Tag Archives: stadia
Pompano Beach, FL
Today’s track takes us to the beautiful tropical climes of southern Florida: Pompano Park at Pompano Beach. Home to a standardbred harness racing track, all the racing that is done at Pompano Park is at a specific gait (trot or … Continue reading
Ushuaia, Argentina
Today brings us another extreme: the southernmost track in the world. A thorough perusal of the larger settlements in Antarctica has lead me to the conclusion that there are no tracks on the entire continent, though I would be happy … Continue reading
Honningsvåg and Gratishaugen, Norway
My friends, today I have some amazing news: I have found what is possibly the world’s northernmost track. For this amazing discovery, we travel to Honningsvåg, Norway, population 2,375, located at 70°58′N 25°58′E. Now, it is totally possible that this is … Continue reading
Baghdad, Iraq
Guys, I tried really hard to find a track in or near Najaf, Iraq, just so I could post pictures of Wadi-us-Salaam, which is arguably the largest cemetery in the world. Unfortunately, it appears that Iraqis would rather play soccer … Continue reading
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates is known throughout the world as one of the richest, most well developed countries in west Asia. Abu Dhabi itself is one of the world’s largest producers of oil, and with all that wealth, they know … Continue reading
Petite-Île, Réunion
A tiny island off the eastern shores of Madagascar, Réunion is one of the 27 regions of France, and as such, part of the Eurozone. You don’t really need to know that; I just like the word. Anyway, much like … Continue reading
Wagga Wagga, Australia
I’m going to level with you. I was cruising around on google maps, looking at place names, and I thought this one was funny. It made me think of some Fozzie Bear knock-off, “wagga wagga wagga!” so I zoomed in … Continue reading
Bora Bora
Today, let us journey down south, all the way to French Polynesia and the island of Bora Bora. Located west of Tahiti, it is an incredibly popular tourist destination, famous for its exotic resorts. No joke, this is what all … Continue reading
Iceland, six miles south of 63.962401,-20.355463
Here’s another one that’s out in the middle of nowhere. I like these ones. While there may be roads in the middle of this image, there are certainly no cities that google maps thought were worth mentioning. If we zoom … Continue reading
Inglewood, CA
Today we’re taking a trip through south central LA to the Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, CA. Much like Churchill Downs, this track has a synthetic track with a turf track just inside of it. The larger track is 1 … Continue reading
Tracks of the World 