Google My House - Google a Street View Picture of Your Home and Street
Google Your House
Google your house and see your home at street level, see your neighbor’s house and street online for free. Check out your co-workers' addresses and see if they live in an undesirable area or if they mow the lawn.
Google maps displays your house and front yard, a handy web mapping service application for home buyers, or to help locate that party you’re invited to at a home in an unfamiliar neighborhood. They have not yet photographed every house in America, so some addresses you search for may be unavailable.
Unlike former satellite photos that presented an obviously aerial view, this application enables you to locate an address and see the house at street level. You can manipulate the view to include neighboring houses and sneak a peek up and down the street. You can even glance up in the treetops, should the house in question be located on a sycamore lined avenue.
Take a look at (almost) any home in America!
To view your house, or anybody else’s, follow these simple directions:
- Google: Google maps. Double click.
- Locate the blue bar and click Go to Google Maps
- Search maps by typing complete address in address box.
- Or – get to your section of the country by clicking the directional arrow in the white compass circle at the upper left-hand side of your screen.
- Then, double click the little hand to zero in on your intended locale until you reach the street you want.
- Once you see your street in text, you’ll notice an address (this is convenient for searching for a house you don’t know the address of but just want to be nosey).
- Type the address into the top search box to the left of the Search Maps box. Click search maps.
- A pop-up window appears on the map with a photo of a house.
- Beneath photo, click street view.
- Use the compass to rotate our view.
Locate a New Home
This free web mapping service application might come in handy if you are relocating and searching for a home in an unfamiliar area. Real Estate ads feature attractive photographs of a house for sale. Even a dump in a lousy neighborhood manages to look cute in a Real Estate ad.
Once you locate a desirable home, you can check out the neighborhood. Who wants to buy the finest home in a crummy neighborhood on a rubble strewn street where people keep sofas on the porch or past-their-prime cars on cement blocks in the front yard?
If you’ve been invited to a party at the home of a co-worker or wish to visit your cousin’s new digs in an unfamiliar area, Google Maps makes it easy to locate. So much better than crawling down the street at 5 miles per hour, aggravating the parade of surly roughnecks tailgating your car.
What a Dump!
This is the Google Street View of my House
The new Google Maps web mapping service application depicts your home and neighborhood to any mook who decides to check out your area. Robbers can case the joint quickly and get a feel for the area.
In case of my own home, I’m relieved. No self-respecting thief would waste his time. Google Maps presents my street on a dark and cloudy winter afternoon. Late shed oak leaves pile up in the gutter. Leafless trees look dead. My son’s friend’s car, a beater, sits out front in all its decrepitude. The lawn is raggedy and the dingy lighting casts a gloomy pallor on the whole street. In short, it looks like a slum. The only way it could look worse would be if one of the houses just burned down and lay in a scorched pile of charcoal under a miasma of smoke.
If I was searching to relocate and Goggled my actual home (which is kind of cute) I’d veer away like a hog being herded toward the slaughterhouse.
Just for kicks, I searched for my street address in another city (they list several of the same street address throughout the country) and noticed that the identical address in Schenectady looks an awful lot like mine!
1984
How is she going to find you? Why Google Street View, of course!
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Back when satellite home photos were all the rage, it seemed intrusive. The ability of any stranger to zero in on my back yard made me nervous. It was creepy. But, at least the yard looked pretty, lots of vivid green, mature trees and a nice layout, no junk lying around, no cast-off beer bottles letting the world know we drink cheap, unfashionable beer. I even experienced a jolt of perverse pleasure when I Googled my friend's back yard depicted during a late summer drought.
This new technology that displays my home for all the world to see on a day that’s so overcast it looks like a black and white picture or a photo taken shortly after an ash storm at the edge of a dirty bomb detonation is intrusive, insulting and depressing. It’s 1984 meets Escape From New York.
What’s next, for crying out loud, Google my dresser drawers? Google my medicine cabinet? Google my basement? At least they couldn’t make that look worse than it actually is.
