
Bird's eye view of our neighborhood
Can you go to Bing Maps and find the exact same view? Of course you can!
From elsewhere in this blog, you know I live in Tacoma; you see MOST of the street names for the nearest intersection; it can be done.
NOW … since I’m a United Methodist pastor, and enthusiastic about building connections among the people of the UMC in the northwest (and beyond), I want to invite you to join in coming to know the territory of United Methodism in the Northwest, by searching for a U.M. location from its image.
Here’s how it will work:
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Weekly, on Sunday at 2 p.m., I’ll enter a blog entry here, containing an image.
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The image will show a Bing maps view of a United Methodist location.
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It will be in the Pacific Northwest, unless I say it’s not.
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The view will be facing north, unless I say it’s not.
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Sometimes, the view will have street labels showing, sometimes not.
You are challenged to post a COMMENT below the blog entry (look for the tiny print that says LEAVE A COMMENT). In the comment, give (a) the name & location of the image, and (b) a LINK to it. (you can get a link to the image you’re viewing by clicking the envelope icon on the lower left of the screen, then copying the URL that pops up; paste it into your comment)
Here’s an example image, followed by the name & location, and a link.

Where is it?
- Location: Epworth LeSourd UMC, S. 8th & Anderson, Tacoma, WA
- Link: http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=rw83d34stj3p&scene=12611611&lvl=2&sty=b&where1=Tacoma%2C%20WA (If you want to compact the link, that works too … as long as clicking it will take us to the same place!)
One more note: I allow comments, but I moderate them to weed out spammers, naughty links, etc. So if you enter a comment and don’t see it online immediately, don’t worry!
Looking forward to your visits!
Wes
Here’s a comment containing the info we’ll be looking for, about each bird’s eye view:
Location: Epworth LeSourd UMC, S. 8th & Anderson, Tacoma, WA
Link: http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=rw83d34stj3p&scene=12611611&lvl=2&sty=b&where1=Tacoma%2C%20WA
Other things that could be in the comments: questions about how to navigate Bing maps, guesses about the location, hints about where it might be, whatever.