Street View gas prices

[Munden]

I know that for now we only have Street View style images in the USA, but it seems fun to go back and see what sorts of prices we can find. The biggest problem for me is finding a station where the image is actually clear enough to read the price.

I'm curious what we find for the highest, but mostly what we find for the lowest visible price. Here's one to start folks off:

South of San Antonio Texas (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=29.355818,-98.425215&spn=0.00591,0.01001&t=h&z=17&layer=c&cbll=29.353827,-98.424893&panoid=yxQnrvsVtIZ0bPhXJ2JdWg&cbp=1,63.25918870693948,,1,-7.480730966125181): $2.83 / gallon for regular. ('regular' is the lowest octane rating, for those not familiar with the way the US refers to gasoline grades)

[Munden]

ha, whoops. I went to LA to look for high prices and found this one even lower than the other one.

Near downtown LA, S Union St (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=34.049957,-118.274297&spn=0.002809,0.005005&t=h&z=18&layer=c&cbll=34.049011,-118.274289&panoid=ZdYy_XdDZ9afQVeASJQiAg&cbp=1,320.8863778571757,,1,-6.925048237925317): $2.45 for regular

[SpiderX22]

http://www.gearthhacks.com/streetview/file.php?fileid=229

Gas: $3.19 for regular.


And...I really like this idea...*goes looking*

[SpiderX22]

A few more:
Heres a high one:
Regular: $3.75
http://maps.google.com/maps?layer=c&cbll=41.908824,-87.80597&cbp=1,182.05368849525738,,2,-6.708808926293585&ie=UTF8&ll=41.909268,-87.805999&spn=0.001224,0.002229&t=h&z=19&panoid=23_FniNcvtlGe15oWvO8xg

[Munden]

We can probably rate how recent the images are by the gas prices, heh

[Munden]

Here's one in the San Francisco area: One of several at this intersection: (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=37.407639,-122.078136&spn=0.002693,0.005005&t=h&z=18&layer=c&cbll=37.406731,-122.078074&panoid=ElvpHRK1yOcPdEAxF18nzw&cbp=1,226.6410774067929,,1,0.5138639442942487) $4.07 / gallon for regular. The other two are cheaper.

[SpiderX22]

Highest one here:
Regular: $3.95
http://maps.google.com/maps?layer=c&cbll=37.730705,-122.403192&cbp=1,143.85636564265934,,1,-11.834682325490977&ie=UTF8&ll=37.731222,-122.403035&spn=0.0013,0.002229&t=h&z=19&panoid=gmGD0vSNX87_ntRAQY0xsA


And just when I thought I had the highest...
Regular: $3.99
http://maps.google.com/maps?layer=c&cbll=37.780805,-122.467833&cbp=1,245.04111827270685,,0,-19.03112192158004&ie=UTF8&ll=37.781275,-122.467845&spn=0.001299,0.002229&t=h&z=19&panoid=w1zKUgR66hZB6s8149nUvA

[SpiderX22]

The biggest problem for me is finding a station where the image is actually clear enough to read the price.


Hehe, this one gas station is in fact very hard to read...I went on GE looking for gas stations, found this one, clicked view in google maps, and bam its covered by something..
http://www.gearthhacks.com/streetview/file.php?fileid=805

[sladys]

I think I found the lowest price. 2.55 in Jersey City:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=da&geocode=&q=gas+station&sll=40.714997,-74.006653&sspn=0.642232,1.417236&ie=UTF8&start=10&layer=c&ll=40.736722,-74.067764&spn=0.080253,0.177155&t=h&z=13&cbll=40.708081,-74.099838&panoid=Wf5Nf1hBaCnBvtLRHjqOVQ&cbp=1,243.85862737217167,,1,-10.705907221711042

And 2.53 in Hoboken NJ:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=da&geocode=&q=gas+station&sll=40.714997,-74.006653&sspn=0.642232,1.417236&ie=UTF8&start=10&layer=c&ll=40.782491,-74.049225&spn=0.080198,0.177155&t=h&z=13&cbll=40.753905,-74.029513&panoid=5oUKLgVUNftZ9RQXdoL8Qw&cbp=1,28.05405680434103,,1,-5.415433298572064

[sladys]

Not gas, but milk. As expensive as gas. 3.69 a gallon. :D
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=da&geocode=&q=gas+station&sll=33.74829,-84.39112&sspn=0.352266,0.708618&ie=UTF8&start=10&layer=c&ll=33.771157,-84.346161&spn=0.088043,0.177155&t=h&z=13&cbll=33.739802,-84.326353&panoid=Ld_gjUqw9rIk6Z4g2JFKJw&cbp=1,194.9807380804814,,1,2.6203528714043096

Found at a gas station in Atlanta.

