Track Down Santa’s Whereabouts

Posted on December 12, 2011 by

Track Down Santa's WhereaboutsNORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command) has made it their mission since 1955 to track down Santa’s whereabouts every Christmas Eve.  Based in Colorado Springs, NORAD uses their advanced technology to keep track of Santa’s progress throughout the world over while delivering presents to all the good little girls and boys, including those in Reno.  Just visit the NORAD Santa Tracker website to view his progress.

This year, you can even track Santa on your mobile phone with the NORAD Tracks Santa app available on iPhone and Android.  Simply visit your app store to download the app now.  Keep tabs on him via Facebook, Google+ or Twitter.  NORAD will be posting updates throughout the evening.  See where the big guy is no matter where you happen to be.  Santa’s trek around the world on Christmas Eve will also be visible on Google Earth.

NORAD’s tradition of tracking down Santa came about as a happy accident.  In 1955, the Sears Roebuck & Co in Colorado Springs printed an ad for children to call Santa.  The phone number in the ad was printed incorrectly and directed kids to the Commander-in-Chief’s hotline at CONAD (NORAD’s predecessor).  Colonel Harry Shoup, the Director of Operations, had his staff track Santa on radar to see where he was so he could let the kids know.  Thus, a tradition began.

If you have kids at home or are just a kid at heart, track down Santa’s whereabouts as he makes his way to Reno and points around the world by using the NORAD Santa Tracker.  The Santa Tracker is totally high tech, with access via website, social media and smart phone apps.  For anyone who wants to see Santa’s progress on Christmas Eve, you can do so no matter where you are and what you’re doing.  Happy holidays!

Charlene Hamilton, Certified Distressed Property Expert, Helping Reno Homeowners Avoid Foreclosure

Originally posted on my Reno Relocation Real Estate blog here: http://activerain.com/blogsview/2644830/track-down-santa-s-whereabouts.

About Charlene Hamilton

I spent my early years in the Boston, Massachusetts area but I heard the south calling my name so I moved to Altanta Georgia. Here I found the reason I needed to move to Atlanta - my husband, Don, who is an accomplished chef. Due to Don's career we made several moves across the county. While living in Chicago we were given the opportunity to make another career move to the Reno/Tahoe area. We had lived there previously and knew all the advantages of living in Northern Nevada. We were not about to let this opportunity to pass us by so here we are living in "America's Adventure Place". Becuase of our many moves I know the anxiety and excitment of moving to "parts unknown" and have made Relocation my specialty in my real estate profession. When it comes to wine, the proof is in the bottle. Winemakers spend countless hours analyzing different grape varieties to blend the perfect wine. Wine is a living, breathing entity that forever changes. In real estate, the same holds true. Each market is under constant change with progressing and declining market values that create the perfect “vintage” opportunities for buyers and sellers alike. I stay on top of the Reno/Lake Tahoe real estate market changes and make sure that my buyers and sellers get maximum value in any market condition.
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