Google Your Face
Some of the house views contain photographs or people. Google has attempted to blurr these images but some folks are not happy to be so publicly displayed despite the blurring or feel the blurring is not adequate. Due to these privacy concerns and complaints, Google now offers technology to remove your face or your childrens' faces from the site.
But wait! I decided to take a look at the other end of the street. My street, the shabby, drab avenue lined with dead leaves and gray lawns. When I moved the cursor to view the other houses in the other direction, suddenly, it was late spring! The houses looked pretty and the grass was green. Lush azaleas bloomed in great swaths of brilliant color. What a beautiful place to live!
Google sends a crazy looking vehicle around neighborhoods with a big gizmo on top that swivels to take photographs. Apparently, they drove in one direction in late winter, the other direction in just about the prettiest time of year. So, now I feel paranoid. Does Google have it in for me? Why does my part of the street look like a slum, the other like a nice middle class neighborhood, a place anyone would be proud to live in? My part of the street looks like there are thugs lurking in the shrubbery and rats scuttling down the gutter, wending their way through the debris. How unfair is that?
Seeing my house on Google like that, looking so shabby and pathetic, I stopped and took a good, long look at the place. My husband and I stood across the street and were actually appalled. Sheesh! I thought it looked bad on the Google Street View. Well, my neighbor's view was even worse.
So, we decided to paint and add a few decorative touches. We dragged up several volunteers, (our sons) and spent a couple weeks hard at work. Doing it ourselves kept the refurbishing costs down, but the effort really paid off. Not only is our home now beautiful, but nobody will recognise it on Goggle the Street View. They'll drive right on by.
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Our newly painted house - it looks so different than it looks on Google Street View
Update - And Now For the Happy Ending
Amazingly, I just reGoogled the street view of my house. Low and behold, the hideous former picture is gone, replaced by the current attractive, freshly painted house. The new photo was captured on a lovely day featuring blue sky, green grass, and lots of foliage on the trees. I am happy.
Or am I? What made our friends at Google retake the shot? As grateful as I am to Google for the improvement, why would they return to the scene for a retake? Did neighbors or local real estate agents file a complaint? Did Google read this popular article and trace it home to the real me, the real home? Is that something that should gratify me or make me more paranoid than ever?
It's sort of like being a kid with Google as Daddy. Google Daddy somehow knows all and sees all, and through secretive deduction, manages to make me happy. And even when Google Daddy makes me happy, I somehow manage to lower my brow in suspicion, to question the satisfactory outcome.
And as I plunge further into the matter, with new results, all while reminding myself not to be a brat, I realize that I must say, with all cheer - thank you, Google!
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Comments
kappa -the first thing we did was try to look in the windows
I think it's a plot by Google to lower property values
hmmmm, mike, it may be a bit late for that
This is very cool - so long as you know what the house looks like because it rarely gets the right building. But, I had fun looking up my address and various family homes.
I did a street level google of a restaurant i was looking for in an unfamiliar city-- spotted it in real life easily with the picture in my mind.
The first time I heard of this, someone sent me a picture of my house-- and I was walking down my driveway with a quick glance toward the googling car. I don't remember seeing it (had to be a year and a half ago) but I obviously looked at it.
Yes, it is a little creepy.
And you are right, the addresses aren't always exact.
Hello, Dolores! I followed Rochelle here -- gotta say I had fun with the read, especially the very last paragraph! You are SO goddang right, but I can't help but love this technology! Why, I just posted a satallite image of my terrace on a hub of mine! Laugh.
Seriously, though, I am a firm believer that technology per se isn't either good or bad, is how or for what purpose people use it that may be under scrutiny. Kudos for the hub!
Isn't it funny how we want to be able to be snoop on everybody else, but knowing everybody else can peek at us makes us uncomfortable. ;} However, I think the google car snapping Rochelle in her driveway DID cross a line. Professional photographers are required to get a person's permission before a pic that includes them can be published. Why not Google's photogs?
I believe that it is becoming to invasive as there are to many weirdos out there and to be able to track you like this , is not a good thing, however it would be fun to checkout the aerial view..:)
AE, it's really just more visual. Pretty much anyone's address (and phone number!) is available through ZebaSearch - and numerous other resources.
