Monday 31 March 2014

Giza to Temple of Jupiter, Damascus, Syria

Giza Pyramid Complex, Al Haram, Giza, Egypt
29°58'45.08"N
31° 8'3.04"E

Temple of Jupiter, Old Damascus, Damascus, Syria
33°30'40.41"N
36°18'19.09"E

Distance: 390 miles / 627 km
Heading: 49.6°

Notes:
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Line from Giza to Damascus

Giza close up

Damascus close up

Giza to Temple of Jupiter, Rome, Italy

Giza Pyramid Complex, Al Haram, Giza, Egypt
29°58'45.08"N
31° 8'3.04"E

Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus, Rome, Italy
41°53'31.58"N
12°28'54.08"E

Distance: 1325 miles / 2132 km
Heading: 313.5°

Notes:
- Temple of Jupiter is in ruins now but the original walls are visible inside the museum
- Temple of Jupiter sits on top of Capitoline Hill!

Line from Giza to Rome

Giza close up

Rome closeup

Giza to Temple of Jupiter, Pompeii, Italy

Giza Pyramid Complex, Al Haram, Giza, Egypt
29°58'45.08"N
31° 8'3.04"E

Temple of Jupiter, Pompeii, Naples, Italy
40°45'0.04"N
14°29'4.08"E

Distance: 1194 miles / 1922 km
Heading: 313°

Notes:
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Line from Giza to Pompeii

Giza closeup

Pompeii closeup

Giza to Temple of Ramses

Giza Pyramid Complex, Al Haram, Giza, Egypt
29°58'45.08"N
31° 8'3.04"E

Temple of Ramses, Abu Simbel Temples, Aswan, Egypt
22°20'12.81"N
31°37'32.11"E

Distance: 527 miles / 848 km
Heading: 176.59°

Notes:
- falls exactly on the same line between Giza and Gebel Barkal Pyramids

Line from Giza to Temple of Ramses

Giza closeup

Temple of Ramses closeup

Giza to Gebel Barkal

Giza Pyramid Complex, Al Haram, Giza, Egypt
29°58'45.08"N
31° 8'3.04"E

Gebel Barkal, Karima, Northern, Sudan
18°32'17.15"N
31°49'20.48"E

Distance: 789 miles / 1269 km
Heading: 176.71°

Notes:
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Line from Giza to Gebel Barkal

Giza closeup

Gebel Barkal close up

Sunday 30 March 2014

Giza to Kuwait

Giza Pyramid Complex, Al Haram, Giza, Egypt
29°58'45.08"N
31° 8'3.04"E

Grand Mosque, Arabian Gulf Street, Kuwait City, Al Asimah, Kuwait
29°22'45.58"N
47°58'30.33"E

Distance: 1013 miles / 1630 km
Heading: 88.14°

Notes:
- close to 90° heading

Lines from Giza to Kuwait

Giza close up

Kuwait close up, line matches the path exactly!

Giza to Konarak

Giza Pyramid Complex, Al Haram, Giza, Egypt
29°58'45.08"N
31° 8'3.04"E

Sun Temple, Konârak, Odisha, India
19°53'14.86"N
86° 5'40.51"E

Distance: 3486 miles / 6511 km
Heading: 88.15°

Notes:
- close to 90° heading

Line from Giza to Konarak

Close up of Giza

Close up of Konarak