Name That Skyline - Picture Game

[bruce_the_loon]

Here you go, rather topical.

 

[Pkrd]

Travel distance since Darwin has to rendezvous with the southern railway line before turning towards Western Austrailia, maybe. But crow-flies, 1700 miles to Darwin and 2250 miles to Brisbane according to Google Earth's ruler. My pic to follow shortly.

My bad. I thought Darwin was on the other ear.

 

[pvtpublic]

There's a guy on the side of that circular building!

 

[InspectorJon]

Here you go, rather topical.

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KL aka Kuala Lumpur

 

[pvtpublic]

Hillbrow tower in Johannesburg, South Africa

 

[bruce_the_loon]

Hillbrow tower in Johannesburg, South Africa

pvtpublic has it right, you're up.

topicality being the darkened buildings due to the rotational blackouts going once since last year

 

[pvtpublic]

Ok, give me a bit to find something

 

[pvtpublic]

Tropical

 

[pvpeacock]

One of the tropical Aleutian islands?

 

[cmac62]

Prudhoe Bay Alaska?

 

[pvtpublic]

The tropical comment was a joke, apparently a poor one at that.

 

[Northern_Brewer]

Oooh - is that a Canadian flag to the left of the tank farm?

 

[pvtpublic]

Oooh - is that a Canadian flag to the left of the tank farm?

Damn, I missed that

 

[Northern_Brewer]

Damn, I missed that

I'll take that as a yes then.

So we're somewhere snowy in Canada, which doesn't cut it down too much but it looks pretty Arctic. Which means that either it's a military base, a mining camp or a scientific research station.

Squinting at the flag, it looks like there's three things sticking out above it - which is reminiscent of the way the Canucks like to remind everyone of the 3-in-1 unification of their military, like here :

So Canadian military base, somewhere up north? Can't be too many of those.

 

[pvtpublic]

I'll take that as a yes then.

So we're somewhere snowy in Canada, which doesn't cut it down too much but it looks pretty Arctic. Which means that either it's a military base, a mining camp or a scientific research station.

Squinting at the flag, it looks like there's three things sticking out above it - which is reminiscent of the way the Canucks like to remind everyone of the 3-in-1 unification of their military, like here :
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So Canadian military base, somewhere up north? Can't be too many of those.

You're getting warmer, but I don't think this location is...

 

[cmac62]

I was going to say a diamond mine?

 

[bracconiere]

Northern Maine CAanada?


edited....

 

[Northern_Brewer]

Looking at the Wiki list of Canadian bases, the only properly northern ones are Nanisivik, a naval base on Baffin Island, and CFS Alert, a joint signals base way up at 82°N in Nunavut. Its Wiki page just shows some sheds which could be the same as your pic, but the flags look like they could be the same?

 

[pvtpublic]

Looking at the Wiki list of Canadian bases, the only properly northern ones are Nanisivik, a naval base on Baffin Island, and CFS Alert, a joint signals base way up at 82°N in Nunavut. Its Wiki page just shows some sheds which could be the same as your pic, but the flags look like they could be the same?
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So, do you have a final answer?

 

[Northern_Brewer]

So, do you have a final answer?

Well I thought by giving the photo of Alert and nothing of Nanisivik, I was saying CFS Alert?

 

[pvtpublic]

Well I thought by giving the photo of Alert and nothing of Nanisivik, I was saying CFS Alert?

You betcha, I guess I didn't realize that was your answer. Its the most northern permanently settled location on earth. Your turn.

 

[Northern_Brewer]

So in my usual way, obscurely topical - or at least the town on the distant skyline is. Not that it will help you much....

 

[pvtpublic]

On the emerald isle?

 

[Northern_Brewer]

Of course, being Paddy's Day - but there's a way more obscure topical connection which I wouldn't expect anyone to get.

So yes it's Ireland - but where in Ireland?

 

[pvtpublic]

Is the town in the distant town Armagh?

 

[pvtpublic]

Or perhaps closer to Cruach Phadraig?

 

[Northern_Brewer]

Not Croagh Patrick/Cruach Phádraig, and the town is not Armagh.

 

[Northern_Brewer]

Not Croagh Patrick/Cruach Phádraig, and the town is not Armagh.

Sounds like a gentle hint is required. Like Armagh, the town is a county town.

 

[Brewsmith]

Castleroche near Dundalk

 

[Northern_Brewer]

Castleroche near Dundalk

It is indeed, commissioned in 1236 by Roesia de Verdun whose family also owned the land that became Alton Towers, the biggest theme park in the UK.

Castle Roche - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

The obscure topical connection is that Dundalk is the hometown of the Corrs, and not only was Friday St Patrick's Day but it was also the 50th birthday of Caroline Corr (the drummer). The Corrs are all about 50 - I feel old.

@Brewsmith - you're up.

 

[Brewsmith]

Ok, here we go

 

[cmac62]

It is indeed, commissioned in 1236 by Roesia de Verdun whose family also owned the land that became Alton Towers, the biggest theme park in the UK.

Castle Roche - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

The obscure topical connection is that Dundalk is the hometown of the Corrs, and not only was Friday St Patrick's Day but it was also the 50th birthday of Caroline Corr (the drummer). The Corrs are all about 50 - I feel old.

@Brewsmith - you're up.

The castle in the link and the one you posted do not look the same. The one in the link has way more structure remaining. I was looking for basically 4 walls yesterday.

I guess the round towers are on the other side of the structure that does remain.

 

[cmac62]

Lake Geneva Switzerland

 

[pvtpublic]

Flathead lake

 

[Brewsmith]

Well that was quick!

@pvtpublic you are correct. Flathead lake in Montana from around Elmo looking east. You sir are up!

 

[pvtpublic]

Well that was quick!

@pvtpublic you are correct. Flathead lake in Montana from around Elmo looking east. You sir are up!

I'm a Montana boy.

Alright, here we go;

 

[bracconiere]

i want to guess some where in New Mexico?

 

[pvpeacock]

Looks like Mexico or South America to me.

 

[pvtpublic]

Looks like Mexico or South America to me.

You got the continent right.

 

[Northern_Brewer]

Church looks obviously colonial, looks like some palm trees on the right and general feel of the vegetation is tropical so let's rule out Argentina and southern parts of Chile, and northern Chile is probably too dry to have big fountains like that?

Somehow doesn't feel like Mexico, bit too orderly.

So tropical South America then. Let's kick off with Colombia?