I see !!! Well thank you for shedding some light on that.:)
'Welcome. I've found a few long-lost friends that way - one I hadn't seen since I was a teenager! It was great.
rochelle, it hope you didn't have your hair in curlers and your bunny slippers on
I was walking back from the mailbox, wearing my straw hat-- I don't think anyone could really recognize me from it. I had to look several times, myself, to make sure. I don't wear my bunny slippers outside. I might have to outrun the coyotes if I did.
gee, thank you all for the comments
jama - that's so you can really be sure it's rochelle's house (haha)
and aevans, i agree with you , even though walker says there are many such technologies, that doesn't make me feel better, to have so much information available that's really nobody's business
and elena, i think it's fun and interesting, but going too far...and the aerial view makes your place look like a target
Hi Dolores -- You mean the one on my hub or in general? I don't know, it's like Constant said, this info is available all over the place anyhow, if there are people out there willing to make bad use of it, then they will. For the majority of us it's just a piece of tech that we may opt to use or not, like cell phones?
rochelle, that is so weird, you are out there now for all the world to see!
elena, of course, i feel like an old curmudgeon, like my grandfather who complained about refrigerators saying they just don't keep the beer cold like an ice box did
Great Hub. This also disturbs me very much. I'm glad, like your profile says, that hubpages gave you a forum to discuss it. From the number of hubs you have now, it looks like you found more to talk about, too!
Good point, when you're looking for an address of a house or a new work location, this is helpful, but the intrusion to personal privacy really is huge.
Thanks,Veronica.The first thing we did was try to look into our own windows!
I am outside in the street view of my house on google maps!
Jacob, that is hilarious! Or creepy. So now you could have Google Jacob2!
haha
I was quite excited to see my building online. Guess It was okay with me because in my country they don't have the street view and all I was able to see was the general colony structure.
Thank you for commentiing, cashmere. It can be quite exciting to see your own place up on the screen, but one must occasionally look beyond immediate response. :)
Wow, great hub! I discovered this feature a while back and LOVE it. Thanks,
--John
Thanks, John. It certainly is interesting, whether you love it or hate it!
i need to know how to get to a good view of my house HOW?????
Jess, you can either click the imbedded link in the first paragraph or follow the directions in the grey highlighted area. Not all homes in the world are available for viewing on google maps - street view of your house.
Well, if you have a cell phone, they can track you through that too - I think the latest Batman movie illustrates that dramatically, but it does seem likely that the programming required to track your cell phone is the only step needed for a satellite to keep tabs on you.
Notice how Google Street View doesn't go into the woods? If you want to get away, have no phone, buy a plot a land with a cabin way up in the deep dark mountains and come down a few times a year on horseback to get wheat and gunpowder.
Alexander, you do have a point. We are tracked through our spending, energy use, cell phones, and who knows how else. I think it's just something we don't always think about until we can just type in a few letters and there is my house! The cabin in the woods sounds nice. Don't forget the rice.
Its cool to see a website like this!
very informative ! i will try it out :) . by the way , the Google map link you posted somehow has been changed and its not working now ?
light up - thanks, I'll check out that link, I appreciate you telling me this.
Elinor, I'm glad that you enjoyed the hub.
light up, thank you for commenting. I checked out the Google Map link and it worked fine. Sorry it did not work for you. Thanks for the input.
Elinor, thank you very much.
Wow, great hub! I discovered this feature a while back and LOVE it. Thanks,
Thanks for sharing, This is very cool information.
moneymaster - I must admit it is a cool feature but it still gives me the creeps.
Prabu - glad that you enjoyed the hub!
But the first link provided in this hub is not working. Check it out....
soni2006 - whoah, thanks, I'll check it out. I appreciate your input.
soni2006 - that's weird, I just tried it and it worked for me. Maybe something was just off when you tried it. Anyway, thank you for the input.
i can see some of my friends' houses in maps but not mine.my friends are in UK.
yep, this is a really cool stuff of google. Me and my husband checked each other's houses before we met in person. It is fun!
itcoll - not every house in the world has been put on google maps. They have not visited every neighborhood. That would be a huge job indeed!
ranjen - Wow, I love that story! You should write a hub about it. Thank you so much for sharing!
