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1 | ![]() | The Coca-Cola Company ![]() FeatureType : landmark Elevation : 317 Lat/Lng : 33.771 / -84.3966 | The Coca-Cola Company is an American corporation, and manufacturer, retailer, and marketer of nonalcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups. The company is best known for its flagship product Coca-Cola, invented in 1886 by pharmacist John Stith Pemberton in Atlanta, Georgia (...) |
2 | ![]() | Wall Street ![]() FeatureType : landmark Elevation : 13 Lat/Lng : 40.7063 / -74.0092 | Wall Street is an eight-block-long street running roughly northwest to southeast from Broadway to South Street, at the East River, in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City., retrieved July 17, 2007 (...) |
3 | ![]() | Santa Barbara, California ![]() FeatureType : null Elevation : 42 Lat/Lng : 34.4258 / -119.7142 | Santa Barbara (Spanish for "Saint Barbara") is the county seat of Santa Barbara County in the U.S. state of California. Situated on a south-facing section of coastline, the longest such section on the West Coast of the United States, the city lies between the steeply rising Santa Ynez Mountains and (...) |
4 | ![]() | Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education ![]() FeatureType : edu Elevation : 543 Lat/Lng : 25.6514 / -100.2907 | Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM) (in), also known as Tecnológico de Monterrey or simply as Tec, is a private, nonsectarian and coeducational multi-campus university based in Monterrey, Mexico (...) |
5 | Geocaching ![]() FeatureType : landmark Elevation : 202 Lat/Lng : 45.291 / -122.4133 | Geocaching is an outdoor recreational activity, in which participants use a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver or mobile device and other navigational techniques to hide and seek containers, called "geocaches" or "caches", at specific locations marked by coordinates all over the world (...) | |
6 | Nintendo ![]() FeatureType : landmark Elevation : 26 Lat/Lng : 34.9697 / 135.7562 | Nintendo Co., Ltd. is a Japanese multinational consumer electronics and video game company headquartered in Kyoto. Nintendo is one of the world's largest video game companies by market capitalization, creating some of the best-known and top-selling video game franchises, such as Mario, The Legend of (...) | |
7 | Balkans ![]() FeatureType : isle Elevation : 713 Lat/Lng : 42.0 / 22.0 | The Balkans, also known as the Balkan Peninsula, or Southeast Europe, is a geographic area in Europe with various definitions. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throughout the whole of Bulgaria from the Serbian-Bulgarian border to the Black Sea coast (...) | |
8 | Google ![]() FeatureType : landmark Elevation : 7 Lat/Lng : 37.4222 / -122.0844 | Google LLC is an American multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products, which include online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware. Google was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were Ph.D (...) | |
9 | IKEA ![]() FeatureType : landmark Elevation : 6 Lat/Lng : 52.1671 / 4.4824 | IKEA is a Swedish-founded multinational group that designs and sells , kitchen appliances and home accessories, among other useful goods and occasionally home services. It has been the world's largest furniture retailer since at least 2008 (...) | |
10 | Apple Inc. ![]() FeatureType : landmark Elevation : 69 Lat/Lng : 37.3318 / -122.0312 | Apple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online services. The company's hardware products include the iPhone smartphone, the iPad tablet computer, the Mac personal (...) | |
11 | Tesco ![]() FeatureType : landmark Elevation : 25 Lat/Lng : 51.7052 / -0.0268 | Tesco plc, trading as Tesco, is a British multinational groceries and general merchandise retailer with headquarters in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom. It is the third-largest retailer in the world measured by gross revenues and ninth-largest retailer in the world (...) | |
12 | YouTube ![]() FeatureType : null Elevation : 46 Lat/Lng : 37.6281 / -122.4264 | YouTube, LLC is an American video-sharing website headquartered in San Bruno, California. Three former PayPal employees—Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim—created the service in February 2005. Google bought the site in November 2006 for US$1 (...) | |
13 | Amazon (company) ![]() FeatureType : null Elevation : 519 Lat/Lng : 48.1333 / 11.5833 | Amazon.com, Inc., doing business as Amazon , is an American electronic commerce and cloud computing company based in Seattle, Washington, that was founded by Jeff Bezos on July 5, 1994. The tech giant is the largest Internet retailer in the world as measured by revenue and market capitalization, and (...) | |
