LIVE WEB CAM SITES FOR TEACHERS

 

Here are webcam sites to use with your students.  A webcam site is a web site with a live camera focused on a particular location or scene.  The video or stills from this camera are then conveyed over the Internet and accessed through the site.  Almost all sites tell you how often photos are refreshed, anywhere from once every 30 seconds to daily or more.  In some cases, there are streaming video sites that update the picture on a continuous basis.  In some, you need to “refresh” the picture manually.  Note that none of these sites is specifically educational.  You’ll need to pick and choose on sites with multiple webcam links.  While many sites list webcams around the world, none have all the sites in each country listed so try different lists.  Most major cities have webcams showing a city view or traffic.  Try one of the single sites as an introduction, then move on to the “gateway sites” to choose your own sequence.  Remember, too, that our daytime is night in Asia; and European and African sites are 5-7 hours ahead of our time.  You’ll still get a picture but it will be frequently too dark to see anything.  All URL’s are underlined and all sites were operational as of January 21, 2005.  Remember that cams can be unavailable without notice due the vagaries of weather. 

 

DISCLAIMER: Several Gateway sites have sections for personal webcams located in dorm rooms or homes around the world.  The AVA Center is not responsible for student access to inappropriate sites. 

 

AFRICAM

            http://www.africam.com

Live cameras at African game reserves.  Cams:, Vuyatela Cam, Virtual Game Drive, Tau Cam, Bahamas Cam, Rehab Cam and Osprey Cam.  Includes: Highlights and more.  Excellent

 

ANTARCTICA LIVE                                    NEW URL!               

            http://www.aad.gov.au/asset/webcams/mawson/default.asp

Web cams from Mawson Station, Macquarie Island Station, Davis Station, and Casey Station.  Very Good

 

AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 CLICKS

            http://www.steveweb.com/80clicks/index.htm

An Around-the-World tour with 80 webcam stops beginning and ending in New York City.  Follow the arrow on the bottom left to go from one to another.  Very Good

 

EARTH CAM FOR KIDS                NEW!

            http://www.earthcamforkids.com/

Kid friendly webcam sites.  Includes Adventure Cams, People Cams, Amazing Animal Cams, Creative & Fun Cams, Out of This World Cams, Naturally Nature Cams, Smart Cams, Weather Cams, and Weird-o-Rama Cams.  Very Good

 

EARTH CAM – WEB CAM NETWORK – see EARTH CAM FOR KIDS too

            http://www.earthcam.com/

Links to live cams around the world.  A huge site divided by topics such as Arts & Entertainment Cams, Education Cams, News Cams, Scenic Cams, Weather Cams, Traffic Cams, Society & People Cams, Space & Science Cams and more.  Excellent

 

EARTH VIEW

            http://www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/vplanet.html

Live views of Earth and the Moon from the Sun and from each other.  You can view both day and night sides.  You can zoom in on a particular area or pan across.  You can also see cloud formations, topographic details, weather satellite data and more.  Excellent

 

GARDEN AND GATOR CAM                               http://web.naplesnews.com/webcam/caribbeangardens/

See alligators basking in the sun at Caribbean Gardens, the zoo in Naples, Florida.  Includes Gator Facts, Gator Safety, Problem Gators and more.  Also includes video clips.  Excellent

 

MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM                            

            http://www.mbayaq.org/

View five webcams of sea creatures at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.  Cams: Kelp, Penguin, Otter, Outer Bay, Shark and Monterey Bay.  Note: These are streaming cams.  Excellent

 

NATIONAL ZOO CAMS                            

            http://natzoo.si.edu/Animals/WebCams/

Main site for the live cams at the National Zoo in Washington, DC.  Includes live video and still cams: Elephant Cam, Tiger Cam, Panda Cam, Micro-Theater Cam (organisms too small to see without a microscope, Naked Mole-Rat Cam, Amazon River Fish Cam, Backyard Biology (birds outside the Migratory Bird Center, Flamingo Cam, Ferret Cam, Giraffe Cam, Micronesian Kingfisher, Orangutan Cam and the Gharial Cam (an unusual crocodilian with a long snout).  Also includes lots of information about the animals and sections for students.  Tune in at specific times to see feeding and bathing.  An outstanding site.  Excellent

 

ZOO CAMS

            http://www.zooweb.com/

Live cams at zoos and aquariums in North America and International sites.  Click on Zoo Cams in the frame at left to go to the cams.  A GATEWAY SITE.  Excellent

 

CAYMAN TURTLE FARM                        

            http://www.turtle.ky/

Multiple views of the Grand Cayman Sea Turtle Farm.  They raise and release green sea turtles.  Very Good.

 

DISCOVERY ONLINE LIVE CAMS

            http://www.discovery.com/cams/cams.html

Live webcams.  Sections include:  Animals, Travel, Planet Earth, and Space. A small part of a vast site  Very Good.

