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A small but elegant Marina made by Abnor Mole. On the wall inside is a painting called "Uncle Ab", and outside there are folding chairs around a fire pit. Where am I?

This is Gateway Marina in Gogol. Truly beautiful. In my search I visited many other Marinas whose owners allow public rezzing, and I am really impressed by everyones' generosity.

Nevermind - I was wanting to have the "Continent Locator" script updated to include Sharp, and I see it has been. Unfortunately the updated script now does not include Caledon. I am thinking that the script might be better named "Where Am I?" and forget worrying about whether or not a place is on a Continent and just include places a newcomer is likely to land. Nevertheless, a great and useful script and I am grateful to those who had the skill to make it. Now, perhaps, a script to update scripts so that folks like me always have the newest one? // Script by Dale Innis, January 2011. You may do whatever you like with this script, without limitation. // Updated June 2011, June 2013, March 2014, December 2015 and February 2021 by Braclo Eber. // Please see changelogs below for details. It was getting too long to keep at the start of the script. // NOTE: Due to how close some regions are to the private continents, some might indicate they are part of the continent due to how the script works. // ----- // Each set of five list elements represents a grid-aligned rectangle, in the form xmin,xmax,ymin,ymax,name. // The code returns the FIRST one that it finds, so its okay if the rectangles overlap, as long as you put // the right one first. list map = [ 270592.0,276712.0,249088.0,253952.0,"Bellisseria East", 261888.0,272128.0,240896.0,250112.0,"Bellisseria", 296704.0,301824.0,252928.0,256512.0,"Sharp", 257024.0,266240.0,229888.0,240640.0,"Jeogeot", 251392.0,254464.0,256000.0,257280.0,"Bay City", 254720.0,265984.0,250368.0,259072.0,"Sansara", 253696.0,259840.0,259328.0,265472.0,"Heterocera", 281344.0,290560.0,257280.0,268288.0,"Satori", 290048.0,290816.0,268288.0,270080.0,"Western Blake Sea", 290816.0,295424.0,266496.0,272128.0,"Blake Sea", 286720.0,290048.0,268288.0,269056.0,"Nautilus City", 283136.0,291072.0,268288.0,276992.0,"Nautilus", 281600.0,296448.0,276992.0,281856.0,"Corsica", 291840.0,295936.0,284672.0,289536.0,"Gaeta I", 296960.0,304640.0,276736.0,281600.0,"Gaeta V", 460032.0,466432.0,301824.0,307456.0,"Zindra", // List of private continents. 117504.0,123136.0, 435200.0,440320.0,"Eden", 250112.0,254720.0, 245248.0,248576.0,"Estate", 282624.0,284160.0, 268288.0,270080.0,"FairChang", // and then for places outside the bounds of mainland continents, some random names... 0.0,250000.0, 0.0,999999.0,"the Western Ocean", 250000.0,265000.0, 0.0,999999.0,"the West", 265000.0,280000.0, 0.0,999999.0,"the Center Longitudes", 280000.0,310000.0, 0.0,999999.0,"the East", 310000.0,450000.0, 0.0,999999.0,"the Gap Longitudes", 450000.0,500000.0, 0.0,999999.0,"the Zindra Longitudes", 500000.0,999999.0, 0.0,999999.0,"the Far East" ]; string get_continent_name(vector gc) { integer count = llGetListLength(map); integer i; for (i=0;i<count;i+=5) { if ((gc.x>=llList2Float( map,i )) && (gc.x<=llList2Float( map,i+1 )) && (gc.y>=llList2Float( map,i+2 )) && (gc.y<=llList2Float( map,i+3 )) ) return llList2String( map,i+4 ); } return ""; } say_location() { vector gc = llGetRegionCorner()+llGetPos(); llOwnerSay("Coordinates: "+(string)gc.x+","+(string)gc.y); string s = get_continent_name(gc); if (s!="") { llOwnerSay("You are in "+s); } else { llOwnerSay("You are not in any known area."); } } default { changed(integer change) { if (change & CHANGED_TELEPORT) say_location(); } touch_start(integer total_number) { say_location(); } } // Changelog // Created January 2011 by Dale Innis // Updated June 2011 by Braclo Eber. // Some border sims of continents were missing from the detector. // Changed some figures to be more accurate. (Nautilus Continent & Bay City Extension) // Changed the order of the continents to reflect the changes. // Included Nautilus City. // Updated June 2013 by Braclo Eber. // Updated coordinates for missing border regions on continents. // Updated March 2014 by Braclo Eber. // Small fix for Western Blake Sea,Blake Sea,Nautilus and Nautilus City. // Updated December 2015 by Braclo Eber. // Added 11 private continents that currently qualify as continents as per http://slgi.wikia.com/wiki/List_Of_Continents // Updated February 2021 by Braclo Eber // Added Bellisseria - Split it due to the shape of the continent. // Added Sharp - also known as the old Teen grid. // Updated Eden and FairChang - Continents Moved // Removed Winterfell, Mar Lesbiana, Crossing Sands and Shopping - These continents does not exist anymore. // Removed Caledon, Wild West, Freedom and Uhre - These are not classified as continents anymore due to the requirements of at least 30 sims as per https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/List_Of_Continents

Years ago, when I went to investigate a similar bunch, the avatars were all naked, but there was at least one avatar aware enough to text me that it was none of my business when I asked what they were doing. These seem to be clothed, and there are no reports of them communicating with outsiders. Are they chatting on private channels? Are they test dummies for some new Linden project? Has anyone tried infiltrating the group by putting on the same avatar and trying to blend in?

