Question For the Canadian readers

50.495333, -110.916844

This is about the center of the sattelite image I found while playing with
Google Earth, WTF is this place?

With all the concentric rings and cross roads and such, it looks to me like
an artillery range or some similar...

rec.scuba's resident pussy "Scott" <pugetsounddiver@gmail.com>
muttered:

> 50.495333, -110.916844
>
> This is about the center of the sattelite image I found while
> playing with Google Earth, WTF is this place?

Zoom in and click on the Google hybrid map, fuckwit.

It's the Suffield Canadian Forces Base.

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Scott wrote:
> 50.495333, -110.916844
>
> This is about the center of the sattelite image I found while playing with
> Google Earth, WTF is this place?
>
> With all the concentric rings and cross roads and such, it looks to me like
> an artillery range or some similar...
>
>
Its a mock up of Montreal after their surrender to the Muslim terrorists.

"nitespark" <nitespark@cox.net> wrote in message
newskUQh.385620$BK1.364905@newsfe13.lga...
> Scott wrote:
>> 50.495333, -110.916844
>>
>> This is about the center of the sattelite image I found while playing
>> with
>> Google Earth, WTF is this place?
>>
>> With all the concentric rings and cross roads and such, it looks to me
>> like
>> an artillery range or some similar...
>>
>>
> Its a mock up of Montreal after their surrender to the Muslim terrorists.

Glad I wasn't driving...

"Douglas W "Popeye" Frederick" <Popeye@finalprotectivefire.com> wrote in
message news:13187h9e2cbs16@news.supernews.com...

> > Its a mock up of Montreal after their surrender to the Muslim
terrorists.

> Glad I wasn't driving...

That was good.

On Apr 4, 1:58 pm, nitespark <nitesp...@cox.net> wrote:
> Scott wrote:
> > 50.495333, -110.916844
>
> > This is about the center of the sattelite image I found while playing with
> > Google Earth, WTF is this place?
>
> > With all the concentric rings and cross roads and such, it looks to me like
> > an artillery range or some similar...
>
> Its a mock up of Montreal after their surrender to the Muslim terrorists.

I just spit a really good Merlot all over the laptop.

*

> 50.495333, -110.916844

> This is about the center of the sattelite image I found while playing with
>> Google Earth, WTF is this place?
>> With all the concentric rings and cross roads and such, it looks to me
>> like
>> an artillery range or some similar...

That would be my guess. Mapsource Metro Guide (Garmin) says it's part of
Canadian Forces Base Suffield. Perhaps it's an old aircraft bombing
training area.

Lee

Scott wrote:
> 50.495333, -110.916844
>
> This is about the center of the sattelite image I found while playing with
> Google Earth, WTF is this place?
>
> With all the concentric rings and cross roads and such, it looks to me like
> an artillery range or some similar...


Suffield Military Base. It one of the largest military bases in North
America, and home to many of the joint US/Canadian/British practice
"missions" (always a good time for my cities airplane & military fans,
since the forces all arrive at the Calgary airport). Its also the home
of many of the Canadian armed forces research centers. I have a good
friend who works there doing research into biowarfare defense, and one
of my uncles was stationed there for a few years before he retired.

As for the concentric roads, I have no idea.

Bryan

"Bryan Heit" <bjheit@NOSPAMucalgary.ca> wrote in message
news:ev2upb$hi3$1@news.ucalgary.ca...
> Scott wrote:
> > 50.495333, -110.916844
> >
> > This is about the center of the sattelite image I found while playing
with
> > Google Earth, WTF is this place?
> >
> > With all the concentric rings and cross roads and such, it looks to me
like
> > an artillery range or some similar...
>
>
> Suffield Military Base. It one of the largest military bases in North
> America, and home to many of the joint US/Canadian/British practice
> "missions" (always a good time for my cities airplane & military fans,
> since the forces all arrive at the Calgary airport). Its also the home
> of many of the Canadian armed forces research centers. I have a good
> friend who works there doing research into biowarfare defense, and one
> of my uncles was stationed there for a few years before he retired.

We have many much smaller bases scattered all over. Our largest, I would
imagine, would be the Nevada Test site (where they light off nukes), China
Lake NWS, and White Sands Missile Range. I have no idea how they compare in
size, but Suffield is certainly a very large complex. The Range Control guys
have their work cut out for them.

> As for the concentric roads, I have no idea.

No, the rings make perfect sense, many of our ranges are similar; units
would move along the perifery and fire into the center, larger weapon,
larger circle.

Makes range control and safety easier.

I found it after Popeye wrote and said he was in Calgary. I had the great
fortune of spending a weekend at the Banff Springs Hotel a couple years ago,
so I was just looking around when the rings caught my eye.

Scott wrote:
> "Bryan Heit" <bjheit@NOSPAMucalgary.ca> wrote in message
> news:ev2upb$hi3$1@news.ucalgary.ca...
>> Scott wrote:
>>> 50.495333, -110.916844
>>>
>>> This is about the center of the sattelite image I found while playing
> with
>>> Google Earth, WTF is this place?
>>>
>>> With all the concentric rings and cross roads and such, it looks to me
> like
>>> an artillery range or some similar...
>>
>> Suffield Military Base. It one of the largest military bases in North
>> America, and home to many of the joint US/Canadian/British practice
>> "missions" (always a good time for my cities airplane & military fans,
>> since the forces all arrive at the Calgary airport). Its also the home
>> of many of the Canadian armed forces research centers. I have a good
>> friend who works there doing research into biowarfare defense, and one
>> of my uncles was stationed there for a few years before he retired.
>
> We have many much smaller bases scattered all over. Our largest, I would
> imagine, would be the Nevada Test site (where they light off nukes), China
> Lake NWS, and White Sands Missile Range. I have no idea how they compare in
> size, but Suffield is certainly a very large complex. The Range Control guys
> have their work cut out for them.


Ours tend to be bigger, but then again, we have more space. I imagine
that suffield is so large, not because it was intended that way, but
rather because there wasn't any other use for the land. That part of
the country is truly the asshole of Canada - dirty, ugly, and nearly
useless.


>> As for the concentric roads, I have no idea.
>
> No, the rings make perfect sense, many of our ranges are similar; units
> would move along the perifery and fire into the center, larger weapon,
> larger circle.
>
> Makes range control and safety easier.


Makes sence.

> I found it after Popeye wrote and said he was in Calgary. I had the great
> fortune of spending a weekend at the Banff Springs Hotel a couple years ago,
> so I was just looking around when the rings caught my eye.

He shoulda dropped me a line - he could of gotten a few wobbly-pop's for
free out of me. Always happy to meet in person someone from the board...

Bryan