WMS Map: Tailings Pile, Minesville
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.
NY Aerial (2020) - High-resolution aerial photography from NYSGIS, photos taken with leaves off in spring time between the years 2016-2020. NYSGIS. WMS Service: https://orthos.its.ny.gov/ArcGIS/services/wms/Latest/MapServer/WMSServer, Layer: 0,1,2,3
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.
More about Essex County...
Essex County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 39,370. Its county seat is Elizabethtown. Along with Hamilton County, Essex is entirely within the Adirondack Park.
Essex County is in the northeastern part of New York State, just west of Vermont along the eastern boundary of the State. The eastern boundary of Essex County is Lake Champlain, which serves as the New York – Vermont border at an elevation of just under 100 feet (30.5 m). The highest natural point in New York, Mount Marcy at 5,344 feet (1,629 m), is in the Town of Keene. The Ausable River forms a partial northern boundary for the county.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essex_County,_NY
Aerial Photos
Cheney Pond
Four Mile Meadow
Lake Colden
Lincoln Pond
Pharoah Lake
Photo: Adirondack Homeland Rock at Crane Pond Road
Maps and Interactives
Wolf Pond Trail
Vanderwhacker Pond
Tupper Lake 1907
Tailings Pile, Minesville
Stoney Pond Trail (29th Pond)
Spring Hill Ponds
Split Rock Wild Forest
Split Rock Point
Roosevelt Truck Trail
Roaring Brook Falls
Rift Mountain – Blue Ledges
Reber, NY
Pharoah Lake
Palmer Pond
Northwood Club Road
Newcomb Lake
National Lead Mine in Tahawus
Most of the Pharoah Lake Trail follows an old woods road
Moose Pond
Moose Island in Lake Placid
Moose Club Way – Vanderwhacker Road Campsites
Lester Flow
Land Use, Crown Point Area
Lake Placid
LaChute in Ticonderoga
... photos, maps and other content from from Essex County.