ABC 2002: A Guide to the World of Web Cams (U.S.)
N E W Y O R K, Dec. 31, 2001 -- Among the many weird and wonderful things the Internet has wrought is the proliferation of Web cams that make it easy to view the world without leaving your desk.
The relatively simple technology behind these cameras has been put to countless creative uses, knitting together people and places in new ways. With a few clicks, users can see everything from current weather conditions at the poles to the status of the coffee pot at a Cambridge University computer lab.
Below, you'll find an assortment of Web sites that feature Web cams, some of which you may have seen during the "ABC 2002" special report.
ABC 2002 Web Links
Hayden Planetarium, American Museum of Natural HistoryHubble Deep FieldLondon PreparedLegend of "Champy" The White House Holiday Virtual TourOffice of the Mayor, New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani's Weekly Column Kids for Afghani KidsDawn Online NewspaperAfghanistan News.netPakistan Online Daily NewsIndia Today Online NewsJapan Times Online Moscow Times OnlineColonial WilliamsbughCartoonBank.comOsama & Taliban Song Parody Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman Online Caribbean Satellite Weather (Intelicast) Arlo Guthrie Online Woody Guthrie.orgUSMC Parris Island OnlineAny Servicemembers OnlineSalt Lake City 2002 Olympic SiteUpside.com "Dot Com Graveyard" World Health Organization (WHO) SOHO (NASA and ESA)
United States
Alabamba: Perdido Pass, Orange Beach
Alaska: Anchorage, 4th Ave. at G Street and 4 views of current Anchorage weather; Summit airport; Fairbanks; Mt. Sustina and other views
Arizona: Sedona views
Arkansas: Downtown Little Rock
California: Lake Tahoe; San Francisco Bay; San Francisco Emarcadero Center; San Francisco Gate views; Newport Beach
Colorado: Aspen Mountain; Cheyene Mountain Zoo, Colorado Springs
Connecticut: I-91, Hartford Exit 27
Delaware: Pennsylvania Ave., Wilmington
District of Columbia: 15th and F Street, Washington
Florida: Fisheye View Lab, Coral Gables; Daytona Beach; South Beach, Miami
Georgia: Atlanta skyline from WSB-TV
Hawaii: Honolulu, Oahu; Spreckelsville Beach, Maui
Idaho: Montpelier weather
Illinois: Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago
Indiana: Notre Dame University
Iowa: Iowa State University, Ames; Cedar Rapids "Hawkeye"; Des Moines weather
Kansas: Wichita Skytracker;
Kentucky: Downtown Louisville
Louisiana: French Quarter, New Orlean; Baton Rouge
Maine: Kennebunkport; Cape Porpoise Tides; Camden Harbor
Maryland: King Farm Park, Rockville; Ocean City Boardwalk; Anapolis City Dock
Massachusetts: Prudential Tower, Boston; Nantucket
Michigan: Detroit skyline; Boyne Highlands; Eagle Harbor
Minnesota: shark tank, Minnesota Zoo; Mill City Museum construction; backyard, Brainerd
Mississippi: Gulf Coast; traffic conditions
Missouri: KCTV, Kansas City
Montana: Big Mountain ski area; Bozeman
Nebraska: Lincoln
Nevada: Lake Tahoe; MGM Grand, Las Vegas; Little Chapel of Flowers, Las Vegas; Las Vegas Blvd at Oakley; Paris Hotel, Las Vegas
New Hampshire: Mt. Washington Observatory; Main Street, Concord
New Jersey Atlantic City Bay; Hoboken
New Mexico: Las Cruces; Ski Apache, Ruidoso
New York: Times Square; ; Statue of Liberty Circle Line Tour; NYC traffic; Lake Eire, Buffalo; town square, Watertown
North Carolina: Cape Hatteras; WTVD, Raleigh
North Dakota: Bismark; Fargo; Grand Forks
Ohio: Corporex River Center, Cincinnati; WKYC, Cleveland; Winking Lizard Tavern, Cleveland
Oklahoma: Oklahoma City; bird feeder, Oklahoma City
Oregon: Crater Lake; Pioneer Square, Portland; costal cam;
Pennsylvania: Philadelphia skyline; Erie Airport
Rhode Island: City Hall, Providence; Narragansett beach
South Carolina: Folly Beach; Hilton Head
South Dakota: State Capitol Building; Mt. Rushmore
Tennessee: Nashville sky; Smokey Mountains; Chattanooga
Texas: Alamo, San Antonio; Trinity and Sixth Street, Austin; Surfside; Dealy Plaza, Dallas; Museum of Natural History, Houston; Amarillo weather
Utah: Canyonlands National Park, Moab; Sundance Mountain; Salt Lake City
Vermont: Island Pond; Killington Ski Area
Virginia: downtown Charlottesville; Avalon Pier, Virginia Beach;
Washington: Long Beach; Seattle (multiple views); San Juan Islands (multiple views); Mount St.Helens
West Virginia: Courthouse Square, Morgantown
Wisconsin: Lake Michigan; Milwaukee; Madison and Lake Mendota; Falcon cam, Milwaukee
Wyoming: Grand Tetons; Hatchet Ski Resort, Moran; ski area, Jackson Hole
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