[Neville72]

Check this out. View of earth from geosynchronous level of space elevator: View of earth from the "bitter end" of the space elevator tether: Yowza!

[babyface00]

I've read that the purpose of the space elevator is to carry objects to orbit. I presume that the object is taken to its desired level and then "pushed" away (to get it away from the elevator) or uses thrusters to maneuver to its final destination.

I wonder, though, if an object was carried to the end of the device, which is presumably orbiting as fast as the Earth's rotation, if it then could be let go like a giant sling shot - possibly allowing travel to the moon...