14 | Wesleyan University ![]() FeatureType : edu Elevation : 56 Lat/Lng : 41.5556 / -72.6558 | Wesleyan University is a private liberal arts college in Middletown, Connecticut. Founded in 1831, Wesleyan is a baccalaureate college that emphasizes undergraduate instruction in the arts and sciences, grants research master's degrees in many academic disciplines, and grants PhD degrees in biology, (...) | |
15 | Arizona State University ![]() FeatureType : edu Elevation : 362 Lat/Lng : 33.4211 / -111.9317 | Arizona State University (commonly referred to as ASU or Arizona State) is a public metropolitan research university on four campuses across the Phoenix metropolitan area, and four regional learning centers throughout Arizona. ASU is one of the largest public universities by enrollment in the U.S (...) | |
16 | Dominican Republic ![]() FeatureType : country Elevation : 143 Lat/Lng : 18.9583 / -70.3456 | The Dominican Republic is a country located in the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares with the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands, along with Saint Martin, (...) | |
17 | United States presidential election, 2008 ![]() FeatureType : null Elevation : 1636 Lat/Lng : 39.7392 / -104.9847 | The United States presidential election of 2008 was the 56th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 4, 2008. The Democratic ticket of Barack Obama, a Senator from Illinois, and Joe Biden, a long-time Senator from Delaware, defeated the Republican ticket of Senator John (...) | |
18 | Solanco School District ![]() FeatureType : edu Elevation : 152 Lat/Lng : 39.838 / -76.131 | Solanco School District is a midsized, rural public school district located in the southern end of Lancaster County (SoLanCo), Pennsylvania. Solanco School District encompasses approximately . Solanco School District serves: Providence Township, Eden Township, Quarryville Borough, Little Britain (...) | |
19 | Gamania ![]() FeatureType : landmark Elevation : 16 Lat/Lng : 25.0717 / 121.5766 | Gamania Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd. (Gamania) is a PC online game and digital entertainment corporation with its headquarters located in Taipei, Taiwan. It was the first Taiwanese online game brand to expand globally, with overseas branch offices publishing and developing digital entertainment (...) | |
20 | University of Phoenix ![]() FeatureType : edu Elevation : 351 Lat/Lng : 33.4123 / -111.98 | The University of Phoenix (UOPX) is a private for-profit college, headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. The university has an open enrollment admission policy, requiring a high-school diploma, GED, or its equivalent as its criteria for admissions (...) | |
21 | Pomona College ![]() FeatureType : null Elevation : 377 Lat/Lng : 34.098 / -117.714 | Pomona College is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational liberal arts college in Claremont, California, United States. It was founded in 1887 by a group of Congregationalists who wanted to recreate a "college of the New England type" in Southern California, and is often referred to as the premier (...) | |
22 | Jerusalem Light Rail ![]() FeatureType : landmark Elevation : 800 Lat/Lng : 31.8089 / 35.2384 | The Jerusalem Light Rail (HaRakevet HaKala Birushalayim) is a light rail system in Jerusalem. Currently, the Red Line is the only one in operation, the first of several light rail lines planned in Jerusalem. Construction on the Red line began in 2002 and ended in 2010, when the testing phase began (...) | |
23 | Shenandoah Valley Junior Senior High School ![]() FeatureType : edu Elevation : 371 Lat/Lng : 40.8195 / -76.2114 | Shenandoah Valley Junior Senior High School is a small suburban, public junior senior high school located at 805 West Centre Street, Shenandoah In Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. In 2015, enrollment was reported as 443 pupils in 7th through 12th grades, with 59% of pupils eligible for a free lunch (...) | |
24 | Carlisle Area School District ![]() FeatureType : edu Elevation : 139 Lat/Lng : 40.2099 / -77.2073 | The Carlisle Area School District is a midsized, suburban, public school district that serves the boroughs of Carlisle and Mount Holly Springs and Dickinson Township and North Middleton Township in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. Carlisle Area School District encompasses approximately (...) | |
25 | Gulfton, Houston ![]() FeatureType : null Elevation : 23 Lat/Lng : 29.7276 / -95.483 | Gulfton is a community in Southwest Houston, Texas, United States that includes a group of apartment complexes that primarily house Hispanic and immigrant populations. It is located between the 610 Loop and Beltway 8, west of the City of Bellaire, southeast of Interstate 69/U.S (...) | |
