View Full Version : Guess the cities (sat. view)
cernoch October 6th, 2007, 08:53 PM Try to quess three cities (pop. between 1 and 2 millions) according to the following satellital views:
1.
http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/3047/001kk3.jpg
2.
http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/8815/0002mg2.jpg
3.
http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/4580/003zu0.jpg
SilesianSkyscraper October 6th, 2007, 09:02 PM Denver?
LMCA1990 October 6th, 2007, 11:01 PM La Paz, Lima or Las Vegas?
cernoch October 6th, 2007, 11:08 PM You should match your guesses with the numbers... one of them is La Paz.
LMCA1990 October 7th, 2007, 12:11 AM I'm guessing La Paz is #1 or #3.
coa190 October 7th, 2007, 12:17 AM La Paz is #1
LMCA1990 October 7th, 2007, 12:25 AM Is #3 Reno?
coa190 October 7th, 2007, 02:03 AM No. 2 is Munich
LMCA1990 October 7th, 2007, 02:19 AM why'd you give it away so fast?
coa190 October 7th, 2007, 02:28 AM And the no. 3 is Ulan Bator.
LMCA1990 October 7th, 2007, 03:17 AM ???
You should've been more patient and waited for more ppl to guess.
cernoch October 7th, 2007, 11:14 AM La Paz is #1
No. 2 is Munich
And the no. 3 is Ulan Bator.
Well done!!:applause:
cernoch October 7th, 2007, 11:47 AM Let´s continue with something more difficult:
1.
http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/2946/gs47xj3.jpg
2.
http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/408/gs477ms2.jpg
3.
http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/6082/gues11ol1.jpg
RawLee October 7th, 2007, 02:24 PM #3 is Bratislava
coa190 October 7th, 2007, 02:39 PM #2 is Vilnius
cernoch October 7th, 2007, 03:02 PM #3 is Bratislava
It´s easy for you!
#2 is Vilnius
Again correct! Try n. 1!
coa190 October 7th, 2007, 03:17 PM #1: Antalya, Turkey
cernoch October 7th, 2007, 03:17 PM 4.
http://img48.imageshack.us/img48/7819/147cf5.jpg
RawLee October 7th, 2007, 03:36 PM It´s easy for you!
:)
coa190 October 7th, 2007, 04:24 PM #4: Niamey, capital of Niger
cernoch October 8th, 2007, 10:24 PM Who will recognize this beautiful city?
http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/8805/44478or6.jpg
coa190 October 8th, 2007, 10:51 PM I found it. I'll only say the first letter is P :)
LMCA1990 October 8th, 2007, 11:29 PM paris or pretoria?
cernoch October 9th, 2007, 06:04 PM I found it. I'll only say the first letter is P :)
Thanks much! However, I cannot still believe that you have found it.
edit: Paris and Pretoria are incorrect.
coa190 October 9th, 2007, 06:18 PM Do you want another hint? It's about 90 km from the nearest coast.
cernoch October 9th, 2007, 06:48 PM One more advice:
http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/933/qwefeo8.jpg
uA_TAGA October 9th, 2007, 08:27 PM Lyon ?
cernoch October 10th, 2007, 01:27 PM Lyon ?
No, this city is in Asia.
Marco_ October 10th, 2007, 07:50 PM Pyongyang
cernoch October 10th, 2007, 08:44 PM It´s Pune/India (4,5 million inhabitants)
something another only coa190 can find or recognize (maybe):
http://img127.imageshack.us/img127/3901/vfrtup3.jpg
LMCA1990 October 11th, 2007, 05:06 AM Then it must be really dense 'cause it looks small.
cernoch October 11th, 2007, 06:26 PM Then it must be really dense 'cause it looks small.
sorry, I´ve made a mistake. Pune has 4,5 M inhabitants with population density of 6,500 (it´s really very dense).
coa190 October 11th, 2007, 11:12 PM This was hardest by now. I had to seek for two hours, but I've found it. It is in Europe, and has less than 500000 inhabitants.
And it's name also has four letters :)
cernoch October 12th, 2007, 04:24 PM ^^ all right as always! Where r u from, coa?
Calvin W October 12th, 2007, 07:29 PM It´s Pune/India (4,5 million inhabitants)
something another only coa190 can find or recognize (maybe):
http://img127.imageshack.us/img127/3901/vfrtup3.jpg
Not hard at all. Took less than 30 minutes to figure it out. But thanks given to coa190 for a hint.
First letter is a B.
traveljos October 13th, 2007, 12:57 PM and it ends with o...
♣628.finst October 13th, 2007, 01:09 PM Graz.
cernoch October 13th, 2007, 01:28 PM It´s Brno/Czech Republic (370 000 inhabitants) as all of you have posted.
Let me show some photos:
http://www.brno.cz/galerie/obrazky/l1118051385.jpg
http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/00/1d/ed/42/trolleybus-at-komenskeho.jpg
http://www.brno.cz/galerie/obrazky/1170247134-d.jpg
http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/5910/brnouc5.jpg
http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/7338/qwertzutt0.jpg
coa190 October 13th, 2007, 02:15 PM It's very beautiful.
