Explore the Caves of Ulster County This Weekend
Looking to get out of the house this weekend and do a little exploring around the Hudson Valley? Why not visit the Widow Jane Mine in between Rosendale and Kingston?
The Widow Jane Mine sits on the Snyder Estate, which the Century House Historical Society has just re-opened for socially-distant self guided tours and hikes.
On Sunday, May 9th the Century House Historical Society will be hosting a Geology Walk and Talk with SUNY Ulster Professor, and Century House Historical Society Board Trustee member, Steven Schimmrich. Starting at 1 PM Professor Schimmrich will lead a leisurely walk around the Snyder Estate and Widow Jane Mine.
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Due to the sheer number of films produced there, Los Angeles is filled with iconic movie locations. One of the most historic landmarks in Hollywood is easy to miss. Located south of the intersection of Hollywood and Cahuenga Boulevards, EaCa Alley appears in some of the biggest films of the silent era. Now, one film historian is fighting for its recognition.
According to Atlas Obscura, John Bengtson discovered the spot shortly after he began tracking down important movie locations in the mid-1990s. He recognized the T-shaped alleyway as the backdrop of a famous gag from the Buster Keaton movie
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In the l990s, a Texas farmer named Jimmie Luecke cleared several miles of brush on his land to spell out his last name in letters so large that they are visible in satellite photos. And because the word was carved so meticulously, NASA scientists have used the large linear letters to calibrate satellite cameras board space shuttles.
Iterations of the space-observable “Leucke” signature have made the rounds on the internet for nearly two decades. This claim is true but because the occurrence was first reported in 2002, we rate this claim as “Outdated.”
In a NASA blog post written in 2011, Robert Simmon, a data visualizer and information designer, described his surprise at finding the “kilometers-tall” letters that spelled out “Luecke” near Austin, Texas. Simmon noted that although the letters could have “just been a curiosity for passing pilots and astronauts,” scientists at the Johnson Space Center used the letters to estimate the maximum resolution of c
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In this episode of The Atlas Obscura Podcast, join for us the second part of this journey that began with the world’s largest conveyor belt in the Western Sahara and ends on your dinner plate.
Our podcast is an audio guide to the world’s wondrous, awe-inspiring, strange places. In under 15 minutes, we’ll take you to an incredible site, and along the way you’ll meet some fascinating people and hear their stories. Join us daily, Monday through Thursday, to explore a new wonder with cofounder Dylan Thuras and a neighborhood of Atlas Obscura reporters.
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The website includes a section on Turkey and looks at 90 cool, hidden, and unusual things to do in Turkey, some of which are in (or local to) Fethiye.