As a service to pilots, the FAA provides frequently updated views from cameras at sites across Alaska and western Canada. Recently the user interface was much improved. You now merely click on the button representing a site. The map shifts that site toward center screen and a set of cameras for that airport and their status pops up. Note: Modern browser required. An even newer Web site is available for testing and feedback.
"The AlaskaCam view is looking east on 4th Avenue at G Street in Anchorage, Alaska ("The Busy Corner") from high atop the historic Alaska Building and is updated every twenty seconds." Seek out the hotspots in the image.
"Borealis Broadband, an ISP, now provides 29 camera view thumbnails, each with normal and expanded view ("Megaview"). However, they don't auto-refresh.
A new Park Service camera in Denali National Park looks across the train depot at the Visitor Center to the Yanert River Valley in the middle distance. Images refresh once per minute. Scroll down for other camera views and related information.
The city of Juneau provides four camera views — or it will when the replacement server arrives. Apparently the old one failed just about Christmastime.
On this national park are six cameras giving views of the Brooks River and surrounding areas. They are the result of a cooperation with Explore.org, which is said to stream the videos more reliably. A modern browser is recommended.
A view from the second floor window at the Major Marine Tours Ticket Booth building on the boardwalk at the Seward Alaska Small Boat Harbor. Camera rotates back and forth through 120 degrees each hour. Image updates every 60 seconds, but does not auto-refresh. Archived photos include a panorama of the harbor view. (The main camera image loads very slowly on this check.)
Two views of Sitka, looking south and west. Sitka is located on the outer coast of Baranof Island in Southeast Alaska. (As of Nov. 2017, the webcams were down, but being worked on.) At this check I found a notice that the city of Sitka camera is down.
Five National Park Service webcams for the Grand Canyon, plus travel and weather conditions for Grand Canyon National Park. Scroll down for three other area webcams.
This site now provides old and new views of the University of Arizona from the computer science building. The old image refreshes every 60 seconds; the new one is wide-angle and refreshes twice as often.
Mathias Brinzing established a brewery on the Mendocino coast in the 1860s on Agate Cove. The Agate Cove Inn occupies the site of the old brewery, and offered this highly rated live webcam view of Caspar Beach. The webcam is gone, but a mosaic of photos is offered.
This Web site operated by the SETI Institute no longer offers views of the Allen Telescope Array, located at Hat Creek Observatory in northern California. At last check, the site does not respond.
Looking west over San Francisco Bay from the Lawrence Hall of Science, Berkeley. Weather information is overlaid on the screen, which refreshes automatically once per minute. A variety of other information is available.
"This live feed is owned and operated by Friends of Big Bear Valley, a 501C3 nonprofit organization. Any public use of the live video, including screen captures, requires prior approval and credit to the organization. Thank you for your consideration!"
Looking south along the Big Sur coast from the veranda of Nepenthe restaurant, the Santa Lucia Mountains to the east. Update interval unknown, but it's more than once once daily. Yes, you can sometimes see customers, but not clearly. The Web site is newly improved and now has weather information.
A very wide view around the casino at Avalon, on Santa Catalina Island off southern California. "Twenty-six miles across the sea..." The site is now more commercially oriented toward prospective Pavilion Hotel customers. The webcam is active, but mot much good after dark.
Two cameras let you watch the otters at Elkhorn Slough. Video highlights are also available. The Ottercams are currently under repair. Recorded video is provided.
A view of the Kaweah River near the headquarters of Sequoia National Park, from a new camera installed on 25 November 2008. To see it, scroll down past the flow data, weather information and boater news. There are now views of the Ash Peaks and Moro Rock as well.
Views of Kern County's Lake Isabella area. Up to 16 cameras are offered. (Their currency varies, and many links are broken.) There is also an infrared weather map of the USA, provided by Unisys.
These five cameras — now including a whole-sky camera — are operated by the University of California's Lick Observatory. Each can be viewed at 800x600 or 1280x960 resolution. Daily movies and stills are also available. The images update every three minutes. As of May 2019, Hamcam1, Hamcam2, and the APF camera are new.
