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Orion42
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I use it all the time looking for old farmsteads and scoping out beaches. Here in northern Michigan they planted red pines in rows on old farmsteads back in the 30's and 40's. They stand out real well on the satellite images, and we've learned that there may be a foundation in or near these plantations. Beaches also show up real well. Also you can pick out areas where people camp in the woods, and in one of those spots I found a nice silver ring and tons of coins.
John
John
Treasure hunting is about 90% research. This can actually be quite fun. The internet is a wonderful tool. There are so many different resources to use for research and it can really depend upon the type of hunting that you are doing. You mention old homesteads. Orion42 gives some great advice. The best advice that I can give you is to read the book "Treasure Caches Can Be Found" by Charles Garrett. It's about ten bucks from Garrett's or any number of dealers. Probably get it cheaper used on Amazon. Best of luck to you.
Happy Hunting!
Happy Hunting!Alan Applegate
New member
Well you can't do that, but it is still useful. Several years ago, a friend and I went looking for Dr. Goddard's original launch site, and never did find it. After a little research, we got the LAT/LON, poked it into Google Earth, and bingo! It's on private property, and getting permission to hunt it has been fruitless so far.
I recently used Google Earth to look for a site of an old way station on the Chisom (No, not Chisholm) trail. Took about 30 minutes to locate it, and less than 10 minutes to get permission to hunt it.
Good luck.
Alan
I recently used Google Earth to look for a site of an old way station on the Chisom (No, not Chisholm) trail. Took about 30 minutes to locate it, and less than 10 minutes to get permission to hunt it.
Good luck.
Alan
Do you have to have an address or just a general location? I know you have to be interested in a location, but do you insert lot numbers, or latitude and longitude as suggested by Alan in post before this? Like if you read in a book of a treasure missing from the civil war and hidden on this families plantation,
could you just put in say that town name and state and get a satelite picture of it? I guess I need to go to google.com/earth and find out myself. I have to go to the public library to look at maps or lots of pictures because I have dial up and graphics really take a long time to load.
could you just put in say that town name and state and get a satelite picture of it? I guess I need to go to google.com/earth and find out myself. I have to go to the public library to look at maps or lots of pictures because I have dial up and graphics really take a long time to load.
Orion42
Member
You can enter towns and see varying details. I'll reference old maps and use the satellite images to check the general area. I've use that technique to find old trails that led me to where a town was back in the 20's. Depending on the time of year the images were taken, you can also find hunting camp areas that can lead to decent coin finds too.
google is a bit like most books there is only as much info as what has been entered buy some one, but if you use a place name in the adress bar there is a good chance it will be there,, but just because we know a place as one name does not mean that the person who added the place called it buy the same name,, we have found this a bit here in OZ,, the images are not always clear either they some times are so fuzzy it is very hard to even make out roads,,
fongu
I think if you pick a portion of the world you belong in say S.E. USA and you are able to see certain features that you recognize you can continue to zoom in closer and closer to an object you want to ID. I use roof top coloration's. You can see the old rusty roofs of the old homesteads and these stand out quite well. Sometimes you can see an area that has an unusual anomaly like a cleared square field or a weird looking patch in the forest. With practice you can pick out areas that were inhabited by some one. Sometime you can see old abandon rail lines and all the other many possibilities that show up if you just use the zoom feature. I have not used it much lately but I do believe you can retrieve addresses of homes and use these as contact info via the google earth features.
Al I can suggest is to play with the features of the program and you will see how useful it is.
Good luck
It is fun doing research!
Don
I think if you pick a portion of the world you belong in say S.E. USA and you are able to see certain features that you recognize you can continue to zoom in closer and closer to an object you want to ID. I use roof top coloration's. You can see the old rusty roofs of the old homesteads and these stand out quite well. Sometimes you can see an area that has an unusual anomaly like a cleared square field or a weird looking patch in the forest. With practice you can pick out areas that were inhabited by some one. Sometime you can see old abandon rail lines and all the other many possibilities that show up if you just use the zoom feature. I have not used it much lately but I do believe you can retrieve addresses of homes and use these as contact info via the google earth features.
