See here.
For orientation, the Strip is horizontal across the center. The vaguely L-shaped void at the left must be McCarran airport. U.S. 95 is seen heading northwest toward the upper right, and southeast toward the lower left. The very brightest spot, right next to the airport, is surely the Luxor. The greenish section in the lower left is Henderson. The smaller cluster of lights at the north (right) end of the Strip is downtown. The two thin lines of lights extending roughly northward (to the right) from downtown are I-15 (upper) and more of Las Vegas Boulevard (lower).
Hat tip: WPBT teammate Katie.
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Vegas from space
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After consulting Google Maps and trying to do a mental "overlay" of the two views, I think the green area is actually Paradise Valley and/or Green Valley South, tailing off into Black Mountain. That intersection down there looks like where the Las Vegas Belthway crosses 95.
I was also thrown by seeing the bright spot of the Luxor looking as if were "below" the Strip. But looking again I see two lines of horizontal brightness. The top one is 15, the lower one the Strip.
I wish they had rotated the image to place the North at the top.
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