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A variety of maps, writings, and photos on a various topics that can’t easily be categorized into a county or place.

Northville Placid Trail To Canary Pond

 Northville Placid Trail To Canary Pond

This map shows the Northville - Placid Trail from where it leaves the road in Benson up to the remote Canary Pond in the Shaker Mountain Wild Forest.

Chase And Holmes Lake Trails

 Chase And Holmes Lake Trails

Chase Lake Trail is a 5.3 mile moderately trafficked out and back trail located near Gloversville, New York that features a lake and is rated as moderate.

Holmes Lake is a 4.2 mile lightly trafficked out and back trail located near Bleecker.

Bars In New York State

 Bars In New York State

Most of the watering holes in New York State are located in populated areas. I guess that is not real surprising, as that's where the people is and that's where you would build a business. Some of the rural towns in upstate are dry. This might be a more interesting map if I had done bars per capita -- maybe that's a project for a future date. Map shows density of licensed establishments selling liqour for on-site consumption.

Data Source: https://data.ny.gov/Economic-Development/Liquor-Authority-Quarterly-List-of-Active-Licenses/hrvs-fxs2

2016 Presidential Election In NY State Cartogram

 2016 Presidential Election In NY State Cartogram

This cartogram shows in area the approximate count of votes versus results by county in New York State. New York City dominated the voting process, with other large urban areas in the state also having disproportionate impact on the total votes.