There was a camera at Lone Juniper Ranch atop the Tejon Pass looking north down the pass, showing the Grapevine section of Interstate 5 heading out of Los Angeles. The property was up for sale "in late spring 2016," but there's no news of that now. All that remains of the web site is the title.
Views of Mineral King and Farewell Gap in Sequoia National Park, along with weather information. There is a link to the Faculty Flat webcam, also in the park. These webcams are linked from the Kaweah Commonwealth site. These cameras are do not provide real-time imaging, since they operate on solar power. A technical description is provided.
A view of Mono Lake, looking northeast from the Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area Visitor Center. Made possible by a partnership between the Mono Lake Committee and the U.S. Forest Service. Probably for financial reasons, the "Mono Lake Dustcam" has been retired. Two new webcams have been added. Thumbnails are free, but access to the full-size images is for members only. Some other local cameras are linked.
Continuing its outreach to the public, the Monterey Bay Aquarium offers video streams from cameras covering its various attractions. The images are small but lively, and sometimes they include sound. Click the "Animals" link to see them..
This Mount Diablo (2,450 feet) is on one of the Channel Islands. The camera is provided by the National Park Service in cooperation with other organizations.
Time marches on, and the 100-inch telescope at Mount Wilson is outmoded. The observatory is now operated by the Mount Wilson Institute. But it provides four Views from Mt. Wilson.
The Great Basin Unified Air Pollution Control District 13 air-quality cameras at Owens Lake. 6 at Owens Valley, 2 at Mono Lake, and 2 at Coso Junction. I didn't check, but AFAIK all cameras are still available.
Located on Hillcrest Way in the Emerald Hills area near Redwood City, the TEA weather camera looks north toward the San Mateo Bridge and Foster City. Provided by Telecommunications Engineering Associates.
Two cameras monitor a nest of endangered peregrine falcons on a ledge of San Jose City Hall. Viewing sessions are limited to five minutes to share bandwidth more equitably.
The Meteorology Department of San Jose State University now operates three on-campus cameras, pointed generally east, west, and NNW toward downtown San Jose. Camera 2 is currently down.
Two NPS-provided camera are in Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park. Modern browser required. In addition, there are links to a pair of private cameras and a bunch of fire-lookout cameras in the Sierra.
This camera looks north from the Camden Building on West River Street. It shows the downtown of historic Truckee, Northern California's prime route across the Sierra Nevada. Both still and live-streaming images are now provided. There are also links to cameras in other areas of California.
As with all TahoeTopia Lake Tahoe Web cams, an aerial map below the image shows the area's major highways along with the camera's location and geographic coordinates.
The webcam at The Lodge Casino in Black Hawk, Colorado presents a glitzy view indeed. Black Hawk is a historic mining settlement founded in 1859 during the Pike's Peak Gold Rush. It has a population of 127 at the latest census, making it the smallest city in Colorado. It is part of the Denver metro area.
Located in the southwest corner of the state, the smaller city of Durango need not take a back seat to its better-known counterparts to the east. Durango Land and Homes now provides just one webcam view.
"Now you can always keep an eye on Estes Park and never miss a minute of your favorite vacation destination. Web cams positioned within the village and in Rocky Mountain National Park offer live streams of what's happening. Check out the weather, view the sunrise or sunset over the mountains. Enjoy the view!"
NOTE: If you have Skype, you may get unwanted calls.
Here's a summit view from the Manitou & Pike's Peak Cog Railway building. The Railway apparently went bust but was reborn in 2021. A webcam at the depot previews the climb up Pike's Peak. Four other streaming views are provided.
The peak named after explorer Zebulon Pike is perhaps the best-known mountain in a state filled with magnificent mountains. The image updates about once a minute during daylight hours — or it would, if it hadn't been out of order for months years. Budget problems, no doubt. But they've assured us since 2011 that "the camera IS in the shop — we expect it back in a very short snore time." FTFY. Is anybody in charge of this site?
The Chaffee County Running Club provided these seven camera views as well as local weather information. Alas, no longer. I now get a warning from Firefox that the security certificate is expired.