[sladys]

Here is the highest gas price so far. 4.17 in San Francisco.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=da&geocode=&q=gas+station&sll=37.77916,-122.42007&sspn=0.167426,0.354309&layer=c&ie=UTF8&ll=37.815615,-122.427177&spn=0.083672,0.177155&t=h&z=13&cbll=37.78577,-122.459216&panoid=Qfcqf8LAQ375RJeTd09n1g&cbp=1,58.806152936785736,,1,-2.853401317109757

[Mickey]

Lowest I've found so far -- $2.89

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=33.970983,-84.418344&spn=0.026123,0.054245&z=15&layer=c&cbll=33.965221,-84.415326&panoid=iQhHLBa2lwNRmg03E7-UYA&cbp=1,77.52755908838947,,0,5.503425708366166

[sladys]

4 Cent lower in Tucson, 2.85.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=da&geocode=&q=gas+station&sll=32.268555,-110.66803&sspn=1.432871,2.834473&ie=UTF8&start=20&layer=c&ll=32.252442,-110.782185&spn=0.089573,0.177155&t=h&z=13&cbll=32.220556,-110.789749&panoid=yR1oSHGbL82OL2D_FrJPCw&cbp=1,447.180402456757,,0,5

[sladys]

Lowest so far, 2.62 in Fort Worth.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=da&geocode=&q=gas+station&sll=32.74862,-97.32927&sspn=0.712629,1.417236&layer=c&ie=UTF8&ll=32.737761,-97.321186&spn=0.089091,0.177155&t=h&z=13&cbll=32.705919,-97.320055&panoid=zLML_Al617ZsjJilymFQTw&cbp=1,226.92028584229013,,2,-15.933691504157323

[sladys]

And even lower. 2.45 in Los Angeles.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=da&geocode=&q=gas+station&sll=34.05331,-118.245&sspn=0.702008,1.417236&layer=c&ie=UTF8&ll=34.080247,-118.268509&spn=0.087724,0.177155&t=h&z=13&cbll=34.049011,-118.274289&panoid=ZdYy_XdDZ9afQVeASJQiAg&cbp=1,324.2624748593579,,1,-4.956938303115652

[Captain Hornblower]

Even four dollar soemthing would be cool here :(. My personal streetview with Eyeball Mk 1 is seeing prices much higher every day :mad:

[Doctroid]

Legible gas station price signs are okay, I suppose... but how about legible gas pumps?

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=43.031004,-76.125298&spn=0.058098,0.128574&z=13&layer=c&cbll=43.002047,-76.129881&panoid=ZecHCGioONizMAlhp6r0TA&cbp=1,356.9263081788089,,1,16.496690178294113

That's right, looks like the Goolge car stopped while driving the Syracuse area to gas up at this station on the route I drive to work every day. Or at least it's between the pumps, behind another car, though not actually filling up at the moment the picture was taken. (Pan around.)

Between the price of gas and the political campaign signs in front of some of the houses as you head down Seneca Turnpike, I'd say these pictures were taken around October, 2007.

[Jrod]

What is the average gas price of where your living right now. I live in the SE U.S and am paying close to $4.00 a gallon. I've heard that it is as high as $14.00 in some other countries. Just curious to know, thanks.

[sladys]

Over here in Europe the price is around 10 USD a gallon. So for us europeans you don't have a problem. :D

We have. :mad:

[zipper]

Petrol here (Australia) is about $1.60 a litre - maybe $6 US a gallon. You in the USA shouldnt complain -if you drive a Hummer thats your problem.....

[SpiderX22]

I'm in Delaware now, coming back from vacation in North Carolina. The gas station across from the hotel has regular gas for $3.57 a gallon. I haven't seen it this cheap in awhile...

[Appletom]

This is sad - we are seeing gas in the $3.50's and thinking "Wow, that's cheap."

It was just earlier this year that we were freaking out because gas was going above $3.00.

