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Good suggestion, but I doubt the photo resolution would be high enough to see power lines. You *might* be able to make out the line towers if the images are high resolution.
Actually, you can see them pretty well if you are looking at an area with a lot of trees. You'll see a straight path cut through the trees, and when you zoom in, you will see that they are power lines. You can double-check with streetview.
Actually, you can see them pretty well if you are looking at an area with a lot of trees. You'll see a straight path cut through the trees, and when you zoom in, you will see that they are power lines. You can double-check with streetview.
Yeah, it depends on the surroundings and if good photos are available for that location. Here, you can get high res within the city limits, but resolution drops off dramatically as you get to the rural areas. And streetview availability is also very hit and miss.
In any case, the best suggestion is to go to the property and look if you are not out of the area. As mentioned, it should be very obvious.
Go to the county planning office. They will have a county plat book which shows utilities easements. You can try to Google Earth. If its a treed area then you will see a tan area amongst the green. If its all open land then it'll be more difficult.
Triangle MLS gives us Bing (Microsoft) Mapping.
I like its "Bird's Eye View" even better than Google.
If you can get the Bing Map for your address, and it offers "Bird's Eye View," That will give you a pretty good look and a good idea.
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I'm about to go under contract on a house in a suburb I'm not super familiar with. I have of course seen the house and neighborhood several times, and have driven around the suburb. I have not seen any high voltage power lines nearby but I could have missed them.
How can I find out exactly how far from the house are high voltage power lines?
You should be able to see high-tension lines in the vicinity on Google Earth.
*EDIT* I see this has been brought up already. You can definitely pick out the big easments and the lines will actually cast a shadow if the picture has adequate sunlight.
Good suggestion, but I doubt the photo resolution would be high enough to see power lines. You *might* be able to make out the line towers if the images are high resolution.
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Originally Posted by jimboburnsy
You should be able to see high-tension lines in the vicinity on Google Earth.
*EDIT* I see this has been brought up already. You can definitely pick out the big easments and the lines will actually cast a shadow if the picture has adequate sunlight.
We used a variety of maps, including the tax assessor maps. One of the houses we were seriously considering had high tension wires running right next to the property and we discounted it for that reason. Those wires/towers were visible on EVERY map we looked at but more detail was available on the tax assessor maps. And everything is available online.
maps.google.com
maps.yahoo.com
mapquest.com
and lastly but MOST importantly all the info from the tax assessor/collector's office
You could always get an expert to audit your property for electromagnetic fields and provide that to any potential buyers.
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