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April 30, 2006
Mystery Photo. Where Am (Was) I?
(Jimmy Akin)
Mystery photo. Where am (was) I?
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That's a tough call. We have several of those same crosses throughout Tennessee.
Posted by: TNP | Apr 30, 2006 8:19:36 AM
I always appreciate how you incorporate your boots into your photos!
'thann
Posted by: Ruthann | Apr 30, 2006 8:24:26 AM
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 :-)
Posted by: Paul | Apr 30, 2006 8:34:04 AM
You're just outside of Groom, TX along I-30.
Posted by: Michael | Apr 30, 2006 8:52:18 AM
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....!
Posted by: Mark Scott Abeln | Apr 30, 2006 8:53:02 AM
Effingham, IL
Posted by: Justin West | Apr 30, 2006 9:03:55 AM
I believe that you are on I-70/I-55 near Effingham, Illinois.
Posted by: Dr. Eric | Apr 30, 2006 9:07:46 AM
I take it back, that Cross is seen from an interstate road, you are on a back road.
Posted by: Dr. Eric | Apr 30, 2006 9:08:55 AM
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.)
Posted by: stephen | Apr 30, 2006 9:44:54 AM
Oook. The town is Groom, TX. But it is I-40. (Taking a trip Amarillo? Did you get there by morning?)
Posted by: Stephen | Apr 30, 2006 9:47:16 AM
Yeah, that's Groom, TX. Be sure to stop by Our Lady's Restaurant.
Posted by: Jared | Apr 30, 2006 9:59:47 AM
There's one like that in Florida someplace. Memory is fogged by years and child-induced lack of sleep.
Posted by: Jennifer | Apr 30, 2006 10:36:15 AM
It is definitely Groom and I-40 (I happen to live near Amarillo and used to drive by it once a month). So why are you out this way?
Posted by: | Apr 30, 2006 11:19:56 AM
Interstate 75 going south from Knoxville, TN, right around the Sweetwater exit.
Posted by: Ginger | Apr 30, 2006 11:42:40 AM
Going into Knoxville, TN, right next to an Adult Bookstore. Always wondered which came first.
Posted by: Freydaddy | Apr 30, 2006 12:15:32 PM
The following site reports Effingham, Illinois, as having the world's largest cross.
http://www.worldslargestthings.com/easterntour/cross.htm
That internet site also provides details about that cross.
However, depending on whom you ask, I am the world's largest cross
.
Posted by: Fr. Stephanos, O.S.B. | Apr 30, 2006 12:36:37 PM
Now for the World's Largest CRUCIFIX, go here: http://ruthannzaroff.typepad.com/photos/michigan/cross1.html
and here: http://ruthannzaroff.typepad.com/photos/michigan/cross2.html
'thann (photos I took a few years ago)
Posted by: Ruthann | Apr 30, 2006 12:49:57 PM
Mark, Effingham IL is close to the border. On a road trip anything within an hour is considered close :)
Posted by: Paul | Apr 30, 2006 1:47:44 PM
Effingham, not far from Greenup, where we bury.
Posted by: Ed Peters | Apr 30, 2006 2:57:56 PM
Or a place with a cross just like Effingham.
Posted by: Ed Peters | Apr 30, 2006 2:58:37 PM
Not a clue. All those Plains states look alike to me. :)
Posted by: Mary Kay | Apr 30, 2006 3:04:54 PM
If I remember correctly, it looks like you're approximately 30 miles south of Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea.
Posted by: traveling man | Apr 30, 2006 3:52:44 PM
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.
Posted by: Davida | Apr 30, 2006 4:10:02 PM
I don't think it's Groom, TX. The place in the photo is not flat enough to be Groom.
Posted by: Robert | Apr 30, 2006 6:14:59 PM
Here's a link to the famous Effingham cross.
http://www.thecross-photo.com/The_Cross_in_Effingham_Illinois.htm
Posted by: Ken | Apr 30, 2006 6:47:32 PM
And the Groom, TX cross looks very similar.
http://crossministries.net/
Posted by: Ken | Apr 30, 2006 6:48:37 PM
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! :)
Posted by: Paul H | Apr 30, 2006 7:08:01 PM
I vote for Effingham.
Posted by: Tim Foy | Apr 30, 2006 7:32:16 PM
Cross that big. It must be Texas
Posted by: MikeD | Apr 30, 2006 8:59:18 PM
Looks like a Texas sky, to me.
Posted by: michael hugo | Apr 30, 2006 11:25:34 PM
I 22nd Groom, TX.
Posted by: Doug Coombs | Apr 30, 2006 11:30:31 PM
Well, it ain't San Diego, and Jimmy, I'm glad to see you pulled over to take the photo!
Posted by: hippo354 | Apr 30, 2006 11:31:22 PM
I'm almost 100% certain that you aren't in Australia. lol
Posted by: Sharon | May 1, 2006 12:04:00 AM
you are there....and wherever you go you will always be there....
Posted by: tracy | Jun 10, 2008 5:23:34 AM