Steamboat activities are portrayed via photos and videos. The four webcams are gone.
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Scenic Telluride
Steve Garufi (aka Colorado Guy) has moved on with his life and is working on a book about his bike trip across America. His "Scenic Telluride" site is no more, and I've removed the link since he's given up the domain. But you can still find the awesome scene east of Telluride he captured in a still photo on the Wayback Machine.
Used for research, TundraCam is a live "steerable" webcam located 27 km (17 miles) west of Boulder, Colorado at an elevation of 3528 m (11,600 feet.) More specifically, it lies above timberline on Niwot Ridge in the Flatiron mountains. It is currently under repair.
The Town of Vail now provides five webcams, plus an underwater fish camera that is down for repair. A link to CDOT traffic cameras is at the bottom of the page.
These twelve webcams provide views of southeast Colorado, including Colorado Springs. Woodland Park lies 18 miles northwest. (An ad promises 1,000 MB data rates for $35/month.)
In 2014, a pair of American Eagles established a nest at the National Arboretum in Washington, DC. The first of their two eggs hatched on 16 March 2016 — in full view of two webcams that show the nest from different angles (during daylight hours, or course.)
A view of the bar at the Green Parrot Saloon in Key West, Florida. Full audio is provided, 24/7 — though there may not be much happening in the wee hours. Modern browser required.
A view of the stage at the Green Parrot Saloon in Key West, Florida. Full audio is provided, 24/7 — though there may not be much happening in the wee hours. Modern browser required.
A view of the bar at the Hog's Breath Saloon in Key West, Florida. Full audio is provided, 24/7 — though there may not be much happening in the wee hours. Modern browser required.
A great view of the stage at the Hog's Breath Saloon in Key West, Florida. Full audio is provided, 24/7 — though there may not be much happening in the wee hours. Modern browser required.
This eagle nest has been occupied since 2014. It is located on the campus of Berry College in Rome, in Georgia's northwest corner. Three live streaming views are available (Camera 1 is the best.) All have infrared capability.
"The Giant Panda, which is native to high-altitude cool mountain forests, lives in climate-controlled habitats at the zoo. They are peculiar animals, as they evolved from the most carnivorous bears, and their diet is vegetarian, primarily consisting of bamboo.".
A view of the Sawtooth Mountains from Stanley, Idaho. The image updates every 10 minutes between 7:00 AM and 8:00 PM MST. Weather information is now presented, and there are links to panoramas of Stanley in winter and summer.
Located on the west side of the Teton Mountains and just north of Driggs, Idaho. The semi-live picture and weather data are updated every 15 minutes during daylight hours. A high-resolution (3.1 megapixel) version and a panorama are now available — as is a panoramic photo that shows the area covered by TetonCam.
Once this page loads completely (it's very slow in IE8, better in current browsers) you see some 30 traffic-camera symbols on a map of the Peoria area.
The Arconic (formerly Alcoa North American Rolled Products) plant in Davenport boasts its own pair of nesting bald eagles, named "Liberty" and "Justice." They took up residence in 2009 and have raised a brood every spring since then. The live streaming camera provides audio.
Sponsored by the Raptor Resource Project, this camera covers the first of two eagle nests discovered in the Decorah area. The camera provides live streaming views during daylight hours, with audio. The site contains links to other raptor cameras around the country.
The message is: "This bald eagle nest is located near a trout hatchery in Decorah, Iowa. After two of this pair's nests were destroyed, the Raptor Resource Project team began constructing this nest with the hopes that the eagles would take it over and build upon it--and they have! Watch as they come back each year to raise another brood."
Sponsored by the Raptor Resource Project, this camera covers the first of two eagle nests discovered in the Decorah area. The camera provides live streaming views during daylight hours, with audio. The site contains links to other raptor cameras around the country.
This is a view of the skyline of Cincinnati, Ohio and the bridges crossing the Ohio River from Covington, Kentucky — including the notorious Brent Spence Bridge. The camera shifts to show different views. A download ad blocks the site initially; it can be canceled.
