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jk
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La Picazon GPS Coordinates
Does anyone have them? Thanks. JK
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ncampion
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Yes, someone does...........
N 26' 04.917
W 111' 19.481
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bajajudy
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Are they open? We do miss them. First they moved to san lucas and then to loreto.....I havent had a scallop burger in over 3 years
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ncampion
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They're open, however they keep variable hours. Best place to eat in Loreto, hard to believe that Alex and Imelda can put on such a good feed way out
there with no power or water.
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oxxo
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| Quote: | Originally posted by ncampion
Yes, someone does...........
N 26' 04.917
W 111' 19.481 |
I have centered the Wikipedia map on the coordinates posted above. Click on "coordinates" to view map.
Can this possibly be El Picazon? This is about 8 miles north of Loreto on a dirt road.
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Phil C
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Yep! that's it.
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David K
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What a great satellite image ... a full screen instead of the partial screen on Googlemaps! Wikimapia.org, great site... thanks!
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oxxo
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What is nice about Wikimapia is that you can name places and then save......which I have now done with El Picazon Restaurant. If you want to identify and name a specific place for Nomads, you can do the same by registering with Wikimapia. They do
not send unsolicited email. It's a terrifiic resource.
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jk
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Perfect! Hopefully they will be open when I kayak by! Thank you.
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by oxxo
What is nice about Wikimapia is that you can name places and then save......which I have now done with El Picazon Restaurant. If you want to identify and name a specific place for Nomads, you can do the same by registering with Wikimapia. They do
not send unsolicited email. It's a terrifiic resource. |
Yes, good stuff... Thank you oxxo!
I am putting names to the mission sites... For San Borja, someone else (Spanish) plotted an empty field many miles away from the mission and called
that 'San Borja'!? I locate the ruins or buildings, outline the area and put the sites name there.
Found a few more strips of high resolution have been added, alas but not yet Mision Santa Maria area!
http://www.wikimapia.org
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bill erhardt
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oxxo..... Actually, it is only about 3 miles north of Loreto, but the first time you make the trek it seems like at least 8. It is worth the trip,
however.
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oxxo
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bill erhardt
oxxo..... Actually, it is only about 3 miles north of Loreto, but the first time you make the trek it seems like at least 8. It is worth the trip,
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Now I'm confused. According to the scale at the bottom left of the Wikipedia map it is about 5 miles. Do I have the right place mapped?
[Edited on 9-21-2008 by oxxo]
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oxxo
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
For San Borja, someone else (Spanish) plotted an empty field many miles away from the mission and called that 'San Borja'!? I locate the ruins or
buildings, outline the area and put the sites name there. |
If you sign up as a "level 2" user, you can edit and/or delete erroneous locations. I have found a number of errors in locations of various places.
Someone asked me in a U2U how to enter a specific lat/lon. I didn't give a complete answer. Just go to any old Wikimapia map. Change the lat/lon
data in the URL at the top of the page and hit the "refresh" tab. The map will then center at your desired, new lat/lon.
This is the power of the Internet. If we can start locating and naming some of the favorite locations on a map, a picture is worth 1000 directional
words. If you want to keep some place secret......don't put it on the map.
If you want to show someone a spot without naming and saving it, just center the crossairs at that spot on the Wikimapia map, cut and paste the url,
and send in an email. Recipiant can then zoom in an out on the map to find the relation to surrounding areas.
Enjoy!
[Edited on 9-21-2008 by oxxo]
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vandenberg
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| Quote: | Originally posted by oxxo
| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
If you sign up as a "level 2" user, you can edit and/or delete erroneous locations. I have found a number of errors in locations of various places.
Someone asked me in a U2U how to enter a specific lat/lon. I didn't give a complete answer. Just go to any old Wikimapia map. Change the lat/lon
data in the URL at the top of the page and hit the "refresh" tab. The map will then center at your desired, new lat/lon.
This is the power of the Internet. If we can start locating and naming some of the favorite locations on a map, a picture is worth 1000 directional
words. If you want to keep some place secret......don't put it on the map.
[Edited on 9-21-2008 by oxxo] |
oxxo,
Do I understand this right? If you change the URL in the existing data, it changes in Wikimapia's site? If that's the case, what would nasty folks (
we have a world full of them ) keep from changing proper defined sites to a totally wrong one? Just curious and probably have this wrong?
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vandenberg
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Screwed up on the quote bit, but you should get the picture.
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oxxo
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| Quote: | | Originally posted by vandenbergDo I understand this right? If you change the URL in the existing data, it changes in Wikimapia's site? If
that's the case, what would nasty folks ( we have a world full of them ) keep from changing proper defined sites to a totally wrong one? Just curious
and probably have this wrong? |
Yes, that is my understandng. So the site could be subject to vandalism. I haven't found that to be the case so far. The mistakes I found have been
honest mistakes, close but not spot on. I know that Wikimapia monitors "level 2" use very closely. They don't give that designation to just anyone,
but I'm not sure what their criteria is. I have been applying for that designation for about 6 months now and still have not been accepted. Perhaps
you need to make a certain number of contributions that have not been challenged. I don't know. I would hope that "level 2" designation is given to
DavidK because we all know his level of knowledge and committment to Baja. That is why I am trying to make sure that I have Picazon located properly.
I wouldn't want a bunch of Nomads driving up to some poor campesino's rancho saying, "What's for dinner?"
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ncampion
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That's the correct location, I personally marked the waypoint on my GPS when I was there one time. A slight correction on the name however, it is
actually "La" not "El". Thanks for all the info on the use of this site, I love mapping software.
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bill erhardt
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| Quote: | Originally posted by oxxo
| Quote: | Originally posted by bill erhardt
oxxo..... Actually, it is only about 3 miles north of Loreto, but the first time you make the trek it seems like at least 8. It is worth the trip,
however. |
Now I'm confused. According to the scale at the bottom left of the Wikipedia map it is about 5 miles. Do I have the right place mapped?
[Edited on 9-21-2008 by oxxo] |
oxxo..... I just looked at your link to the satellite image and it looks like what you have identified as La Picazon is, in fact, La Picazon. Where
were you measuring your distance to Loreto from? If it was from el centro it may well be about 5 miles. From the northern outskirts of town I think
it is probably closer to 3. I will check it (distance on the road) the next time I go out.
If you move south to the marina in your image you will see a boat just leaving. That is my boat. If you zoom in closely you can see that I am waving
at the camera.
[Edited on 9-21-2008 by bill erhardt]
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oxxo
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| Quote: | | Originally posted by bill erhardtThat is my boat. If you zoom in closely you can see that I am waving at the camera.
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I have zoomed as much as I can, things are pretty fuzzy........it kind of looks like you're mooning the camera! 
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Johannes
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Alejandro said it to be 7km, that makes it 4.375miles .
his official address
ALEJANDRO IGARTUA DESDIER
CALLE DAVIS NORTE # 27 KM 7
CAMINO AL BAJO COLONIA EL JARAL
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