All locations on Earth that are north of the equator are in​ the Northern Hemisphere. This includes all of North America and Europe along with most of Asia, northern South America, and northern Africa. All points on Earth that are south of the equator are in the Southern Hemisphere.

However, you might notice that Google has blurred some houses on Street View. You aren't having network issues. Instead, whoever lives there likely asked Google to do this for privacy concerns. If you want to do the same, here's how to blur your house on Google Maps.

Using Maps URLs, you can build a universal, cross-platform URL to launch Google Maps and perform searches, get directions and navigation, and display map views and panoramic images. The URL syntax is the same regardless of the platform in use. You don't need a Google API key to use Maps URLs.

If you are not using your mouse, you can use keyboard shortcuts to rotate Google Maps on your PC. All you need to do is to press and hold the “Ctrl” key on your keyboard and use the arrow keys to rotate the map in the desired direction.