CaboRon