Comments on: Virtual Whale Watching using Google Maps Satellite View

By: Jenn

Jenn — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 15:40:52 +0000

The little islands around Nantucket are great for seeing tons of seals on the beaches. Especially the tips of the islands

By: Brandon Allred

Brandon Allred — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 23:57:51 +0000

32.764725,-117.228116 on Google Maps

I count 6 of them

By: daniel mitchell

daniel mitchell — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 20:17:41 +0000

Bit late in the day, but stumbled across this one in S Australia. What do you guys think?

Enter the following into Google Maps-
-38.400278,141.410785

Seems about the right size…..?

By: Uma Roberts

Uma Roberts — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 20:19:45 +0000

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Honolulu&ll=21.719318,-158.145447&spn=0.149380,0.234180&t=k&hl=en

By: Uma Roberts

Uma Roberts — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 20:16:26 +0000

If you go to Google Maps and type in “Whale Watching Tour Agencies near New Zealand”, zoom in near point B. There are tons of little white specks with trails, these are boats obviously, but right next to the 2nd one from the right of point B is a large mass with a bit breaking the surface and a huge shadow underneath. Not likely to be a boat or island.

By: UNKNOWN

UNKNOWN — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 20:54:25 +0000

Congratulations emily that is the greatest picture ive seen so far it is amazing and i hope you can find more.

By: Dom

Dom — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 20:51:30 +0000

What do you think?

http://maps.google.com/maps/myplaces?vpsrc=6&ctz=-60&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=23.875,57.630033&ie=UTF8&ll=-27.577606,153.493005&spn=0.001196,0.002366&t=h&z=19

By: Emily

Emily — Sat, 28 May 2011 21:59:19 +0000

http://maps.google.com.au/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&t=h&ll=-24.622024,153.291678&spn=0.001336,0.001725&z=19

Two whales, look like humpbacks.

By: Elliott

Elliott — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 01:18:34 +0000

Hi,

Just came across this blog.

People go whale watching in Kaikoura, New Zealand. You can see 3 boats watching a large whale at this loction:

http://maps.google.co.nz/maps?q=pitt+head+abel+tasman&hl=en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=il

If you go to where the “inland kaikoura road” meets the state highway 1 and then imagine the inland kaikoura road continuing on into the sea, it more or less points at the whale.

Let me know your thoughts.

By: Sam

Sam — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 00:03:39 +0000

I know this is WAY late, but Dave is correct about the whale he saw at 34 27 26.56 N
120 20 59.88 W. It’s an adult female Fin Whale with migratory tag number OSU4204173. She is just over 45 feet, so your estimate was very close. Her tracking tag put her in this exact spot, so this is in fact a satellite image of her.

Good eye Dave.