I tried using the link but my computer is so slow. It's a useful tool. Over here, lots of people complained that it was helping thieves but I think that was a bit OTT. (Over the Top). People can't view inside the house and as you wrote - it's useful if you want to buy a house.
I will check the link again later. Regards.
Lady E - my son explained why some folks can't make the link but I can't for the life of me remember the reason he stated. I'll ask again and put the answer here. Thanks for commenting!
Lady E - my son said that if you are using a different browser than I am, maybe that's why you can't make the link. Sorry!
Lady E - I just checked the link and it worked for me. I asked my son and he said that if you are using a different browser than I am, that might be the problem. Sorry!
Hello
Being a thief, it is so easy to watch the owners coming and going - to and from their house , watching from my laptop from anywhere.
Seeing which houses are the best looking or not (donot hit the "Not"), then planning the robberies on the best houses around.
Bring on the technology , the greatest tool for a thief!!!!!!
Cheers
Victorfox
ps I am not a thief (I hope .....)
Victor - I guess I don't have much to worry about then, haha. Unless they regoogle and see the newly painted house as shown above, haha. Thanks for commenting.
Google is still hard to find address in my home town ha..ha only main streets, main buildings, but it really hard to find address like a small road in my town. But, I think it because our map is not so accurate, thank's for sharing Dolores, have a great weekend :)
Febrie - I live in a city so most of us are on the google street thingy. I checked out my sister's home in a semi rural area and she is not there. So, you rural or small town folks have a bit more privacy. Thanks for commenting!
All very wonderful technology....we have to go with the flow and appreciate the benefits it will bring, used wisely. (I'm sure there must be many). I'm going to look me up rightaway!
marie - I hope that you find yourself. Not every home is up yet. I know several people who are not on the google street maps and they don't exactly live in the middle of nowhere. Thanks for leaving a comment!
haha, the pictures of those old and broken houses are so funny.
This method will not work for apartment building, since no satellite can show the elevator and the stairs.
Scheng, maybe the satellite can't show the stairs but it can show the outside of the place. Anyway, glad that you appreciated the humor.
Ah Dolores, you are a charmer! This article made me laugh and it was really needed let me tell you! I like your shabby chic shack, very cool. I too drink unfashionably cheap beer (Mountain Creek $2.79/six pack!) Anyway, I hope the Google monster never catches me with my pants down!
Ben
Ben, so glad to share a laugh. Best thing for aggravation. I had a great time making this hub and appreciate your appreciation!
Great Hub. Makes me wonder.
Invite us over to the mansion Dolores!! :)
Thank you , Amgelique!
BG, come on over anytime, just remember that it's the fabulous paint job that makes the house looks so good. Inside, it's still the same!
Really liked this hub... and I found that "Street View" was very helpful for me when my job moved me to a new town I was able to google the adresses given to my by a realator and get an idea of the neighborhoods before I made the trip. But yes, I do see how it could be a little creepy if used for the wrong reasons.
cb - I guess we make sacrifices for every new convenience. I am of the old days and find some of the loss of privacy is kinda strange. Yet, amusing. Thanks!
Interesting post. Google is everything.
fd - oh, what a thing to say! Google may love you for it, but it sounds like blasphemy! haha. Thank you for commenting.
There was a bit of an uproar a while ago in Melbourne, as a poor unfortunate man could be seen on Google Earth, on his outside toilet in the backyard of his house in Port Melbourne. He was most unhappy. Why he doesn't shut the door of his toilet while he's in there is anybody's guess!
May, that is pretty funny. There are web sites with bed pix from Google Earth as well as other Google satellite images that are embarrassing or just plain stupid. Thanks!
Thats actually really interesting, I didn´t even know the fact that you can nowadays google your own house up..
My house wasn´t photographet yet.. I think I can call myselve lucky..
