- Santa Claus is coming to town – and you can use a couple different tools to track him.
- NORAD and Google both offer tracking services for Saint Nick’s whereabouts on Christmas Eve.
- Here’s how to follow Santa as he travels around the world.
He’s making a list and checking it twice.
It’s Christmas Eve, and Santa Claus and his reindeer have a busy night of delivering presents to children all over the world.
But when will Santa reach the United States, and when will he fly over your state or neighborhood? You can use several popular Santa trackers this year, including ones from the North American Aerospace Defense Command and Google, to keep up with Saint Nick’s journey as he travels from the North Pole.
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NORAD Tracks Santa
NORAD has been tracking Santa Claus every year since 1958. But NORAD’s predecessor, the Continental Air Defense Command started tracking him in 1955.
The organization says it uses radar, satellites and jet fighters to follow Santa’s route. Though they don’t know exactly when Santa will arrive at your home, he starts at the International Date Line in the Pacific Ocean and travels west, going to the South Pacific, then to Australia, Asia, Africa, Europe…
