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SEE BAJA LOCATIONS FROM SPACE

David K - 10-1-2009 at 02:46 PM

This is a re-post of the work on Nomad I did beginning back in May of 2005, providing links to specific spots on the peninsula... on Google Satellite Maps. It is more fun than work, by-the-way!

Click on the location link, make the page full size for better viewing and then you can use your mouse to scroll off the image and see the surrounding area, zoom out for a bigger area view... and even zoom in closer on some!

Now, some of the links may need fixing after all these years and earth movements (lol), let me know!

IF you would like a place added to this list, let me know!

1) BAJA PACIFIC COAST:

La Bufadora, Punta Banda

Punta Cabras

Punta Colonet

Bahia de 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

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BAJA 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

See Pacific Coast list for Cabo San Lucas

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ALONG HWY. 1 (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

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MISC. BAJA LOCATIONS:

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

Mision Santa Maria de los Angeles

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

MORE TO COME?



[Edited on 2-3-2010 by David K]

David K - 10-1-2009 at 04:20 PM

A list of links to see the Jesuit EL CAMINO REAL from space is on this page:
http://vivabaja.com/missions2/page13.html

Mission sites from space are all on this page: http://vivabaja.com/missions4/

BajaSerg - 10-1-2009 at 04:56 PM

Cool I can see my house :lol:

David K - 10-2-2009 at 07:35 AM

In 2005, when this project began, there were many parts of Baja that didn't have high resolution photos of... the biggest things like houses would be fuzzy. While other areas you could see cars on the road and houses were sharp.. even palm trees could be seen. Now, much more of Baja is in the higher resolution.

What is fun is to find dirt roads and follow them... You can record the GPS waypoints from Google and enter them into your GPS to find and follow those roads you saw from space when you are down there.

larryC - 10-2-2009 at 07:50 AM

David
Thanks for all that. I have been useing G-earth for that very same reason in the El Arco area. There are really alot of ranchos and what look like abandoned mines out in that area that I want to explore more this year. You got me going again.
Larry

David K - 10-2-2009 at 07:55 AM

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Originally posted by larryC
David
Thanks for all that. I have been useing G-earth for that very same reason in the El Arco area. There are really alot of ranchos and what look like abandoned mines out in that area that I want to explore more this year. You got me going again.
Larry


That is a great area for exploring! Have you seen Jack Sword's photos at http://vivabaja.com/swords ? He has a couple taken at Calmalli, just north of El Arco.




[Edited on 10-2-2009 by David K]

David K - 10-9-2009 at 11:57 AM

Another of Jack Swords' photos of Baja historic locations:


San Felipe from space

bajarhino - 10-11-2009 at 06:00 PM

I checked out the San Felipe map, and yes it does show houses, landmarks, etc. BUT, they are about three years old. I see my house but it isn't completed, which happened about three years ago. SO, this is great for overall landmarks, but not so great to see up to date photos. It's free, what do you want!

Howard - 11-15-2009 at 11:14 AM

Hi David

I went to the map in Loreto where my proporties are, found them, tried to print and it would only print a basic grid map showing where the streets are with no other print. How do you print exactly what I see on the screen?

One of these days I am going to take you up on your offer on walking me through, step by step, on how to put pictures on this web site!

Howard

David K - 11-15-2009 at 11:34 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Howard
Hi David

I went to the map in Loreto where my proporties are, found them, tried to print and it would only print a basic grid map showing where the streets are with no other print. How do you print exactly what I see on the screen?

One of these days I am going to take you up on your offer on walking me through, step by step, on how to put pictures on this web site!


Howard


Get relaxed, and just be patient trying different things... Open a FREE Photobucket.com account. I have posted many times how to post photos on Nomad... it is in the Baja Photos forum on Nomad.

The Google Earth images are a bit more work...

Here is Loreto, a bit closer than the link on my list...

Bajahowodd - 11-15-2009 at 05:13 PM

Thanks for the great work, David. It is true that the Google folks apre continually updating their stuff. I think folks have to understand how huge this prject is, especially the street level stuff. I don't know what the priorities are at Google. But I was struck by the fact that I could find much greater resolution viewing a cruise ship docked at Dobrovnik, Croatia than when I viewed Guerrero Negro.

noproblemo2 - 11-15-2009 at 07:06 PM

You have an incredible amount of talent.. Thanks for sharing...S.

David K - 11-18-2009 at 06:14 PM

De nada guys... happy to help keep the Baja exploration energy flowing!

David K - 2-2-2010 at 10:32 AM

Please post your requests for more locations!:light:

If you can't be there... at least you can look at it from above!

BAJACAT - 2-2-2010 at 10:10 PM

SANTA MARIA DE LOS ANGELES MISSION

David K - 2-3-2010 at 07:54 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by BAJACAT
SANTA MARIA DE LOS ANGELES MISSION


It is not in the higer resolution area, but I made this link which is 5 miles from the mission where the high resolution ends... "Peninsular Divide, Mision Santa Maria Road"

I will make one at the mission, regardless... stand by!

Here is right over the mission: Mision Santa Maria de los Angeles

[Edited on 2-3-2010 by David K]

David K - 2-3-2010 at 08:28 AM

Okay, the mission is added to the list! (Miscl. Baja locations)