Al I can suggest is to play with the features of the program and you will see how useful it is.
Good luck
It is fun doing research!
Don
Alan Applegate
New member
I won't say where (I haven't had a chance to hunt it yet), but one very interesting photo appeared on Google. As most users are aware, there are "street level" photos. They aren't up to date unless you just happen to find a new one (the one of my house is 5 years old or so), but they can be valuable. The one in question was on a rural road about 25 miles from my home. A street level photo clearly showed what was left of the very set of buildings I want to hunt around. You can even read the sign and the phone number. It took just one call to get permission to hunt the area. The bottom line is, you get out what you put in. Effort heuristics as it were.
Alan Applegate
Alan Applegate
Black Davy
New member
Basic steps for overlaying old maps on Google earth.
1) Find an old map from historic map works or Sanborn. http://historical.mytopo.com/index.cfm
2) Copy and Convert to a jpg or format acceptable with Google.
3) If you use an old topo map locate the coordinates in the bottom corner. 42deg 30 min N / 72deg 45 min W
4) At the top of Google earth is a toolbar click on the yellow pin and enter these coordinates, this is the corner of the map you will stretch to fit.
5) On the top toolbar of Google earth 5th icon from the left is the image overlay tab click on this.
6) New image overlay box pops up, browse for the location you filed your map image.
You will see a green box on Google earth this is where your image will appear. You also have a transparency slide bar set this so you can see Google earth and the image.
7) The image will be stored as a place on the left side under places. If you lose the green grid, right click on your image and go to properties this will bring back the green grid for stretching.
The center cross hair moves the image around, the left diamond spins the image and the outer edges stretch the image. Old topos may not line up exact so work on the area you are interested in.
9) You can now look at those old houses and compare it to Google earth to determine specific locations is there or not. You can also see old roads on old topos that are long gone and are only seen as an old logging road. You can also look for the old clear spaces on old topo maps that now may be grown in and had an old farm on it that did not make it to later 1800
1) Find an old map from historic map works or Sanborn. http://historical.mytopo.com/index.cfm
2) Copy and Convert to a jpg or format acceptable with Google.
3) If you use an old topo map locate the coordinates in the bottom corner. 42deg 30 min N / 72deg 45 min W
4) At the top of Google earth is a toolbar click on the yellow pin and enter these coordinates, this is the corner of the map you will stretch to fit.
5) On the top toolbar of Google earth 5th icon from the left is the image overlay tab click on this.
6) New image overlay box pops up, browse for the location you filed your map image.
You will see a green box on Google earth this is where your image will appear. You also have a transparency slide bar set this so you can see Google earth and the image.
7) The image will be stored as a place on the left side under places. If you lose the green grid, right click on your image and go to properties this will bring back the green grid for stretching.
The center cross hair moves the image around, the left diamond spins the image and the outer edges stretch the image. Old topos may not line up exact so work on the area you are interested in. 9) You can now look at those old houses and compare it to Google earth to determine specific locations is there or not. You can also see old roads on old topos that are long gone and are only seen as an old logging road. You can also look for the old clear spaces on old topo maps that now may be grown in and had an old farm on it that did not make it to later 1800
Alan Applegate
New member
DeLorme (http://www.delorme.com) publishes detailed topographic maps from every US state and most territories. One of their advertising statements says they're good for "outdoor recreation", and I agree.
They're platted out in LAT/LON, and the nomenclature is excellent. Even minor unpaved roads are listed, along with way points like windmills, radio towers, draws, and even small ponds. Once you've done your research, they are of great help making sure you are where you want to be.
Here's some additional food for thought. A GPS unit, built in or handheld, is a godsend to find obscure sites to hunt. Along with a DeLorme map, and you can get within a yards of any spot on the map.
Alan Applegate
They're platted out in LAT/LON, and the nomenclature is excellent. Even minor unpaved roads are listed, along with way points like windmills, radio towers, draws, and even small ponds. Once you've done your research, they are of great help making sure you are where you want to be.
Here's some additional food for thought. A GPS unit, built in or handheld, is a godsend to find obscure sites to hunt. Along with a DeLorme map, and you can get within a yards of any spot on the map.
Alan Applegate