My Favorite Webcams

As you probably know, webcams come and go. Go to any website that lists cams and you'll find loads of bad links. Add to that the problem of images that don't refresh, or images that are as tiny as a postage stamp, and you'll soon decide that searching for a webcam is a frustrating experience.

I've done a lot of searching and listed here are the ones that I like. In my opinion, webcams should:

- present a large picture
- be in good or high resolution
- refresh automatically and frequently
- not require extra plugins
- preferably have no advertising on the image itself.

IF YOU have a good one, please email me: kenstick at telus dot net and thank you.

ON to the webcams.....

Panama Canal:

http://www.pancanal.com/eng/photo/camera-java.html?cam=HiDef
and click the magnifying glass
This URL gives you a large picture: http://www.acp.gob.pa/eng/photo/camera-java.html.
Gatun Locks is good too.
In Google Earth, copy and paste this into the "Fly to" box: 8 59'45.23"N, 79 35'27.17"W.

Probably my favorite link to it is this one: http://www.pancanal.com/common/multimedia/webcams/viewer-flash/cam-miraflores-hi.html.

Note the links to other pages of the Panama Canal website; browse around and you'll find a lot of fascinating info and animations plus videos. For example, note this one: http://www.pancanal.com/eng/general/howitworks/como-tour.html.

Note; watching ships of all kinds is a popular hobby worldwide. For example, see the site here, where you can find information about a huge number of ships: http://containerinfo.co.ohost.de/. It is no secret that the Danish company, Maersk, is HUGE and you can see a list of their fleet of ships (and more) at http://about.maersk.com/en/Fleet/Pages/Fleet.aspx.

If watching ships and such is your "thing" then maybe this will help. This link will allow you to watch "from the bridge" of many (all?) of the Princess Cruise ships' webcams: http://www.princess.com/bridgecams/co/coral_bridgecam.html

THIS IS VERY COOL: If you see ships there and cannot make out their names, go to this site and enlarge it to show the ships individually and you can see ALL about them in REAL TIME! http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/ and note all the many ways you can configure that website to your taste.

Peggy's Cove Lighthouse, Nova Scotia, Canada:

http://www.peggyscovewebcam.ca/live/index.php?CURRENT_CAM=cam10
Best if you set it to refresh every 2 seconds.
In Google Earth, copy and paste this into the "Fly to" box: 44 29'30.35"N, 63 55'4.38"W.

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada:

http://www.halifaxwebcam.ca/live/
Note links to 4 other Halifax cams; too bad about all the advertising on them.
In Google Earth, copy and paste this into the "Fly to" box: 44 38'42.67"N, 63 34'9.58"W.

Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, underwatercam:

http://www.breathebonaire.com/index.php?CURRENT_CAM=bonairecam2&SET_CAM=bonairecam2
Note there are 4 cams; one of them underwater; too bad about all the advertising.
In Google Earth, copy and paste this into the "Fly to" box: 12 9'0.34"N, 68 16'36.40"W

Volcano: Mount St. Helens:

http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/volcanocams/msh/views/java-highdef.php

In Google Earth, copy and paste this into the "Fly to" box: 46 11'54.29"N, 122 11'23.10"W.
I took this picture of it on May 9, 2009.
This one is sometimes OFF due to weather and access problem due to impassible roads.

Mt. Redoubt Volcano: Alaska:

http://www.avo.alaska.edu/webcam/Redoubt_-_DFR.php
The view here most of the time is too cloudy to see anything but keep trying and you may get lucky and see a beautiful view of this active volcano which has been threatening to blow its top anytime. This is the "DFR" webcam; another webcam of this same volcano, that is sometimes very good is at "Hut" which you can see at http://www.avo.alaska.edu/webcam/Redoubt_-_Hut.php.

In Google Earth, copy and paste this into the "Fly to" box: 60 29'19.99"N, 152 44'48.94"W.

Italy: city: Amalfi, state: Campani:

http://www.opentopia.com/showcam.php?id=270&time=1172416836
In Google Earth, copy and paste this into the "Fly to" box: 40 37'53.52"N, 14 35'47.05"E

Australia: Hobart, Tasmania:

http://www.rosebay.tased.edu.au/webcam/medium.html
Note that you can change the size.
In Google Earth, copy and paste this into the "Fly to" box: 42 51'58.25"S, 147 20'7.84"E

Switzerland: Brienz:

http://www.webcam-brienz.ch/
In Google Earth, copy and paste this into the "Fly to" box: 46 45'15.72"N, 8 2'24.11"E.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (English Bay):

http://www.katkam.ca/
In Google Earth, copy and paste this into the "Fly to" box: 49 16'47.53"N, 123 6'4.49"W. This is an approximation of the site.

Vancouver, B.C., Burrard Inlet (where the cruise ships stop):

http://www1.vancouver.com/images/nswebcam.jpg
In Google Earth, copy and paste this into the "Fly to" box: 49 16'47.53"N, 123 6'4.49"W. This is an approximation of the site.

Much like the preceding cam, but panned slighly to the right:

http://www1.vancouver.com/images/northeast_webcam.jpg
In Google Earth, copy and paste this into the "Fly to" box: 49 16'47.53"N, 123 6'4.49"W. This is an approximation of the site.

ONE MORE of Vancouver:

http://www.numinous.ca/WebcamPage.htm
In Google Earth, copy and paste this into the "Fly to" box: 49 16'47.53"N, 123 6'4.49"W. This is an approximation of the site.

Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada:

http://www.digital-blues.com/~cityofgp/02.jpg
In Google Earth, copy and paste this into the "Fly to" box: 55 9'59.02"N, 118 46'50.65"W

Mexico:

http://www.locogringo.com/Upload/akumal-beach-cam.html
Live on Akumal main beach at Lol Ha restaurant, Quintana Roo, Mexico.
In Google Earth, copy and paste this into the "Fly to" box: 20 23'45.90"N, 87 18'51.43"W

NOTE: British Columbia's highways webcams are listed at: http://images.drivebc.ca/bchighwaycam/pub/html/www/index.html.

A LONG list of webcams of BC, Yukon, Washington at: http://members.shaw.ca/ruping/webcams/pyrwebcams.html#s2s.

To see webcams ON cruise ships, try this long list: http://www.kroooz-cams.com/.

Lots of webcams listed here: http://www.1000cam.com/?gclid=CNDskOHL04gCFQt7WAodJU8Yaw.

LOTS of webcams worldwide at http://en.tixik.com/m/webcams/.