Where’s Santa? NORAD and Google Earth are Tracking Santa’s Whereabouts!

Where’s Santa? NORAD and Google Earth are Tracking Santa’s Whereabouts!

Want to know where Santa is on Christmas Eve? Then check-in with NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command)! They’ll provide Santa’s location throughout the night, letting you know how close he is to your home.

Starting at 2:30am MST on December 24th, you can call 1-877-446-6723 to talk directly to a NORAD staff member who will be able to tell you Santa’s exact location! Or, you can send an email to noradtrackssanta@gmail.com, and a NORAD staff member will give you Santa’s last known location in a return email.

You can also follow Santa on NORAD’s Santa Cams!
Santa Cams are ultra-cool, high-tech, high-speed digital cameras that are pre-positioned at many locations around the world only on December 24th. The cameras capture images and videos of Santa and his reindeer as they make their journey around the world.

Track Santa’s Whereabouts in Google Earth! In addition to tracking Santa on the NORAD Tracks Santa homepage, you can also track his flight in Google Earth on Christmas Eve. You can download and install Google Earth on your computer for free!

See Santa on your Mobile Phone! This Christmas eve, join NORAD to track Santa's flight from your phone. On December 24th, open Google Maps for mobile and do a search for "Santa" to see his latest location.

Why NORAD Tracks Santa
For more than 50 years, NORAD and its predecessor, the Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD) have tracked Santa’s flight.

The tradition began in 1955 after a Colorado Springs-based Sears Roebuck & Co. advertisement for children to call Santa misprinted the telephone number. Instead of reaching Santa, the phone number put kids through to the CONAD Commander-in-Chief’s operations "hotline." The Director of Operations at the time, Colonel Harry Shoup, had his staff check the radar for indications of Santa making his way south from the North Pole. Children who called were given updates on his location, and a tradition was born.

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