LMCA1990 October 13th, 2007, 04:54 PM ^^ :yes:
cernoch October 13th, 2007, 06:46 PM Just try it! (advice : I´ve been there :lol:)
http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/8692/yxcvuz0.jpg
cernoch October 13th, 2007, 06:47 PM ...and thanks for your last comments!
LMCA1990 October 13th, 2007, 07:50 PM Germany, Denmark or the Netherlands?
cernoch October 13th, 2007, 07:54 PM Germany, Denmark or the Netherlands?
Correct! :okay:
LMCA1990 October 13th, 2007, 08:29 PM Skagen, Alborg or Helsinger?
coa190 October 13th, 2007, 10:29 PM Hirtshals, on the northen coast, 6565 inhabitants.
cernoch October 13th, 2007, 10:30 PM ^^ Well, but I´m not so much surprised.
my hint helped you!!
edit: Where´re you from, coa?
coa190 October 13th, 2007, 10:48 PM ^^ Well, but I´m not so much surprised.
my hint helped you!!
edit: Where´re you from, coa?
I had started a thread on GTC with two pictures from my hometown.
I am posting them again:
http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/2500/88792312wfjloaphtu4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/1494/76731081bm9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)[/QUOTE]
Now you guess :)
cernoch October 13th, 2007, 11:25 PM ^^ I can see "pivo" on one of those green umbrellas so I guess Croatia, Serbia or Montenegro.
LMCA1990 October 13th, 2007, 11:39 PM Bosnia, Moldova or Slovenia?
coa190 October 14th, 2007, 12:15 AM Well done for noticing "pivo" (beer) :)
My country is Serbia. Try to guess the city where I live.
Nikkodemo October 14th, 2007, 04:54 AM Belgrade?
LMCA1990 October 14th, 2007, 06:23 AM Bor, Nis or Prizren?
♣628.finst October 14th, 2007, 11:48 AM Bobotica.
cernoch October 14th, 2007, 12:18 PM Bobotica.
I agree!
coa190 October 14th, 2007, 09:12 PM I suppose you thought SUBOTICA, because Bobotica doesn't exist :)
If so, yu're right, my hometown is Subotica!
cernoch October 16th, 2007, 09:41 PM New place to guess: (hint: Europe)
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/1183/ohrpk4.jpg
RawLee October 16th, 2007, 09:46 PM Poland or Romania,I believe.
cernoch October 16th, 2007, 09:50 PM No, but you're not so far from the truth.
Marco_ October 17th, 2007, 12:17 AM Ukraine?
LMCA1990 October 17th, 2007, 06:06 AM Germany, Finland or Austria?
RawLee October 17th, 2007, 12:31 PM Kiev,Ukraine?
cernoch October 17th, 2007, 05:10 PM No, everything is incorrect.
mtyksl October 17th, 2007, 05:14 PM Bulgaria? Czech Republic? Slovakia?
cernoch October 17th, 2007, 05:20 PM Bulgaria? Czech Republic? Slovakia?
well done! now it's very easy!
LMCA1990 October 17th, 2007, 06:25 PM Prague?
cernoch October 17th, 2007, 07:16 PM ^^yes. Who will find out exact name of this place?
LMCA1990 October 17th, 2007, 08:02 PM :banana: not me though :lol:
cernoch October 20th, 2007, 09:24 PM ^^It's "Velká Ohrada" housing estate in southwestern part.
cernoch October 20th, 2007, 09:25 PM Where's this airport?
http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/3954/airportti8.jpg
LMCA1990 October 21st, 2007, 01:26 AM It can be anywhere... US, Canada or France?
cernoch October 21st, 2007, 07:43 PM ^^No, but it lies on the same continent as one country you have guessed.
Obscene October 21st, 2007, 07:46 PM Germany, Scotland, Ireland?
cernoch October 21st, 2007, 07:53 PM go eastward!
LMCA1990 October 21st, 2007, 09:14 PM Poland, Russia or Finland?
Saigoneseguy October 23rd, 2007, 02:55 PM Cold Lake, Canada?
cernoch October 23rd, 2007, 09:52 PM Cold Lake, Canada?
No, it's a capital
Calvin W October 25th, 2007, 01:24 AM Bratislava Ivanka airport, Bratislava, Slovakia.
cernoch October 25th, 2007, 11:29 AM ^Just correct your spelling and we have a winner!
...How do you know that?
Calvin W October 25th, 2007, 02:06 PM ^Just correct your spelling and we have a winner!
...How do you know that?
Google Earth is a wonderful thing. Also I did a series of guess the cities/airports when I first joined SSC. If memory serves me I used this airport.
cernoch October 26th, 2007, 11:25 PM New city to guess! (hint: unbelievable location - this city is separated from the rest of the world as well as possible)
http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/5250/llloiv4.jpg
LMCA1990 October 27th, 2007, 06:30 AM Manaus, Brazil?
Calvin W October 27th, 2007, 06:58 AM ^^:lol:
Too Easy!
