SwanR Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 So I am totally fascinated by being able to watch different places in real time via the multitude of webcams available online. If anyone has any favourites please do let me know. The one at the Abbey Road crossing can be very interesting. I like the one on HMS Warrior overlooking Portsmouth Harbour - love watching the ferries come and go. At 9 o'clock on a Sunday morning it is still so dull in Wroxham that Barnes' webcam is still in night vision! But it's looking very sunny up in Lerwick in the Shetlands - beautiful morning up there while it seems there is snow on the ground in Norwich. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hylander Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Where is the photo at the bottom of your post taken. I can vouch that Norwich has snow, we had a lot overnight here near to Beccles. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hylander Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 i also like to look at The Hamptons and dream. Quite snowy there this morning. http://www.hamptons.com/Hamptons-Beach-Cam#.WKBGS_mLSM9 and at Blakeney http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/norfolk/hi/people_and_places/nature/newsid_8419000/8419070.stm 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwanR Posted February 12, 2017 Author Share Posted February 12, 2017 2 hours ago, Hylander said: Where is the photo at the bottom of your post taken. The site I use is http://www.shetland.org/60n/webcams/and this particular shot is from the camera labelled Shetland Museum. I enjoy looking at somewhere so different to where I live. Plus of course the daylight hours are different that far north. But even when it's dark these cameras are still in colour so they're great to watch. Sometimes I even go as far as to use the AIS Marine Traffic website to zoom in on a map and figure out which vessel I can see moored up or moving around! Same goes for Portsmouth Harbour. I know ... you would think I might have something better to do with my time but having so much available online the time flies by and I find I've been on my computer longer than I intended! Thanks for the other links. I'm having a bit of trouble loading any pics on the Hamptons site but Blakeney looks as beautiful as ever. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hylander Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Try these two. http://www.hamptonbeach.org/beach-cam/ http://www.hamptons.com/Hamptons-Beach-Cam#.WKCDzvmLSM9 The second is the one you said you were having trouble with, I have just been on there, lots of snow on the beach. I am going to try your link to AIS Marine Traffic 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hylander Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Saying all that I do really miss the web cam at The Wherry at Outlon Broad. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwanR Posted February 12, 2017 Author Share Posted February 12, 2017 Wow, that's amazing, snow on the beach. That looks cold! Here's a link that's good for looking at the ships' positions around the Solent. http://www.john-ambler.com/ais/google.html And here's one for the AIS Marine Traffic - not sure what position this will load on but you can zoom out and move around or use one of the other tabs to search for any particular vessels you want to track. http://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:1/centery:53/zoom:8 Here's a photo I just snapped from the webcam looking at the Hamptons. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonRascal Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 You can also listen into live VHF traffic around the Solant, to go with your AIS map here: http://www.ship-tracking.co.uk/Live Radio/flash.html 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwanR Posted February 13, 2017 Author Share Posted February 13, 2017 Ah yes, I've done that as well Robin. Matching up all these resources at one time can make things very interesting. You can watch a ship on the webcam, see it's path on the map and listen to it on the radio to the harbourmaster all at the same time. I got interested in this when we made several trips via Wightlink from Portsmouth across to Fishbourne on the car ferries. And then I got very excited when I discovered that I have some ancestors that lived in Portsmouth near where the ferry terminals are now. Plus one of my ancestors was listed as serving on HMS Warrior in one of the old censuses. Fascinating stuff ... and all at our fingertips because we have the internet now. It really is amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hylander Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 On 13/02/2017 at 11:47 AM, LondonRascal said: You can also listen into live VHF traffic around the Solant, to go with your AIS map here: http://www.ship-tracking.co.uk/Live Radio/flash.html I clicked into the link and was promptly told off that I should not be accessing this site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quo vadis Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 works fine for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwanR Posted February 15, 2017 Author Share Posted February 15, 2017 it does come up with a message that you should have appropriate authorisation to listen to the radio transmissions for some reason. Do I click ok and carry on? No comment! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quo vadis Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Go on I dare you 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hylander Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 High Tide this morning at Blakeney. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hylander Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 This is the error page I get when I click into Robins link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imtamping2 Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 It would appear that site has ceased to be........... Copied from site...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonRascal Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 What a great shame - I would often have this on in the background when doing things, nothing quite like it the guy even had moved and re-installed his set up and aerial to continue serving the visitors to the site with live VHF. It was not just this, but a bunch of other information in the area, it would like one day heading to the 'Broads Boat Database' and it be closed. Funny how you get attached to a website. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbo Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 1 hour ago, Jonzo said: Or like NBN closing down Oi behave! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwanR Posted February 28, 2017 Author Share Posted February 28, 2017 I have known that site to be temporarily unavailable in the past so it may spring back to life. I'll definitely have to keep checking it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hylander Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Just looked at the web cam at horning and got this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisB Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 The 3rr webcam that I view over Hickling appears to be down also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hylander Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 I have emailed the chap who runs the camera and asked him. The cameras give so much pleasure it will be a shame to lose them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hylander Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 Well this doesn't bode well, the email I sent has been return as a failed email , now I have been using that email for years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendel Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 if the website has changed, maybe the email will too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hylander Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 Earth Cam is also a good watch , it always appears to be raining in Bali. http://www.earthcam.com/world/indonesia/bali/?cam=bali1 http://www.earthcam.com/usa/newhampshire/hamptonbeach/?cam=hamptonbeach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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