51 Places You're Not Supposed to See on Google Maps

by Terrence O'Brien on July 16, 2008 at 07:01 PM

Google Maps may be great for sightseeing in areas of the world to remote, dangerous, or expensive for you to visit, and even better for creepily checking in on the dwellings of friends and family, but there are a few places that have been taken off of the service.

Governments have had military installations removed, residents have had homes and entire towns cleared from the site, and sites of a sensitive nature (such as nuclear power stations) are missing for security reasons. Even some colleges such as MIT and SUNY Stonybrook are blurred out to obscure the location of research laboratories. There are some odd entries as well, such as the Playland Amusement Park in Rye, NY and the the city of Utrecht in the Netherlands.

All told, the site IT Security has found 51 separate instances of locations being removed from Google Maps and Google Earth. You'll find the full list after the break. [Source: IT Security]

Google Maps Censored

Government and Military Sites
1. The White House
2. The U.S. Capitol
3. Dick Cheney's House
4. Soesterberg Air Base, in the Netherlands
5. PAVE PAWS in Cape Cod, Mass.
6. Shatt-Al-Arab Hotel in Basra, Iraq
7. Leeuwarden, Netherlands
8. Reims Air Base in France
9. Novi Sad, Serbia
10. Kamp van Zeist
11. NATO C3 Agency: Located in Brussels, Belgium
12. New American Embassy Location
13. NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen
14. Ramstein Air Base in Germany
15. The Royal Stables in The Hague, Netherlands
16. Huis Ten Bosch Palace

Political Pushback on Google Earth and Google Maps' Street View

17. North Oaks, Minn.
18. The Boring Home
19. Bahrain
20. Europe
21. Singapore
22. Sudan
23. Iran
24. India
25. Sydney, Australia
26. Areas of Southeast Asia
27. Central/Eastern village of Yona, on the Pacific Island Territory of Guam
28. The city of Utrecht in the Netherlands
29. Fortress on Castell de Montjuïc in Barcelona, Spain

Nuclear Stations, Energy-Generation Sites and Reserves

30. Seabrook Station
31. UMass Lowell Nuclear Research Reactor
33. Hydroelectric Dams and Supporting Waterways Near Niagara Falls, N.Y.
34. McGuire Nuclear Station
35. Perry Nuclear Generating Station
36. Oconee Nuclear Station in Seneca, S.C.
37. Oil-Tank Farm in Braintree, Mass.
38. Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant
39. Liquid Natural Gas Terminal in Chelsea, Mass. and a Large Portion of an Industrial Port Area in Boston
40. Marshall Steam Station in Terrell, N.C.

Colleges and Research Labs

41. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory
42. General Electric World Research Laboratories and General Electric Main Plant in Schenectady, N.Y.
43. Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory
44. Stony Brook University
45. Manhattanville College's Dammann and Tenney Dormitories
46. Noordwijk Aan Zee
47. HAARP (High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program) Antenna Array on the Alaska/Yukon Border
48. White Plains Train Station
49. William Hurt's Home
50. Playland Amusement Park in Rye, N.Y.
51. Saint Louis School in Honolulu

Tags: censorship, google maps, GoogleMaps, privacy

Comments

Robert AndrewsJul 18th 2008 4:49PM

Neutral

How come everyone has the same Avitar?

Dislike

Report

GeraldJul 20th 2008 7:17AM

Neutral

Well there you have it. All you terrorist, we just made it easier to find the location of your targets. Well done Google and the every internet station that post the pictures, location and names.

Dislike

Report

TailoreJul 18th 2008 5:52PM

Neutral

Yah, go ahead and tell the world of criminals what secret bases are called and military and nuclear crap who says they had to look the directions up on google?

Dislike

Report

bulldozerJul 18th 2008 5:52PM

Neutral

In relation to Area 51 - the gov't lets you see it only because it's the
'secret classified' location the gov't WANTS you to see & focus on - to take your minds off REAL locations where they DO conduct the stuff you idiots think are being conducted at Area 51! It's a front!!!

Dislike

Report

jimJul 18th 2008 6:07PM

Neutral

Dont know about the rest of the list but the White House and Capitol building are still VERY CLEARLY shown in Google Earth as of an hour ago.

Dislike

Report

LeeAnnJul 18th 2008 6:42PM

Neutral

Now "hiding" Playland Amusement Park in Rye, New York is funny!!!! I can see if it was still the "Hidden Secret" it was back in the 50's and 60's when it was "THE" amusement park to attend as they kept the grounds meticulous. But now......heck it is as filthy and crime ridden as Great Adventure in New Jersey. It's pretty sad when even approx. 20 years ago an Amusement Park (Great Adventure) had to install "Metal Detectors" as the kids were bringing in Guns & Knives.

Dislike

Report

MichaelJul 18th 2008 7:06PM

Neutral

Just what is Mr. Hurt up too that his home is considered a research lab. Was "Alterd states" a true story? Should someone from the world weekly news investigate. as for the rest i dont see anything on this list id care to look at except mabey singapore and india since they intrest me. i say who cares?

Dislike

Report

r.norwoodJul 18th 2008 8:06PM

Neutral

so what

Dislike

Report

JenJul 25th 2008 4:40PM

Neutral

@Sahne
Rye is by the water! It's on the Long island sound! I go there all the time, it's got a beach, boardwalk, everything.

Dislike

Report

RuthJul 27th 2008 2:35AM

Neutral

Playland is also known as Rye Beach.. It is NOT upstate, it is right on Long Island Sound, between CT and NYC. The park was very recognizable in those scenes in the movie.

Dislike