The View From Above: stonehenge

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Saturday, March 12, 2011

You know about Stonehenge, but have you seen FridgeHenge?

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35°41'35.27"N 105°58'27.59"W

FridgeHenge once existed outside of Sante Fe, New Mexico. It was constructed in 2003 out of junked refrigerators, and resembled the famous Stonehenge megalithic site in England. The site was created by the artist Adam Jonas Horowitz. The site no longer exists, since all of the refrigerators were removed after a number of complaints from neighbors.

Sunday, June 7, 2009

The Other Stonehenge, in the USA

45°41'39.39"N 120°48'19.87"W

Built as the nation’s first World War I Memorial, a replica of Stonehenge lies at what was the original Maryhill town site, near Goldendale, Washington. Believing the original Stonehenge in Great Britain was used for sacrifices, Samuel Hill constructed the replica in honor of the war dead of Klickitat County. Hill wanted the Memorial to serve as a reminder that “humanity is still being sacrificed to the god of war.”

Why "View From Above"

I have an unquenchable thirst for exploration and mysteries. But that isn't the only reason for "View From Above." This blog exists primarily thanks to the despicable ignorance and laziness of the many, many people who will post a picture of some anomaly and simply make guesses about it, rather than do five minutes worth of research. I can't count the many times I've seen aerial pictures of "UFOs parked in a row on the beach" (They're beach umbrellas, you dork!) or questions like, "What's this aircraft doing sitting in the middle of the desert?" (It's a military firing range. They use junk aircraft as targets. Duh!) The unwillingness on the part of most people to do even a minimal amount of research just boggles the mind.

Another pet peeve of mine is the practice of posting an interesting site without a precise location. I don't know if it's laziness, oversight, or a desire to hoard information, but it's irritating as hell to me. That's why mosts of my posts will always include coordinates to the site.

I hope you'll enjoy perusing the sites I've listed. I can't take credit for being the first to "find" most of them, but I will do my best to let you know what I find out about them!

Michael Makai