I drove to Bethesda, Maryland yesterday to give a talk about “Synagogue and Technology” for ShulCloud, sponsored by the Shalom Learning folks at Beth El.

And when I got off the highway after driving 4 hours straight (which is awesome time), I spotted a road named Alta Vista Road.

The search geek in me wanted to slam on my breaks and snap a picture, but there were cars behind me going 50 MPH or so. Next best thing, Google Street Views:


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  1. Bas van den Beld
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    If you like that, take a look at the Yahoo Trail in Phoenix:

    http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=W+Yahoo+Trail,+Phoenix,+AZ,+USA&aq=0&oq=W+Yahoo+Trail,+Phoenix,+AZ+85085&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=49.310476,101.513672&vpsrc=0&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=W+Yahoo+Trail,+Phoenix,+Maricopa,+Arizona+85085&t=m&z=17

    The Lycos Street in Australia

    http://maps.google.com/maps/place?ftid=0x6b17ad359aa94cab:0xd820eb420efaabdd&q=Lycos+Street,+Bruce,+Australian+Capital+Territory,+Australia&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=-35.233334,149.087906&spn=0.000018,0.000021&t=m&z=16&vpsrc=0>

    The Baidu Road in China

    http://maps.google.com/maps/place?ftid=0x35b2708d92c6e5c3:0x8b3eddaa5c751fb&q=Baidu+Road,+Shanghai,+China&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=31.223784,121.4957&spn=0.000009,0.000011&t=m&z=17&vpsrc=0>

    And there are several “Bing Road”s including one in Lynwood, USA

    http://maps.google.com/maps/place?ftid=0x54900581488b854f:0x37ea04aad1c9c3e1&q=Bing+Road,+Lynnwood,+WA,+USA&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=47.82749,-122.258606&spn=0.000014,0.000021&t=m&z=16&vpsrc=0>

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