Good thing I just cut the grass... ;)
Steve - I know that it is convenient, but so much convenience these days comes with privacy questions. Thanks for stopping in!
nicomp - funny. And good for you. My place was photographed in late December or early January and there were dead leaves in the gutter, it was cloudy and everything looked awful. But, on Google street maps, if you turn around and go down the street (which they photographed in spring) everything looked beautiful! I felt like I lived on the crappy side of the street. Thanks!
On what bases they came to my house and took a picture of it and of the person who was standing in front of the main entrance and then published it ?
nofal - you've got a point. A photographer is supposed to have the permission of the subject before publication. That sure is something to think about.
I use street view all the time to see what an unfamiliar restaurant looks like, it's very helpful in determining if it's just a run down place, or actually a nice place to eat. Also, it makes finding the place easier!
xnotion - that is a real good idea. Except that, as I mentioned, my own home looks like crap as the photo was taken on a dismal day in January. And if you turn around, on Google Street Views, the rest of the street looks so cute and pretty as they took those photos in late spring!
Great hub. I can't believe I haven't tried this before. Our street view is a couple of years old, but still pretty accurate.
Namaste.
Deborah - well it is fun. You can check out so many places! I've looked at homes that I used to live in as well as my grandfather's house and was glad to see that it still looked great. Thanks!
daniel - oh yes it is. Maybe I'm just mad because my own pretty house looks like crap on Google Street View. Thanks!
Google street view is a great addition to google earth, i did it for my house as well as some of my friends. The reason being for the difference with your view was probably due to when the shot was taken. I noticed on my street view my old car is there, from 2 years ago :)
tim - it's funny what you can see on Google Street View. I checked out my grandfather's house (he is long gone) and was pleased to see it look so pretty! Thanks!
wow this is interesting; I am curious will try this
Maria - the possibilities are endless! I'm just glad that they reshot my house and it now looks like a cute little home instead of a dump. Thanks!
Speechless
I was actually pleased to be able to see my parents and friends houses 6,000 miles away 15 years on..
Neale - I checked out my grandfather's old house on Google Earth one time and idiotically got all excited when I saw they had installed a built in pool. But what happened to my grandmother's rose garden? Then I thought, what business of it is mine? haha. Thanks!
Very good hub. Google does a lots of things. I wondered when I found Google cars taking rounds in our city.
I got the picture very clearly with these services. It helps. Smart Google.
register - well it sure comes in handy, that's for sure!
I like your hub. It's nice and I enjoyed looking at those photos. Thanks.
Thats actually really interesting, I didn´t even know the fact that you can nowadays google your own house up..
My house wasn´t photographet yet.. I think I can call myselve lucky..
I tried Google streetviewing my house. :)
I guess I live in a less updated area, so it updates much slower. It's showing a picture of my house from last year.
julio - ya think? thank you for reading and commenting!
maven - I was so upset when I saw my house looking so shabby, but it did lift my spirits when my neighborhood was updated and my house looked reall nice.
Richard W. - I am deleting your comment as you have put your address there for all to see. This is obviously a tounge-in-cheek, humorous take on the whole thing and I certainly have no authority. Please do not post any of your private info online. I am sorry that this invasion of your privacy has upset you.
how the hell do i see my house!!!! this is absoutly dumb
Ugh!!! I can't see my house, but it's okay! Any-ways, what website is it? I went on google maps and I did not see my house, that's ashame... they should take a picture of my place, and town! Gosh, I seen other relatives house, but it would be funnier if you could go "ANYWHERE". But Nope! It sucks~!! But it's pretty cool, Kinda???
lee Dana - not every home in the world is available to see on Google Street Maps. Treasure your privacy while you can. But the site does come in handy. And it can be fun. Thanks!
This is not my house, but 2 doors away. Tried to follow directions to change it,but cpuldn't. can you help?
Darlene - I had the same trouble not long ago and it just takes a little practice - you can move forward just like you are going down the road, hit the little arrows in the circle and turn around.
I found my office using Google street view...
kappa022 3 years ago
Yeah, I agree, Google seems to be going a bit too far these days.