A National Park Service camera looking north-northwest over Green River Valley in Kentucky's Mammoth Cave National Park. This is part of the NPS air-quality camera system. (USDA Webcams are a separate system.)
The Kennebunkport Conservation Trust provides a current view and several daily archived images from a tower located on Goat Island. (The webcam is operated remotely from on shore.) Camera is currently down.
A view of the waterfront at the Maine Maritime Academy in Castine, ME. (It's billed as live, but refreshes at about a two-minute interval — when you run the cursor over the image.)
New Harbor houses the Pemaquid Point Light, one of Maine's historic lighthouses. The image refreshes every five minutes. Extensive weather information is available on the site, as are links to several other Webcams.
The view of the harbor from the Auto Europe offices in Portland, Maine is gone, since the company moved its Portland office. But a live view of Casco Bay is here, and there is a link to a live view of Peaks Island. So I'm calling it good for now.
"Enjoy a view from the north face of the lighthouse looking down the breakwater toward land. The water will go over the top of the breakwater if the tide is over 11 feet." Connection issues still plague this camera, but I was able to see a live view.
This camera faces northwest by west across Maine's Jordan Bay at its widest point toward the Raymond Neck peninsula. Douglas Hill appears on the left-hand side of the picture. Shawnee Peak lies just to the right of the center of the screen view. Directly beyond, 50 miles in the far background, is Mt. Washington.
A view of Stonington Harbor from the Island Ad-Vantages office, courtesy of the Penobcot Press. The time stamp shows several days back. A time-lapse of the 2016-2017 Hagen Dock expansion is also provided.
Twelve cameras located at or near Harvard's Prospect Hill ecological research station. "They are part of a network called Phenocam that links hundreds of webcams across the US and Canada to study seasonal changes in vegetation. Click on any image below to get the current larger image. Images are updated every 30 minutes during daylight hours."
The middle campus of Michigan Technological University in Houghton, on Michigan's Upper Peninsula, taken from Rehki Hall. Sixteen webcams are available. All offer still images, time-lapse, and motion views.
The Muskegon Surfcam is down, but other scenic views of Lake Michigan from Pere Marquette Beach in Muskegon are provided, courtesy of NOAA Weather Muskegon Harbor Weather Station MKGM4.
Located in south central Minnesota, this eagle nest is covered by a live streaming camera equipped with audio and pan/zoom/tilt features. The eggs were laid at the beginning of March 2016. Now requires Flash viewer.
Two cameras provide views of rail traffic at Saint Paul's Union Depot, including glimpses of the Mississippi River and the tracks on which Amtrak’s Empire Builder travels.
Fourteen camera views of locations within Glacier National Park in Montana, not all active. The link to Goat Haunt, the northernmost camera in the park, which looks north into Canada, is missing. It is activated only in the summer months.
I'm gratified to find this camera, which overlooks beautiful Flathead Lake from the city of Polson, MT. I'm partial to this location, since I visited there in 1992, drove along the west shore of the lake, and lodged in a motel cabin on a gloriously windy day.
Later I found a webcam sponsored by KPAX, which I thought was based in Polson. Maybe it was back then; now it's in Missoula. In any case, the old webcam was in Polson. Unfortunately, KPAX wasn't as partial to it as I was, since no sign of a webcam remains on their site. But now I have a substitute.
And here's a third Flathead Lake monitor. So now I'm triply gratified, and quite sure I won't lose their vies any time soon. And this site offers thirteen other webcams.
A 1280x960 image from Bear Island looking north to center Harbor (scroll down for topo map with viewing angles.) Two other webcams (intermittent?) There are now up to 8 "bearcams" installed — but they are either down (apparently due to a server failure on 23 December 2022) or showing archived photos from days past. The same is true of the links at the bottom of the page.
"This NH webcam shows the center of Dublin, NH. This is the town center with the highest elevation (1493 feet above sea level) in all of New England. The red building on the left is Yankee Publishing, Inc. Which is the publisher of "Yankee" magazine and "The Old Farmer's Almanac." Across the street is the Dublin, New Hampshire Town Hall. Webcam images provided by: The Old Farmer's Almanac."