 

EIFFEL TOWER WEBCAM                                   NEW!

            http://www.abcparislive.com/

A webcam focusing on the Eiffel Tower in Paris.  There are a lot of links to other cams around Paris and France.  Very Good

 

ENGLAND WEBCAMS                               NEW!

            http://www.bbc.co.uk/england/webcams/

A clickable map leading to webcams around England.  From the BBC.  Very Good

 

IOWA STATE INSECT ZOO LIVE CAM                          http://zoocam.ent.iastate.edu/

Fun cam with streaming video of live insects in the Insect Zoo.  The insects shown change regularly.  (We saw Hissing Cockroaches) Includes a remote control viewer.  Very Good

 

LEONARD’S CAM WORLD                      NEW!

            http://www.leonardsworlds.com/camera.html

A gateway site to a large number of webcams.  Categories include: Worldwide Cams, United States Webcams, Animal Webcams, National Park Webcams, Train & Railroad Webcams and more.   Very Good

 

NATIONAL PARK WEBCAMS                 NEW!

            http://www.leonardsworlds.com/info/parks.htm

A directory of webcams in U.S. national parks.  Very Good

 

ON THE BEACH                              NEW!

            http://www.adlerplanetarium.org/

Webcams from ocean towns in NJ.  Includes: Ocean City, Wildwood, Sea Isle, Atlantic City, Long Beach Island and Ocean City, MD.  Very Good

 

PANDA CAM – SAN DIEGO ZOO             NEW!

            http://www.sandiegozoo.org/pandas/pandacam/

A panda cam from the San Diego zoo.  Shows the panda cub Mei Sheng.  Shows streaming  video, not stills.  Very Good

 

SPIDER’S WEBCAMS – VIEWS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

            http://www.arvada.com/spider/webcams/

A good list of cam links divided into Metro Cams (U.S. cities), U.S. Cams, and Global Cams.  A GATEWAY SITE.  Very Good.

 

UNITED KINGDOM BIRD WEBCAMS                          NEW!

            http://www.rspb.org.uk/webcams/index.asp

A collection of bird webcams from the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.  Sections: Birds of Prey, Feeders, Nests and Reserves.  Very Good

 

WEBCAM CENTRAL                      NEW!

            http://www.camcentral.com/listings.asp?task=menu&item=category

A gateway site to dozens of webcams divided into categories such as Animals-Pets, Aquariums & Zoos, Buildings, Bridges, Lakes-Ponds, Sea Views, Volcanoes and more. Very Good

 

ZOOATLANTA PANDA CAMS                                                      http://www.zooatlanta.org/site/the_animals/exhibits/panda_cam.html

Live streaming video of the giant panda exhibit at ZooAtlanta.  Get a view of Lun Lun and Yang Yang in their new habitat.  Very Good

 

AFRICA WEB CAM – TEMBE NATIONAL PARK – SOUTH AFRICA           NEW!

            http://www.elecam.org/

“Africa Web Cams are located at a 'watering hole' at the Tembe Elephant Park in the north-east corner of South Africa, near the Mozambique border.”  Good

 

THE AMAZING BEECAM                                     

            http://gears.tucson.ars.ag.gov/beecam/

An “almost live” cam of the inside of a beehive.  Good

 

AMAZING WEBCAMS

            http://www.camscape.com/

Over 2,500 webcams worldwide. They are mostly street scene and weather cams from all countries with live cams.  Good

 

ANIMAL WEBCAMS AT HOWLETTS AND PORT LYMPNE WILD ANIMAL PARK                                                                                                                    NEW URL!

            http://www.totallywild.net/main.php?page=cams

Webcams from the Howletts and Port Lympne Wild Animal Park in the UK.  Includes: Elephant Cam, Gorilla Cam, Tiger Cam, and Panorama Cam.  (Note: When tested, two of the cams were down, check them out at a later date)  Good

 

ANNUAIRE MONDIALE DES WEBCAMS – A LIST OF ALL THE WEBCAMS IN THE WORLD            (they claim)                            

            http://www.comfm.com/webcam/

A French site with links to over 2900 webcams.  There are sections for countries, major cities, and topics such as beach cams, harbor cams, animals, street cams, and many more.  A GATEWAY SITE.  Note: There are some inappropriate webcams on this site.  Supervision recommended. Good.

 

ARCTIC WEBCAMS                                  

            http://iserit.greennet.gl/sajare/arcticwebcams.htm

A list of webcams from the Arctic and North Atlantic.  Cams: North Pole, Nome Cam (Alaska), Kaltag (Alaska), Qeqertarsuaq, Nuuk (Greenland), Isafjordur (Iceland), Torshavn (Faroe Islands), Klaksvik (Faroe Islands), Tromso (Norway), Alesund, (Norway) and others.  Note: A couple of the cams were down when we checked. Good

 

AURORA WEBCAM                       NEW!

            http://www.aurorawebcam.com/

View the Aurora Borealis from Alaska.   Good

BBC WEBCAMS                             

            http://www.bbc.co.uk/webcams/

A gateway site to webcams across the United Kingdom, from street scene and traffic cams to animals and ghosts.  Includes to links to webcams around the world, too.  Good