LMCA1990 October 27th, 2007, 07:38 AM It's not very isolated.
cernoch October 27th, 2007, 03:21 PM ^^I' d say there is nothing in its surrounding, except for some little unimportant villages.
http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/5362/manausxt1.jpg
LMCA1990 October 27th, 2007, 08:11 PM There are cities where Brazil (Tabatinga), Colombia (Leticia) and Peru (Santa Rosa) meet. They make up a city with about 300,000. Belem's not too far either.
cernoch October 27th, 2007, 11:59 PM Let's start something easier. Guess a country at first!
http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/4438/aaanl1.jpg
coa190 October 28th, 2007, 01:11 AM Hi, it's Thessaloniki.
LMCA1990 October 28th, 2007, 05:00 AM might be barcelona.
cernoch October 28th, 2007, 02:05 PM Hi, it's Thessaloniki.
Correct! Congratulations!
cernoch October 30th, 2007, 10:32 PM Try it! I'll calculate your points! (1p.-country, 3p.-city)
http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/9931/qwertlm1.jpg
Calvin W October 31st, 2007, 12:04 AM I sent you a private message with the correct guess. Don't want to spoil it for others.
LMCA1990 October 31st, 2007, 12:30 AM I know you're not talking 2 me. Anyways, It looks like Bangkok. Is it?
cernoch October 31st, 2007, 01:21 AM I sent you a private message with the correct guess. Don't want to spoil it for others.
Thanks, you've 3p.!
cernoch October 31st, 2007, 01:25 AM I know you're not talking 2 me. Anyways, It looks like Bangkok. Is it?
Bangkok is situated nearly in the same part of the world.
LMCA1990 October 31st, 2007, 05:32 AM Ho Chi Minh or Jakarta?
wajz October 31st, 2007, 04:55 PM Hmm not easy and since I am at work: no Google Earth to help me. Still, because of the block like architecture and the lack of infrastructure (only one bridge in sight) I am guessing Pyongyang, Democratic Republic of Korea (North Korea)
cernoch October 31st, 2007, 07:24 PM Hmm not easy and since I am at work: no Google Earth to help me. Still, because of the block like architecture and the lack of infrastructure (only one bridge in sight) I am guessing Pyongyang, Democratic Republic of Korea (North Korea)
I can see two more bridges there. However, if you really didn't use GE, you're a very good guesser (correct answer)!
wajz November 1st, 2007, 12:22 AM I recall having looked at Pyongyang once on GE and noticing a large stadium on an island... so the guess wasn't entirely uneducated LOL
cernoch November 1st, 2007, 11:59 PM Guess the location (not that town)!
http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/9536/cderoe0.jpg
ranking:
Calvin W: 3p.
wajz: 3p.
wajz November 2nd, 2007, 01:08 AM What do you mean by location (not that town)? Latitude/longitude? Country?
LMCA1990 November 2nd, 2007, 01:33 AM US, Canada or Mexico?
cernoch November 2nd, 2007, 10:34 AM What do you mean by location (not that town)? Latitude/longitude? Country?
This town has only 25,000 inhab. so I doubt someone's able to find it or name it correctly. You'll get 3p. for every correct guess (water, country...).
Calvin W November 3rd, 2007, 08:33 AM Continent wise I would say Africa or Oceania.
cernoch November 4th, 2007, 04:01 PM hint: an European lake
Saigoneseguy November 4th, 2007, 04:57 PM Constance lake?
RawLee November 5th, 2007, 11:15 PM Hungary,Lake Balaton,northern tip,eastern shore,junction of road 65 and 7,nearby M7 motorway.
BTW,it is Siófok,and its the Újhegy part of it. Though it could be Balatonszéplak too,because the 2 settlements merged.
cernoch November 5th, 2007, 11:42 PM Hungary,Lake Balaton,northern tip,eastern shore,junction of road 65 and 7,nearby M7 motorway.
BTW,it is Siófok,and its the Újhegy part of it. Though it could be Balatonszéplak too,because the 2 settlements merged.
Yes, it's Siófok on the northern shore of Balaton lake! 3 points are yours
RawLee November 5th, 2007, 11:44 PM ^^Thank you! Can I use them a gas stations for lower prices or gifts?:)
cernoch November 5th, 2007, 11:54 PM ^^definitely!! but do not forget to say who gave you them:lol:
cernoch November 7th, 2007, 12:53 AM Something a little bit special:
http://img118.imageshack.us/img118/1739/yxcvwa0.jpg
ranking:
Calvin W: 3p.
wajz: 3p.
RawLee: 3p.
LMCA1990 November 7th, 2007, 04:06 AM Faroe Islands, Falkland Islands or Norway?
cernoch November 7th, 2007, 07:41 PM Faroe Islands, Falkland Islands or Norway?
It's very close.
LMCA1990 November 7th, 2007, 07:49 PM Iceland, Argentina or Sweden?
traveljos November 8th, 2007, 09:16 PM nuuk.
cernoch November 8th, 2007, 09:23 PM ^well...Nuuk/Denmark! you've 3 points!
LMCA1990 November 9th, 2007, 02:33 AM It's actually in Greenland :sleepy:
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