Your Lake Location [Archive]

mrcrowson

06-30-2005, 08:14 AM

I was reading a thread by milkmania and I came up with this idea. We have a thread on Newbie's Lets See Your Boats, Lets See Your X Boats.
Well how about this.
LIST YOUR LAKE GPS LOCATION

Mine is Lake Tarpon, Florida
N 28°05'56.8"
W 082°43'07.8"

H2OGirl

06-30-2005, 08:24 AM

We don't want to share our lake, we tell everyone it is too shallow to use. :D Some times the more isn't the merrier!!

mrcrowson

06-30-2005, 08:32 AM

I just thought it would be a neat idea to list the location of the lakes you go to.

No biggie if you want to keep it a secret I understand.
:steering:

ajgressette

06-30-2005, 08:54 AM

Lat-Long:
33° 30' , -80° 27'
33.501 , -80.462

Santee Cooper Lakes. South Carolina. Lots of underwater stumps. Drive your inboard at your own risk! Ah. :popcorn:

sten76

06-30-2005, 09:26 AM

www.msn.com (go to the map section) look up Big St. Germain Lake, WI

mrcrowson

06-30-2005, 09:37 AM

:D

http://www.lake-link.com/lakes/displaymap.cfm?LakeID=4744

Tom023

06-30-2005, 09:51 AM

31.08597 / 94.09523

mrcrowson

06-30-2005, 10:03 AM

31.08597 / 94.09523

Found it..

bcampbe7

06-30-2005, 10:05 AM

I just downloaded Google Earth and have been palying around with it. Seems pretty cool, but requires broadband and quite-a-bit of PC resources.

Tims Ford lake is the one on the bottom.
35*13'17.66"N
86*12'12.05"W

east tx skier

06-30-2005, 10:30 AM

Ours is too hard to see with all the stumps, mocossins, gators, and sewage in the water. Nothing to see here.

As is a popular expression in my family, Lake O' the Pines is a great place to ski.

zberger

06-30-2005, 10:35 AM

Ours is too hard to see with all the stumps, mocossins, gators, and sewage in the water. Nothing to see here.

As is a popular expression in my family, Lake O' the Pines is a great place to ski.

At least you don't have Zebra Mussels..

I am in Fremont, Nebraska.. none of those here thank god !

www.woodclifflakes.com

www.woodclifflakelife.com

mrcrowson

06-30-2005, 10:36 AM

I just downloaded Google Earth and have been palying around with it.
I just loaded it also. I was using The NASA World Wind but didn't know about the google one until you posted it.
Is it just me or does it seem to load slow?

:confused:

gene dobies

06-30-2005, 10:41 AM

At least you don't have Zebra Mussels..

I am in Fremont, Nebraska..

www.woodclifflakes.com

www.woodclifflakelife.com
We have tons of zebra mussels. They are attached to almost everything here in upstate NY. Diving the other day and pulled up a plastic adirondack chair that had blown in and lost a year ago. It weighed about 40 or 50 lbs with the mussels on it where normally I don't think they weight more than 6 or 7 lbs. The mussels are a true nuisance,,, get cut easily from them also.

zberger

06-30-2005, 10:50 AM

We have tons of zebra mussels. They are attached to almost everything here in upstate NY. Diving the other day and pulled up a plastic adirondack chair that had blown in and lost a year ago. It weighed about 40 or 50 lbs with the mussels on it where normally I don't think they weight more than 6 or 7 lbs. The mussels are a true nuisance,,, get cut easily from them also.

Yup, I read about them on the *gasp* Malibu boats forums..

Sounds like they are a real PITA.. glad they haven't made their way down to nebraska yet..

I guess in Canada they make you spray down your boat and trailer with something that will kill them before you can leave the dock.

I wonder if the critters would live through a Nebraska winter..

Leroy

06-30-2005, 11:13 AM

Google Earth is pretty cool, but big and slow, even with DSL!

Lake Morse and the path I normally travel.

Bruce Carr

06-30-2005, 11:25 AM

Here is a view of our place about 60 mi. south of Dallas.

http://www.pbase.com/smbloom/image/22048406

Prostar19

06-30-2005, 11:31 AM

http://terraserver-usa.com/image.aspx?T=1&S=10&X=3808&Y=20101&Z=16&W=3

Here is where we are :steering:

mrcrowson

06-30-2005, 12:04 PM

Here is a view of our place about 60 mi. south of Dallas.

http://www.pbase.com/smbloom/image/22048406

Would like to have that in my back yard.

sizzler

06-30-2005, 12:29 PM

ours is too small too show up on the satellite

mrcrowson

06-30-2005, 12:30 PM

Give me the location and I will see if I can find a photo for you.

bcampbe7

06-30-2005, 12:32 PM

Yeah, Google Earth is a bit slow because it doesn't have much on the hard drive. It streams everything. I have visited the Great Pyramids, Eiffel Tower, Las Vegas, Moscow, London, my hometown in Iowa, ect. all this morning. Very cool program!
I tried to get World Wind to work on my home PC last night but couldn't. Said I didn't have the latest version of DirectX. I had just downloaded 9 so I am not sure what is going on. I will mess with it some more tonight.

I have London pulled up on Google Earth right now. Where do I head Sizzler?

