WMS Map: Strip Mines
Helpful Hint: While I suggest you look on blog for a downloadable PDF Map, you should be able to print or save this map by clicking the print button on the map above.
Data Sources
Road Trip to Coal Country by Nate Matthews - You can download the KMZ File used in creation of this map.
ESRI World Aerial - This series of aerial images is an alternative to USGS' aerial photos, with higher resolutions, although not as detailed as state programs. Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, i-cubed, Earthstar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, AEX, Getmapping, Aerogrid, IGN, IGP, swisstopo, and the GIS User. XYZ Tiles: https://server.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/World_Imagery/MapServer/tile/{z}/{y}/{x}
3DEP Elevation Hillshade. LIDAR and legacy USGS DRG Topo Derived hillshades used as a background. DEM - WMS Service: https://elevation.nationalmap.gov/arcgis/services/3DEPElevation/ImageServer/WMSServer, Layer: 3DEPElevation:Hillshade Gray
Full List of WMS and ArcMap Services - CSV Spreadsheet with all web map services currently used on the blog.
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Aerial Photos
Blackwater Falls
Charleston, WV
Maps and Interactives
Whites Run
West Virginia 10 ft Lake Contours
Thomas, West Virginia
The gap on Cooridor H between Wardensville and Interstate 66
Strip Mines
Spruce Mountain
Spruce Knob Mountain
South Fork Potomac River in Brake, WV
Potomac River – Fort Ashby, West Virginia
Point Pleasant Memorial Bridge
Point Pleasant Bridge – 1957/1958
Pilgrims Pride Chicken 🐔 Plant
Paw, Paw West Virginia
North Fork Gap
North Branch of South Fork of Potamac River
New River Gorge Bridge
Mettiki Coal Mine
Keyser, West Virignia
Headwaters of the Blackwater River
Harper’s Ferry
Harmon, West Virignia
Harmon Rocks – North Fork Mountain
Grafton, West Viriginia
Gap Mountain
... photos, maps and other content from from West Virginia.