She's one of New England's 10 best free attractions, and she's a Guinness World Record holder. But what on Earth is Eartha, exactly? Eartha is the world's largest revolving globe, a creation of DeLorme, an innovative map-making company that has been headquartered in Yarmouth, Maine, since it was founded in 1976.
Designed by CEO David DeLorme and constructed by DeLorme staff, Eartha is a technological marvel and a wondrously detailed, three-dimensional representation of our planet and its movements.
Like our Earth, Eartha tilts at 23.5 degrees, and she rotates on an "axis," a specially designed cantilever arm. It took more than a year for DeLorme cartographers to compile the data used to create this giant globe, which occupies the company's three-story lobby and is open free to the public daily year-round.
In these photos (click to enlarge), taken during my family's July 2008 visit just prior to Eartha's tenth birthday, you'll see Eartha up-close and learn more about her creation.
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 A Three-Story Wonder |  Behold, A Giant! |  Just How Big IS Eartha? |  Eartha at Eye-Level |
 On Top of the World |  North America in Rich Detail |  I Spy... New England! |  Globes Galore in the Store |
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