EDIT:
Set Google Earth to use DirectX. It is a little faster than OpenGL.

betsy&david Harrison

06-30-2005, 02:18 PM

I don't have the expertise to find mine..anyone up to it? It is in Arvin,Ca. There are 11 lakes in a row. Ours is the 7th or 8th one back. B

mrcrowson

06-30-2005, 02:39 PM

So, is it one of these?

rodltg2

06-30-2005, 02:47 PM

wow, i can just dig mine there then.

ski_king

06-30-2005, 03:03 PM

shepherd

06-30-2005, 03:19 PM

Here's where mine is now, hopefully I"ll find a better site soon.
Can you find a picture of it?

N 30°013'
W 085°043'

Used to be on Lake Conway near downtown Orlando (no coordinates but a local address is Bayfront Pkwy, Orlando, FL 32806. Beautiful clear water with a ski course, but a lot of PWCs and wakeboarders (no offense guys, it's just big waves aren't good for slalom skiing!). I guess you don't realize how good you've got it until it's gone... :cool:

bcampbe7

06-30-2005, 03:24 PM

mrcrowson

06-30-2005, 03:29 PM

Lake Conway near downtown Orlando

WilliamsFamLV

06-30-2005, 03:36 PM

Lake (Ocean) Mead, right behind Hoover Dam :cool:

Leroy

06-30-2005, 03:52 PM

The measure function of Google Earth is very good for runners to measure a course.

Also in pointer mode you can measure altitude change over distance for biking races like the Hilly Hundred we have in Bloomington.

WakeSeeky

06-30-2005, 04:17 PM

A second vote for Lake Mead. Had to use Google maps, couldn't download Google Earth. Apparently you guys maxed out the server. ;)

zberger

06-30-2005, 04:23 PM

Woodcliff Lakes, just outside of Fremont, Nebraska.

About 420 Houses on the Lake total. Marina with gas and stuff.. darn good time.. makes you forget about everything.

VTJC

06-30-2005, 04:30 PM

Here is a quick route I made from GPS collected during evening and morning skis a few weeks back, over some orthophotos.
http://www.tmcowners.com/photopost/uploads/126/MC_skiing_June_8_9_Routewww.jpg
Can you guess where the course is?

Here is a Google Maps link to the lake.

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=lake+iroquois+vermont&ll=44.370003,-73.086462&spn=0.019913,0.030942&t=k&hl=en
Originally posted in this thread: http://www.tmcowners.com/teamtalk/showthread.php?t=3317

shepherd

07-01-2005, 07:40 AM

Lake Conway near downtown Orlando
Yeah, that's it! Our house was on the little bay that sticks up past the very top edge of the photo. The ski course is on the north side of the two islands in the lake (public access everyone, but get there early to beat the traffic/wakes!).
Man I miss that place.

shepherd

07-01-2005, 07:46 AM

That's it (Panama City). Salt water, but actually usually pretty flat. The part at the northeast end is actually fresh water separated by a dam. I'm going to explore that one day -- hopefully there will be slalom course.
Anyway, the beaches are excellent and the fishing is great.

Thanks for posting the pictures guys! :toast:

dmac

07-01-2005, 08:07 AM

Lake Burton, GA
Not sure of the coordinates but I know how to get there.

betsy&david Harrison

07-01-2005, 09:54 AM

So, is it one of these?
Yipee! Thanks...yes it is one of these. From the right...two lakes by the road side are Creekside Lakes, then the next two (dark blue with runway inbetween) are Paradise Lakes, the next three smaller lakes are Ski West Village (they are dry right now due to renovation), the next is Precision Lake, then ours, 7th Heaven. After that there is Adobe Lake, and the last lake is the sespool out there called Ironwood. Anything behind that are fish ponds. The guy is thinking of opening a levee up to make another lake. Not sure when...just rumors. B

betsy&david Harrison

07-01-2005, 10:09 AM

Wow Betsy!
That place looks great!
Here is another link (http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=35.171871,-118.927817&spn=0.018883,0.030770&z=2&t=k&hl=en) to it on google maps. If you scroll further east, you will see 2 more ski lakes.
Those are the two lakes that Banana George built a few years back and the project flopped. The water wouldn't hold. Then another guy purchased the project, fixed them somehow and developed them. One lake is Anna and the other Banana. Not sure which is which. B

Lake_Tippy_Skier

07-01-2005, 10:24 AM

41* 20' 00.04"n
85* 46' 49.94"w

mrcrowson

07-01-2005, 10:54 AM

41* 20' 00.04"n
85* 46' 49.94"w
IS THIS YOUR LOCATION?

ski_king

07-01-2005, 11:01 AM

I'm a river rat. Allegheney River (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=kittanning+pa&ll=40.856266,-79.500847&spn=0.071754,0.116927&t=k&hl=en)

Lake_Tippy_Skier

07-01-2005, 11:21 AM

IS THIS YOUR LOCATION?

:wavey: THAT WOULD BE IT :friday:

H2OGirl

07-01-2005, 11:25 AM

bcampbe7

07-01-2005, 11:56 AM

Lake (Ocean) Mead, right behind Hoover Dam :cool:
I did this image yeaterday and thought it was pretty cool.

mrcrowson

07-01-2005, 12:25 PM

Wasn't trying to be mean. That is what we tell the locals when they ask. We use Lake Neshonoc in West Salem, WI mostly or the Black River. Not too good with the computer so I have no idea of the coordinates.

Did not take it as being mean.. :wavey:
I totally understand The lake I ski on gets way too crowded and I wish it was not the only nice freshwater lake in the area.