"This webcam is facing Percy Peaks in Groveton, NH. In the foreground is snowmobile trail #5. These NH webcam images are provided by: Groveton Trail Blazers, Groveton, NH."
Two cameras give looks at points on the lake — a rather uninspiring one of a roadway in the middle distance from Belmont, and a view of a pier in Laconia. Both are suspiciously devoid of snow. But the new weather station is very neat.
Three live webcam images from Pittsburg, New Hampshire, provided by Cardinal Cabins in Pittsburg, show winter scenes. A fourth, provided by JohnsNHWeather, shows "trees swaying in a summer breeze" (presumably). Only one image has a timestamp, and it is out of date.
"This webcam is at Plymouth State University in Plymouth NH (PSU). Webcam images are provided by: Plymouth State University (PSU)." Another image with no timestamp — and no snow.
A live view of the Canadian portion of Niagara Falls (Horshshoe Falls) from the Hilton in Buffalo. Audio, too! A spider hangs in its web in front of the camera.
High in the western uplands of North Carolina lies the beautiful city of Asheville. Rich with webcams it is. (But they have been down since 2015 while their building is being renovated. Yes, seven years of renovation. I now suspect it's more that priorities have changed.)
A live streaming view of the base of the Beech Mountain Resort (Note: "Highcountrywebcams" has been assimilated by resortcams.com — and resortcams.com has a real problem with link rot.)
"A large rock formation that is a part of the Blue Ridge Mountain range, Grandfather Mountain is a unique set of peaks and crests that naturally resembles an old man in different positions depending on the direction."
Astoria, OR weather info & Webcams — The same five cameras are provided, but no real-time coverage with pan/zoom/tilt controls and multiple preset locations. The site also provides sun, moon & tide times and a weather-radar map of the entire state.
Sponsored by KATU and the Inn at Spanish Head, the camera lets a user see north to Cascade Head and south to the mouth of Silets Bay. Currently unable to connect. There's alink to a "Live Sky Cam," but it too is unresponsive.
The KATU Gorge Camera, located high on the bluffs on the north side of the Columbia River across from the city of Hood River. From this location provided by the Hood River Inn you can see up and down the Gorge to the east and west, into the Hood River area, and you have a gorgeous view of the north side of Mt. Hood. Or you could at one time. The camera, bad for months, was apparently retired in favor of a camera on the coast. Now that camera is gone, leaving only its label and the date Wednesday, December 31st 1969 to mark its passing.
"HDOnTap has partnered once again with Pennsylvania Game Commission to bring you this front seat view of two Bald Eagles during their 2016 breeding season! A second live Eagle Cam has been added to the Hanover, PA Game site. The bald eagle's history in Pennsylvania is a precarious one. Only 30 years ago, Pennsylvania had a mere three nests left in the entire state. With the help of the Canadian government and several agencies including the Pennsylvania Game Commission, bald eagle chicks were brought back to PA to reintroduce bald eagles to the Northeast. Today, Pennsylvania boasts more than 250 nests! Enjoy the live streaming Bald Eagle live cam."
Oddly, the camera has been turned off "for the season." At last check, in 2017, I surmised the eagles were gone. The site now focuses on live chat. But there are a number of birdcams available.
Select a region, and then a route, from the pulldown menus. Then you get a list of webcams to pick from. You can step along the list from within a popup, but you have to close one before you can open another at random.
A view of the harbor at Hilton Head Island from atop the Harbour Town Lighthouse (link at upper right.) DTakes a long time to load; does not automatically refresh.
The Conservation League launched this in 2015, along with its listed local partners. The live stream is apparently offline, with a link dated 12 May 2022.
A view from Purchase Knob in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. This is a National Park Service air-quality camera (USDA Webcams are a separate system.) Here is the main page for USDI NPS air-quality Webcams (currently at 18 locations.)
""In cooperation with The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza, EarthCam has placed a live HD streaming webcam in the southeast corner window of the sixth floor in the former Texas School Book Depository in Dallas."
Sets of photo & video cameras for nine locations in Galveston, including Babe's Beach. "The beach is named after A.R. “Babe” Schwartz who fell in love with the island and its beaches, even working as a lifeguard during summers while in high school."