[Captain Hornblower]

Today we have 1.40 EUR/l which is 5.30 EUR/gal or 7.95 $/gal :slant:

[SpiderX22]

Hmm up here at home (Mass, USA) the gas prices range from $3.69 to $3.96.

I don't actually mind the prices much, cause I don't drive a car...

[cermo]

I can't tell what exactly is selling for $2.44, but since it's ADMIRAL TOBACCO it's likely a pack of Marlboros.

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=40.406307,-86.893315&spn=0.01915,0.041199&t=h&z=15&layer=c&cbll=40.396615,-86.895304&panoid=7puSIsDilg-CkSoeqtQYKg&cbp=1,355.2806416781356,,1,-4.393480111770408

[SpiderX22]

Here's a oneup: $6.65 dollars a gallon. (It's actually euros/liter, but I converted for you)...

http://maps.google.com/maps?layer=c&cbll=43.801001,11.203645&cbp=1,44.55279483650173,,1,-3.448357951743838&ie=UTF8&ll=43.802772,11.203147&spn=0.005444,0.011029&z=17&panoid=nKZNNuTIjPtBTMX0C6BELg

[sladys]

4.59 a gallon in Washington DC.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=da&geocode=&q=3101+Wisconsin+Ave.+NW,+Washington,DC+20016&sll=38.926565,-77.424946&sspn=0.0424,0.090637&layer=c&ie=UTF8&ll=38.904025,-77.053149&spn=0.010603,0.022659&t=h&z=16&cbll=38.900504,-77.056943&panoid=gKasx7MPxuRzpZApKX2kZA&cbp=1,38.11831317298049,,1,3.4969682488537037

[McMaster_de]

A 76er gas station in Seattle: 4.43$ Regular

http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&hl=de&geocode=&q=Seattle,+WA,+USA&sll=51.151786,10.415039&sspn=13.578731,39.550781&ie=UTF8&ll=47.673421,-122.301264&spn=0.014217,0.054932&z=15&layer=c&cbll=47.666294,-122.300578&panoid=-N5Cmx3_FSxTh1DZwdpdiQ&cbp=1,34.12521081126488,,1,-9.539294628714492

[SpiderX22]

4.59 a gallon in Washington DC.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=da&geocode=&q=3101+Wisconsin+Ave.+NW,+Washington,DC+20016&sll=38.926565,-77.424946&sspn=0.0424,0.090637&layer=c&ie=UTF8&ll=38.904025,-77.053149&spn=0.010603,0.022659&t=h&z=16&cbll=38.900504,-77.056943&panoid=gKasx7MPxuRzpZApKX2kZA&cbp=1,38.11831317298049,,1,3.4969682488537037

Wow! :slant:

[sladys]

Same gas station, two different prices, a difference of 1.36 a gallon. Seen from two different sites:

4.34 a galon:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=da&geocode=&q=38.90565100,+-77.07032200&g=38.86540800,+-76.98966600&layer=c&ie=UTF8&ll=38.905858,-77.070717&spn=0.002651,0.005665&t=h&z=18&cbll=38.904866,-77.070037&panoid=wnPoWnXg_jw0oyhjeIsuFw&cbp=1,321.8032509291663,,2,1.8217116667561341

2.98 a gallon:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=da&geocode=&q=38.90565100,+-77.07032200&g=38.86540800,+-76.98966600&layer=c&ie=UTF8&ll=38.905862,-77.07047&spn=0.002651,0.005665&t=h&z=18&cbll=38.904981,-77.070602&panoid=3r_Prv4PWyqISawsvlYtMQ&cbp=1,50.11063092834388,,1,-1.7651621466134528

[SpiderX22]

Holy molly....I just saw a gas station... $1.97 a gallon. As the economy goes down, so do the gas prices.... It was over $4 earlier this year..and its under $2 now? Wow.

[Munden]

Oil prices have plummeted in a similar way because of the fears of recession. I just paid $2.05/gallon. It's awesome with my Prius, because it was only around $16 to fill the tank. (about every other week)

[SpiderX22]

And finally...

$1.99 a gallon:
http://maps.google.com/maps?source=earth&layer=c&cbll=32.729654,-117.173652&cbp=12,55.646104960235256,,2,9.26162821751353&ie=UTF8&ll=32.729594,-117.173492&spn=0,359.990999&t=h&z=17&panoid=8jYZl68Y92SMV21bwX0TIg