You can see the loon platforms from space! To see the Eagle Tree platform, do the following:
- Go to maps.google.com
- If not already in satellite view, at the lower left of the screen click Satellite
- In the Search box enter the latitude and longitude of 45.0120, -85.2055
(West longitudes are negative)
- Zoom in on the red icon and you'll see the platform.
Enter the GPS latitudes and longitudes for the other sites to see the remaining platforms except for Gorham Beach and the northernmost platform. With no platform frame the Gorham Beach nest is invisible to the satellite camera and the satellite picture is not up to date for the northernmost site. Using only four decimal places gives a maximum truncation error of 36 feet, so the pointer won't be right on the platform, but it's good enough for our purposes.
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