Mystery photo. Where am (was) I?
Mystery Photo. Where Am (Was) I?
I've seen giant crosses that look exactly like that in both Effingham, Illinois (visible from I-70 / I-57) and in Paducah, Kentucky (visible from I-24, but I think that the one in Paducah has been taken down recently). However, the one in your photo is neither of those. It looks like it was taken out west somewhere, in a relatively flat, dry area, perhaps somewhere in Texas or Oklahoma. But that's just a guess.
Also, I'll just comment that I think these giant crosses are a great idea in concept, but it's too bad that they made them so unbelievably utilitarian-looking and devoid of any beauty or aesthetic value. It looks like they are made out of cheap vinyl siding! :)
And the Groom, TX cross looks very similar.
http://crossministries.net/
Here's a link to the famous Effingham cross.
http://www.thecross-photo.com/The_Cross_in_Effingh...
Looks like Groom, TX. Been there a couple times. There was a life-size stations of the cross, if I remember correctly. Among other things, like an empty tomb.
If I remember correctly, it looks like you're approximately 30 miles south of Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea.
Mark, Effingham IL is close to the border. On a road trip anything within an hour is considered close :)
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'thann (photos I took a few years ago)
The following site reports Effingham, Illinois, as having the world's largest cross.
http://www.worldslargestthings.com/easterntour/cro...
That internet site also provides details about that cross.
However, depending on whom you ask, I am the world's largest cross
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There's one like that in Florida someplace. Memory is fogged by years and child-induced lack of sleep.
Oook. The town is Groom, TX. But it is I-40. (Taking a trip Amarillo? Did you get there by morning?)
You are in Texas near the site of the world's largest cross. It's along I-40, but I forget where. You're on the access road to it. (I've got a pic of me by it somewhere.)
Paul says "You are at the Missouri-Illinois border". I live next to that border and it is the Mississippi River. But perhaps there are exceptions....!
You are at the Missouri-Illinois border. I have many pictures myself at that place. It's a beautiful cross and I just had to get a picture of it on my way by -- I passed it the first time but couldn't get a snapshot, but on another roadtrip I couldn't resist :-)
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