Hey all. I was out at Wal-Mart™ tonight and found something I didn’t know I needed. It’s a state map in a large easy to read and follow format with the state broken down into 64 different pages. (Indiana that is.)
I noticed while I looked thru the stack here at my “Indiana store”, that they also carried adjacent state maps, so I may pick up one or two of those eventually too. They’re highly detailed and include GPS grids and numbering as well. It wasn’t cheap: $17.95, but IS HIGHLY DETAILED. I’d think a map like that would be good for keeping detailed information about sightings on, as well as not being so dependent on the “net” for those crapy Yahoo or MSN maps we all love.
It’s made by DeLorme, and caught my attention, ‘coz I thought it was the old standard Rand McNally, but ‘duh’ to me… it’s not. I think in some ways it’s better. It even is a detailed topographic map, so that’s a plus.
Just thought I’d let you all in on my little discovery tonight. Cool map… highly recommend you find one at your Wal-Mart™ for your state.
I have one of those Delorme topo maps, but I don't like it.
I know its a lot better then the standard folding maps that you can never get folded back up again, but I found something I like a lot better then both of those.
'The Roads Of Oklahoma' Its made by Shearer publishing.
Its a lot more detailed then Delorme, it zooms in closer (1"=2.5 miles), and what I like most about it, it shows all the back roads in more detail then Delorme. (Paved, gravel, dirt, mud, etc.)
It also shows most major right-of-ways, plus it has history and attractions for that state.
I haven't seen it at Walmart so you might have to order it online.
I haven't heard of that map either, but funny thing is, my DeLorme map for Indiana is scaled the same as what you're talking about in ratio. I noticed at least on this Indiana one, they even show where the major powerlines go across the state. ... backroads and all too. I wonder how old yours is/was? Well, I'll have to try that URL and check them out too.