Added another clue

I passed by this place today while I was on the newest pod tour. Where am I?

I guess you can't 'abuse report' the landscape :(.

That IS weird!. I tried to teleport to Yucca, 17,221,30, and ended up in the water. Walking along the bridge you are not affected, but if you are in the water and try to teleport back to the bridge you can't. If this had happened to me when I was doing solo exploring, I would have figured it was my mistake, but I guess it is 'a feature' - sort of our own Second Life Bermuda Triangle? Just for reference, I'm wearing an off-the-rack avatar with no extra animations or objects except my "Where the heck am I?" bracelet.

How wonderful!

I think a Bellisseria group just for chatter would be great. Also I think there should be a "Patch Linden Fan Club" group (I'm not starting it).

I am admiring the moonbeams in a public/private reproduction of Stonehenge in Corsica. It is in a community with many other attractions, and was part of one of Yukiko Yeshto's Mainland Tours. Where Am I?

I think this is in Spini, on the East side of the Great Wall. The 'horned' top wall structure is at 41/147/152.

Some things I have tried to do: -match my trees and shrubs to those of the neighbors -use ground textures that match the region textures -keep outside of builds simple to avoid texture overload -introduce myself to neighbors whose parcels are very close -try not to terraform my land in such a way that it undermines their builds or return items that are not affecting me (did that by accident last week - apologized - item was a few inches on my parcel way high in the sky) -near water, I've tried not to put up a new object just to block my neighbors' views (Perhaps an extreme example of being polite - I once had a neighbor who had their build underwater, very well disguised...for a long time I thought the parcel was empty) -keep my political opinions to myself -set parcel return to ten minutes, no ban lines, no security orbs on the ground That said, I'm sure my list of unneighborly habits is even longer.

Tried to visit today and Zoo is surrounded by ban lines. One parcel is now listed as "3/31 Simple's Zoo of All Things.." and says owner is Whitney Linden. I know nothing lasts forever, but this makes me sad. It seems confirmed that the site was long-scheduled to be closed at the end of March. I suppose now that someone will have to consider whether or not to keep the electricity on.

This is an island off Sansara with interactive exhibits related to earth science. If you want to test yourself, there is a small shed near the entrance where you can pick up a quiz to see what you've learned after your visit. I especially enjoyed the earthquake and the inside of the volcano. Where am I?

After looking at bridges on multiple continents, I thought to put "Jules Verne" into Content Search...This is the lovely bridge in Lily, 252/151/62.

A short list of regions where you might see certain styles: Echo Cove - Houseboats Humansville - Traditional homes Weaverton - Victorians Two Points - Log homes Lake Tatakaka - Campers Bumpus - Stilt Homes Geppetto - Chalets

Just wanted to add to the thanks to Aethelwine for starting this topic. I have gotten frustrated sometimes looking for a place that "I'm sure I've seen that somewhere!" but have also found new interesting places in the process.

This is a lovely town in Heterocera that has a beautiful mix of city and country. It is flanked by rail- and road-ways, and protects a road between Route 4 & Route 5. It welcomes visitors and photographers, and is, in my opinion, one of the nicer SL Mainland communities. Where am I? Note: The mapboard is somewhat misleading - just look for the two routes coming together. Also, Strawberry Singh blogged about this in March. With everything going on around this little town, it is easy to overlook.

This is the end of the Moleway, in Vacit. 6/184/70. It is next to the lovely Oak Hill Park in Streibs. Jeogeot.

A working ice-fishing stove on the seabottom off the coast of Bellisseria. Considering the location, I would have placed a hibachi.

This looks like Route 1 in Menorpha, near Yevad Doobie's place, but it seems to be missing a few trees and plants. Were you using advanced settings to get a better shot?

This looks like a modernized version of one of the labs at The Isles of Ice in Periscope. Clue, please?

Sometimes it seems that the current crew of Moles is more interested in creating beautiful places for us to live than in making 'Easter Eggs', but they do still create a few unexpected surprises - and this one is huge! It may only be here for a short while, so I'll make it easy - look near Miller's Pond... Apologies for not showing more - my selfies with the horse on the balcony and by the yellow LDPW vehicle were censored by the soviet...

This lovely house is in Meltons - Coastal Waterway - 45/63/35.