A Few Unique Places to Visit

 

Google Earth - Explore, Search and Discover

 

American Film Institute's list of the greatest  American movies, released in June 1998.

360º view from the summit of Mount Everest.

 

Mr. Johnson's Unimog

 

Webcam at the South Pole

 

Clothing Layering Systems - How to stay warm when outdoors.

 

Earth at night from space.

 

Examples from a Wonderlic Personnel Test ™

 

Los Angeles CHP Traffic Incident Information Page

          Very Cool Clock

This day in History

          Where's George - Do you ever wonder where that paper money in your pocket has been, or where it will go next? This is the place to find out. 

Preserving Public Access to Public Lands - RS 2477 rights of way homepage

 

Website dedicated to that curvy little road that united California.

 

14ers.com - The Home of Colorado's Highest Peaks.

 

Santa Clarita Place Names Database

 

The Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) zigzags its way from Mexico to Canada through California, Oregon and Washington.

 

Take the Speakeasy Speed Test and test your connection speed.

 

October 27, 2001 - Brian Robinson finished the Triple Crown!  He hiked 7,371 miles in 300 days. On the AT: 2,168 miles. CDT:  2,558 miles. PCT: 2,645 miles.

 

Last Name Meanings and Origins

 

Rorke's Drift, where150 soldiers defended a supply station against 4000 Zulus.

 

A little eight legged visitor walks through our camp.

 

Most people know that a list exists of the Seven World Wonders, only few can name them.

 

In 1936 a United DC2 Airliner Crashes in Rice Canyon, south of Newhall.

 

Buddhism-Visions of Enlightenment

 

Terror and hardship that the Endurance crew suffered during their Antarctic adventure.

 

The James Caird is the 23 foot (8m) whaler in which Sir Ernest Shackleton and five companions made the epic open boat voyage of 800 miles (1,300 km) from Elephant Island, 500 miles (800 km) south of Cape Horn, to South Georgia during the Antarctic winter of 1916.

 

How Things Work Home Page

 

The biggest, best, most award-winning movie site on the planet.

 

Find the lyrics to 1,000's of song.

 

Online archives and repository of the Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society, The Friends of Mentryville and Old Town Newhall.

 

Giardia Lamblia - The nasty organism that might be in the water.

 

The Nike Missile Air Defense System Bases of Los Angeles.

 

The original Facts on Farts.

 

Surname distribution of people within the United States.

 

Bonanza Locations List

 

Test Cafe - Take a quiz but don't give them your email address.

 

Real-time maps and lists of information for the most recent earthquakes recorded by U.S. and global seismographic networks.

 

The Top Ten Reasons Why No Man Has Ever Set Foot on the Moon

 

DPS tells you who has really "Rung Down the Curtain and Joined the Choir Invisible, and who's Just Resting."

 

THE NATIONAL UFO REPORTING CENTER - Dedicated to the Collection and Dissemination of Objective UFO Data

 

A Brief History of Giant Rock

 

Electoral Vote Predictor 2004 - This is the site we discussed in class.

 

Decomposition -This site describes the natural biological process that occurs after death.

 

The Ice Garage

 

Shipwreck Central - the best source of shipwreck information in the world.