26 | Gettysburg Area School District ![]() FeatureType : edu Elevation : 157 Lat/Lng : 39.8505 / -77.2335 | The Gettysburg Area School District is a mid-sized, rural, public school district which serves students in a area of Adams County, Pennsylvania. The District includes: Gettysburg Borough, as well as Cumberland, Freedom, Highland, Franklin and parts of Mt. Joy and Straban Townships (...) | |
27 | East Stroudsburg High School North ![]() FeatureType : edu Elevation : 393 Lat/Lng : 41.1767 / -75.019 | East Stroudsburg Senior High School North is a midsized, public high school located in Dingmans Ferry, in Pike County, Pennsylvania. It is one of two high schools operated by the East Stroudsburg Area School District (...) | |
28 | West Perry High School ![]() FeatureType : edu Elevation : 207 Lat/Lng : 40.3835 / -77.2997 | West Perry High School is a small, rural public high school located at 2608 Shermans Valley Road, Elliottsburg, Pennsylvania. The School is the only high school operated by the West Perry School District. In 2016, enrollment was reported as 811 pupils in 9th through 12th grades, with 30 (...) | |
29 | Blue Mountain School District ![]() FeatureType : edu Elevation : 204 Lat/Lng : 40.6552 / -76.0865 | The Blue Mountain School District is a midsized, rural public school district in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The District is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania. The District serves the Boroughs of Auburn, Cressona, Deer Lake, New Ringgold and Orwigsburg and Wayne Township, (...) | |
30 | Susquenita School District ![]() FeatureType : edu Elevation : 111 Lat/Lng : 40.3545 / -76.9975 | Susquenita School District is a midsized, public school district located in Perry County, Pennsylvania and also includes one township in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Susquenita School District encompasses approximately (...) | |
31 | Francis Lewis High School ![]() FeatureType : null Elevation : 13 Lat/Lng : 40.7408 / -73.7939 | Francis Lewis High School (FLHS) is a public high school located in Fresh Meadows, in the New York City borough of Queens. It is the most applied to public school in New York City with 9,890 applicants in 2016. Operated by the New York City Department of Education, the school serves students of (...) | |
32 | Yale School of Management ![]() FeatureType : edu Elevation : 16 Lat/Lng : 41.3153 / -72.9203 | The Yale School of Management (also known as Yale SOM) is the graduate business school of Yale University and is located on Whitney Avenue in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. The School awards the Master of Business Administration (MBA), MBA for Executives (EMBA), Master of Advanced Management (...) | |
33 | Waynesboro Area Senior High School ![]() FeatureType : edu Elevation : 212 Lat/Lng : 39.7489 / -77.5713 | The Waynesboro Area Senior HIgh School is a midsized, suburban public high school located in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. It is the sole high school operated by the Waynesboro Area School District. It serves the boroughs of Waynesboro and Mont Alto, as well as all of Washington Township and Quincy (...) | |
34 | Penn Manor High School ![]() FeatureType : edu Elevation : 108 Lat/Lng : 40.002 / -76.3507 | Penn Manor High School is a large, rural/suburban, public secondary school located in Millersville, Pennsylvania, United States. It is the sole high school operated by the Penn Manor School District. In 2013, enrollment was reported as 1,589 pupils in 9th through 12th grades, with 27% eligible for (...) | |
35 | 2015 in science ![]() FeatureType : null Lat/Lng : 11.5265 / 90.4295 | A number of significant scientific events occurred in 2015. Gene editing based on CRISPR got significantly improved. A new human-like species, Homo naledi, was first described. Gravitational waves were observed for the first time (announced publicly in 2016), and dwarf planets Pluto and Ceres were (...) | |
36 | Thurmond, West Virginia ![]() FeatureType : null Elevation : 332 Lat/Lng : 37.9611 / -81.0817 | Thurmond is a town in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States, on the New River. The population was five at the 2010 census. During the heyday of coal mining in the New River Gorge, Thurmond was a prosperous town with a number of businesses and facilities for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (...) | |
37 | Stanbridge University ![]() FeatureType : null Elevation : 15 Lat/Lng : 33.6788 / -117.8573 | Stanbridge University is a private institution for higher education with locations in Irvine, California and Alhambra, California. Stanbridge University offers education in nursing and allied health in Orange County, Los Angeles County, and online (...) | |
38 | Silliman University ![]() FeatureType : edu Elevation : 16 Lat/Lng : 9.3128 / 123.3067 | Silliman University (also referred to as Silliman or SU) is a private research university in Dumaguete, Negros Oriental, Philippines. . Visayan Daily Star. Retrieved 2012-06-05. Established in 1901 as Silliman Institute by the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions, it is the first American (...) | |