 

BEARCAM

            http://www.nationalgeographic.com/bearcam/

See the bears gather every summer at the McNeil River Sanctuary.  NOTE: Offline during the fall and winter but a good site during the summer months.  When offline there are video clips of the bears for viewing.  Good

 

BERGEN CAMS                               NEW!

            http://www.bergens-tidende.no/kamera/

Several webcams around Norway.  Not in English.  Good

 

CAM-ERA NEW ZEALAND – MONITORING NEW ZEALAND’S ENVIRONMENT

 NEW!

            http://www.niwa.cri.nz/services/cam-era/

Webcams around the coast of New Zealand.  Click on the locations on the map.  Good

 

CLOUD FOREST ALIVE BAT CAM                                             http://www.cloudforestalive.org/tour/batcam/

A live cam in which researchers are using fruit to attract fruit-eating bats to a live cam.  Also has a Hummingbird Cam and a Quetzal Cam.  Good

 

ESTONIA CAMS                                          NEW!

            http://www.ilm.ee/

This site has webcams in the major cities in Estonia.  Note: The site is not in English. Good

 

FISHEYE VIEW CAM                                             

            http://www.fisheyeview.com/

Live cam views of corals and the fish that live off them.  It is used by scientists to study coral reefs in Coral Gables, Florida.  Good

 

GERMAN WEBCAMS                    NEW!

            http://www.cityscope.de/citypanorama/index.html

Several panoramic views of cities in Germany.  Good

 

HELSINKI FINLAND HARBOR               NEW!

            http://virtual.finland.fi/netcomm/news/showarticle.asp?intNWSAID=27690

A view of Helsinki harbor and its surroundings.  Good

 

LONE PINE WEB CAMERAS – KOALA CAM               NEW!

            http://www.koala.net/webcam/index.htm

Live webcam of a koala sanctuary in Australia.  Good

 

MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS WEB CAM                                     http://www.nps.gov/yell/mammothcam.htm

A live cam view of Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park.  Good

 

MOSCOW TODAY                           NEW!

            http://www.ivan.ru/

Several views of Moscow.  Good

 

MT. ST. HELENS VOLCANO CAM                      NEW!

            http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/volcanocams/msh/

A webcam showing a view of the volcano Mt. St. Helens.  Good

 

NIAGARA FALLS CAM – ONTARIO CANADA

            http://www.fallsview.com/English/pages/fallscam.shtml

Live views of Niagara Falls.  There are stills and streaming video.  Includes wide views, panoramic views, and zoom views.  Good

 

OLD FAITHFUL GEYSER WEBCAM – YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK

            http://www.nps.gov/yell/oldfaithfulcam.htm

A constantly updating view of the Old Faithful Geyser in Yellowstone National Park.  Good

 

OAMARU BLUE PENGUIN BIRD COLONY                  NEW!         

            http://www.penguins.co.nz/webcams/

A nest cam and a Breakwater cam give two views of a nesting colony of blue penguins.  Note: The penguins are only visible at certain times of the day.  Good

 

PANCANAL.COM – PANAMA CANAL CAM                 NEW!

            http://www.pancanal.com/eng/photo/camera-java.html

See live views of the locks of the Panama Canal.  Good

 

THE POLAR WORLD RIGHT NOW

            http://www.spri.cam.ac.uk/cams.htm

Cam links from the Scott Polar Research Institute at Cambridge, England.  Good

 

SATELLITE AND SPACE VIEWS              NEW!

            http://www.leonardsworlds.com/info/satellite.htm

Space and satellite cams and photos.  Good

 

SEDONA RED ROCK OBSERVATORY

            http://www.sedonawebcam.com/

Two viewer-controllable cameras in Sedona, Arizona.  There is good information on the rock formations you are viewing.  Good

 

VIEW NESTING BIRDS                                        

            http://www.pitt.edu/~dziadosz/

Each of the sites listed on this page feature live cams and/or updated photographs of the birds nesting.  The sites being actively monitored are marked.  (Remember it has to be nesting season at that location for viewing to be possible.)  Good

 

THE WINDOW OF JAPAN                         NEW!

            http://www.sekainomado.com/index-e.html

An interactive map of Japan with locations and descriptions of webcams.  Good

 

VYBORG, RUSSIA

            http://www.vbg.ru/

A street scene live from Vyborg, Russia.  The picture updates every few seconds. You can also get a weather report and news of events in Vyborg.  Good

 

 

DISCLAIMER: WE ARE UNABLE TO CHECK EVERY LINK WITHIN EVERY SITE.

 

Prepared by the Cumberland County AVA Center staff.  Please call #856-451-0817 or email:  cumbavac@snip.net  with questions or suggestions for future web site lists. The site list is also posted on our website http://www.cumbavac.org   as well as the sites below:

 

http://www.atlanticava.org

http://www.cjims.org

 

 

January 2005

 

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If you do, we ask that you credit the Cumberland County AVA Center, Bridgeton, New Jersey.