Location of the Palatine Ohio Trail Derailment  🗺️

Terrain Map: Light Pollution New York March 2024

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}

OpenStreetMap - Map data: © OpenStreetMap, SRTM | Map style: © OpenTopoMap (CC-BY-SA). XYZ Tiles: https://{s}.tile.openstreetmap.org/{z}/{x}/{y}.png

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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SVGZ Graphic: Distance from 2023 Ohio Train Derailment
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