A long view of the beach on South Padre Island Beach, near Corpus Christi. It's not live, and I don't know the update interval. But it's beautiful, and surf & weather information is available. There's also a link to SpaceX launch tests, but nothing recent.
"Webcam view is from WXnation.com's headquarters in far north Fort Worth. The cam points NE, and looks at the skies over far north Fort Worth, Keller, Southlake, Colleyville and Grapevine, TX, plus shows the airspace for both Fort Worth Alliance Airport and Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport."
Looking west from Burlington, Vermont across Lake Champlain to the Adirondack Mountains of New York State. Updates every 15 minutes. Part of an 11-site realtime air pollution and visibility monitoring network that runs from Newark, New Jersey to Acadia & Presque Isle, Maine.
The Glade Creek Grist Mill, completed in 1976 at Babcock State Park, recreates the original mill where grain was once ground. Click the Webcam link in the main menu for the image.
A USDA Forest Service air-quality camera, overlooking the Dolly Sods Wilderness in West Virginia. Like those at the other 12 USDA air-quality sites, this image is updated every fifteen minutes. These sites offer many features.
There are two cameras at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. Like those at the other 12 USDA air-quality sites, this image is updated every fifteen minutes. These sites offer many features.
Lost Creek Ranch near Moose, Wyoming has polished up its Web site. The webcam is gone, but you can see a photo of the view of the Grand Tetons it provided from the ranch if you scroll about halfway down this page.
Looking northwest over Laramie, Wyoming from the Atmospheric Science Department located on the top floor of the Engineering Building at the University of Wyoming. Time stamp: 26 August 2022
Ownership of this site was transferred, and the site is now very commercial — but though the webcams were gone at last check, a live view of the Three Sisters is now back.
A view from the offices of TSI in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, updated every 5 minutes from dawn to dusk. The camera is now positioned somewhat closer to the bridge, and the image has been reduced in size.
This site shows three wide-angle views of the Dickson Range, Gun Lake, and the Shulaps Range. In addition, A pair of webcams show Gun Lake and South Chilcotin, British Columbia. These images do not auto-refresh, but are updated every 30 seconds.
In the centre of this online streaming webcam is the new Johnson Street Bridge, a bascule bridge in the harbour of the Canadian city of Victoria, British Columbia. opened to the public on March 31, 2018. Webcam temporarily offline.
Located about 30 minutes south of Halifax, this camera looks west from Bald Rock in the direction of Crystal Crescent Beach and the town of Sambro. Requires modern browser.
This site features eight links to camera sites located on Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Island. The maintainer advised they are no longer being regularly updated.
"The Pictou Lodge Beach Resort is just minutes from both the town of Pictou, home of the Ship Hector, and from the Prince Edward Island Ferry." Modern browser required.
The webcams on Devon Island, formerly maintained at the Haughton Mars Project (HMP) Research Station, are now gone. The images may be on the Wayback Machine. Search for these URLs:
This wide view is streamed live from the Sheraton Fallsview Hotel in Ontario, Canada. It offers the full view of the Horseshoe Falls, Bridal Veil falls, and American Falls.
View of the luxurious Villa la Estancia resort at Médano Beach, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico and the curve of beach beyond. These sites keep saying their images are live. Nope.
Spanglish: Absent heavy clouds or technical problems, este cámara shows a view of the north face of el volcán famoso de Méjico Popocatepetl, con su glaciar. Updates cada minuto. Aquí esta the volcano's monitoring site.
Due to melting ice and funding constraints, no webcam was maintained at the North Pole beyond 2015.
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NOAA/PMEL's North Pole Web camera deployments began in April 2002. The Web cams operate during the summer (April - October) and are redeployed each Spring. The images tracked the North Pole snow cover, weather conditions and the status of PMEL's North Pole instrumentation, which includes meteorological and ice sensors. Images and data are relayed by the Iridium satellite system. The instruments typically contine to transmit data for months after the solar-powered Web cams stop. The link is now a 404. However, the main site (usually) provides plenty of information.