Lookabout.net Panoramas

The panoramas displayed on the Home page slideshow are just a sampling of the many available on this site. The full set of panoramas are listed individually or by category below. Click on the associated image to view a panorama or to get a list of the panoramas in a collection. In some cases, a map will be displayed. Use the map’s hotspots to view the location’s panoramas. If you have trouble finding the hotspots, either on the map or when moving through a linked set of panoramas, you can use the “Next Panorama” buttons to cycle through the panoramas sequentially.

 

What’s New:

July 2023

-         Added new panoramas for the Momyer Trail to the San Gorgonio Wildeness story map

June 2023

-         Added clickable images to the map pins in the San Gorgonio Wildeness story map.

March 2023

-         Transitioning to a new format for the maps embedded in the panoramas. Switching from Google Maps to OpenStreetMap supplemented by Esri satellite imagery. The first projects to get the new maps cover Blue Mountain and the San Gorgonio Wilderness. Others will follow over time.

 

Note: Many of the panoramas on this site and some that haven’t been posted here yet can also be viewed on Google Maps and 360Cities.

 

 

Esri Story Maps

Esri story maps are presentations that tell their story using text, maps, pictures, and, in this case, 360-degree panoramas.

 

A Look Around Little Petroglyph Canyon

4 panoramas; many pictures; April 13, 2014

360-degree panoramas, images, and commentary for the Coso Rock Art District near Ridgecrest, California. The text of this presentation was prepared in collaboration with Dr. Alan Garfinkel Gold, President and Founder of the California Rock Art Foundation.

 

 

A Look Around Redlands Revisited

30+ panoramas

360-degree panoramas and commentary for selected points of interest in Redlands, California.  Presented in Esri Story Map “journal” format.

 

A Look Around Redlands

30+ panoramas

360-degree panoramas and commentary for selected points of interest in Redlands, California.  Presented in Esri Story Map “tour” format. May be difficult to navigate on a small screen mobile device.

 

 

The Twelve-foot Inch

An Aviation Museum in Miniature

30+ 360-degree views

Instead of 360-degree views looking outward, this story map presents 360-degree views looking inward… at 1/144 scale model airplanes. Links are provided to learn more about the history and the people behind the aircraft.

 

A Look Around the San Gorgonio Wilderness

200+ panoramas

The San Gorgonio Wilderness is located in Southern California’s San Bernardino Mountains. It includes the highest peak in Southern California, Mount San Gorgonio (11,503 feet). Although ravaged by fire, its many miles of trails still offer outstanding opportunities for hiking and backpacking.

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A Look Around Veterans Memorial Park

13 panoramas

This park’s monuments and memorials honor New Mexicans who have served in the United States military, and more generally, all US veterans. Informative plaques help the public appreciate the depth of their sacrifice throughout the country’s wars.

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A Look Around the Ancient Native American Southwest

80+ panoramas

The panoramas in this collection cover some of the sites in the American Southwest where Native American communities thrived many hundreds of years ago.

 

The following panoramas appear in the above story maps but are presented here in an alternate format that may be easier to view on small screen devices.

 

Redlands, California

30+ panoramas

360-degree panoramas and commentary for selected points of interest in Redlands, California. 

 

San Gorgonio Wilderness, California

200+ panoramas

The San Gorgonio Wilderness is located in Southern California’s San Bernardino Mountains. It includes the highest peak in Southern California, Mount San Gorgonio (11,503 feet). Although ravaged by fire, its many miles of trails still offer outstanding opportunities for hiking and backpacking. 

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Veterans Memorial Park

Las Cruces, New Mexico

13 panoramas

This park’s monuments and memorials honor New Mexicans who have served in the United States military, and more generally, all US veterans. Informative plaques help the public appreciate the depth of their sacrifice throughout the country’s wars.

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The Ancient Native American Southwest

80+ panoramas

The panoramas in this collection cover some of the sites in the American Southwest where Native American communities thrived many hundreds of years ago.

Additional Panoramas

 

 

Blue Mountain

Grand Terrace, California

3 panoramas

Blue Mountain is a prominent peak in the long range of hills that bound the southern edge of the San Bernardino Valley. Rising high above the neighboring town of Grand Terrace, Blue Mountain has managed to retain a feeling of wildness despite being saddled with communications towers and a dirt road to service them.

 

 

UC Davis Arboretum, Davis, California

3 panoramas; May 23, 2016

Located on the grounds of the University of California at Davis, the arboretum has over 100 acres of beautiful gardens and educational exhibits.

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Statue

San Bernardino, California

1 panorama; January 20, 2018

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., renowned hero of the American Civil Rights movement, is perhaps best remembered for his advocacy of non-violent protest and civil disobedience as the best means of achieving social change, even in the face of brutal and murderous repression. He led the United States into a new (if still imperfect) era of equal rights for its citizens and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize and the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his work. This statue honoring him stands outside the San Bernardino City Hall.

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The Mendocino Headlands from the Sea Rock Inn, Mendocino, California

1 panorama; August 13, 2013

The Mendocino coast in Northern California is an area rich in natural beauty. This panorama provides a look out towards the barren, windswept peninsula of Mendocino Headlands State Park.

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Navarro River Redwoods State Park, Elk, California

2 panoramas; August 13, 2013

South of the town of Mendocino, Highway 128 cuts inland and passes through beautiful Navarro River Redwoods State Park. The experience is one of driving into a primeval world, with the road enveloped by tall stands of these mighty trees. The panorama was shot at the Elizabeth Harris Taylor and John D. Taylor Grove.

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USS Iowa

Los Angeles, California

4 panoramas; May 26, 2013

 

The USS Iowa is the lead ship of America’s fastest and most powerful class of battleships. Although still part of the Naval Reserve Fleet, it is open for tours at the Port of Los Angeles.

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Boron, California

7 panoramas

Some panoramas taken in the Mojave Desert community of Boron. The town is named for the rich boron deposits mined nearby.

 

Older Cylindrical Panoramas

 

Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site

Collinsville, Illinois

12 panoramas; December 22, 2012

 

A thousand years ago, centuries before Columbus’ voyage, a city of over 10,000 people sprang up just a few miles east of present day St Louis, Missouri. Today, a set of massive grassy mounds and a wealth of artifacts pay tribute to the culture that once thrived there. The centerpiece of the community, Monks Mound, is the largest man-made earthen structure in North America. A set of astronomical calendars, nicknamed “Woodhenge”, have also been uncovered at the site. In addition to being an Illinois State Historic Site, Cahokia Mounds has also been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Transpolar Flight Historical Marker

1 panorama; November 11, 2012

 

On a quiet day in 1937, a strange aircraft with massive red wings and only a single engine suddenly appeared in the sky over the small town of San Jacinto California. It promptly landed in a cow pasture. Any aircraft dropping in unannounced like this would have caused a stir among the local population but this one carried with it a truly amazing story. The aircraft was a Tupolev ANT-25 and it had just completed a record-setting 6,305 mile, 62 hour non-stop flight from Moscow. The crew were given a hero’s welcome and treated to a ticker tape parade through Los Angeles. There’s only the one panorama and not a lot to see here, but still a fascinating part of aviation history.

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All panoramas:  Copyright © 2012-2023 Ben Parker