39 | Pelican Bay State Prison ![]() FeatureType : null Elevation : 26 Lat/Lng : 41.855 / -124.15 | Pelican Bay State Prison (PBSP) is the only supermax state prison in California. The 275 acre prison is located in Del Norte County, California. The prison takes its name from a shallow bay on the Pacific coast, about 2 miles (3 km) to the west (...) | |
40 | Loyalsock Township High School ![]() FeatureType : edu Elevation : 173 Lat/Lng : 41.2608 / -76.9673 | Loyalsock Township High School (Grades 9-12) is located in Loyalsock Township, Pennsylvania (near the city of Williamsport, Pennsylvania). According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in 2010, the school reported an enrollment of 443 pupils in grades 9th through 12th, with 71 pupils (...) | |
41 | Newfound Regional High School ![]() FeatureType : null Elevation : 159 Lat/Lng : 43.607 / -71.677 | Newfound Regional High School (NRHS) is a public secondary school in Bristol, New Hampshire, United States. Surrounding towns that attend NRHS are Alexandria, Bridgewater, Bristol, Danbury, Groton, Hebron, Hill, and New Hampton (...) | |
42 | DuBois Area Senior High School ![]() FeatureType : edu Elevation : 439 Lat/Lng : 41.1279 / -78.7487 | DuBois Area Senior High School is a midsized, rural, public high school located in the city of DuBois, Pennsylvania. The high school serves students from most of north-western Clearfield County, and in Jefferson County, it covers the Boroughs of Falls Creek, Reynoldsville, Sykesville, and Winslow (...) | |
43 | Zayante, California ![]() FeatureType : city Elevation : 215 Lat/Lng : 37.0889 / -122.0414 | Zayante is a census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Cruz County, California. It is a residential area located on Zayante Creek. Zayante sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Zayante's population was 705. (...) | |
44 | Piñon Hills, California ![]() FeatureType : landmark Elevation : 1273 Lat/Lng : 34.4331 / -117.615 | Piñon Hills is a census-designated place in San Bernardino County, California, near the Los Angeles County line. It is located along Pearblossom Highway, 28 miles east of Palmdale, and 15 miles west of the Cajon Pass where Pearblossom Highway meets Interstate 15 (...) | |
45 | WZMQ ![]() FeatureType : null Elevation : 488 Lat/Lng : 46.6021 / -87.648 | WZMQ is a MeTV-affiliated television station licensed to Marquette, Michigan, United States, serving the Central and Western Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Owned by Lilly Broadcasting, it broadcasts a standard definition digital signal on virtual and UHF channel 19 from a transmitter in Ishpeming, (...) | |
46 | Jordan University of Science and Technology ![]() FeatureType : edu Elevation : 590 Lat/Lng : 32.4789 / 35.985 | The Jordan University of Science and Technology (Jami'at Al-Ulum wa Al-Tiknolojia Al-Urdunia), often abbreviated JUST, is a comprehensive, state-supported university located on the outskirts of Irbid, at Ar Ramtha in northern Jordan.http://www.libdex.com/country/jordan/irbid/library_20448 (...) | |
47 | The Indian High School, Dubai ![]() FeatureType : null Elevation : 5 Lat/Lng : 25.2405 / 55.3152 | The Indian High School is a CBSE-affiliated Indian school in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It was established in 1961 to provide education to the children of Indian expatriates, the first expatriate educational institution there (...) | |
48 | Frank W. Springstead High School ![]() FeatureType : null Elevation : 12 Lat/Lng : 28.4692 / -82.6165 | Frank W. Springstead High School is a public Hernando County high school in Spring Hill, Florida. The school opened in 1975. In 2014, Springstead High School was ranked as #929 which was based on their Advanced Placement test scores, graduation rate, and SAT and ACT scores (...) | |
49 | St. Joseph Academy (St. Augustine, Florida) ![]() FeatureType : edu Elevation : 9 Lat/Lng : 29.8811 / -81.3303 | St. Joseph Academy Catholic High School is a private Catholic high school in St. Augustine, Florida. It is located in and administered by the Roman Catholic Diocese of St. Augustine. The oldest Catholic high school in Florida, it was founded in 1866. (...) | |
50 | Synopsys ![]() FeatureType : null Elevation : 25 Lat/Lng : 37.3921 / -122.0471 | Synopsys is an American company. Synopsys' first and best-known product is Design Compiler, a logic-synthesis tool. Synopsys offers a wide range of other products used in the design of an application-specific integrated circuit (...) | |
51 | Clarendon Hills (wine) ![]() FeatureType : null Elevation : 178 Lat/Lng : -35.1609 / 138.6034 | Clarendon Hills is an Australian winery, founded in 1989 by Roman Bratasiuk. (...) | |