Montezuma and Mays Point Before the Thruway  🗺️

About Montezuma and Mays Point Before the Thruway ....

Historical topographic maps show the area back in the 1940s before the Thruway was run through it.

Map: Gull Lake

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.

Historical USGS Topographic Maps - You can browse all historical USGS topographic maps or you can bulk download them on HTTP Directory/Amazon Cloud or using an FTP Client. Retrieved via USGS ArcMap Image Server: https://utility.arcgis.com/usrsvcs/servers/88d12190e2494ce89374311800af4c4a/rest/services/USGS_Historical_Topographic_Maps/ImageServer/ with parameters: mosaicRule: {"mosaicMethod":"esriMosaicCenter","where": "OBJECTID = 112141 OR OBJECTID = 112391 OR OBJECTID = 112383 OR OBJECTID = 112277","ascending":true,"mosaicOperation":"MT_FIRST"}

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.

More about Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge...

Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge is a wildlife preserve operated by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, encompassing part of the Montezuma Swamp at the north end of Cayuga Lake. The refuge lies between the cities of Rochester and Syracuse, New York (five miles [8 km] east of Seneca Falls, and ten miles [16 km] west of Auburn), including parts of Seneca, Cayuga, and Wayne counties. Most of the refuge lies in the Town of Tyre, in the northeast corner of Seneca County.

https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Montezuma_National_Wildlife_Refuge

Photo: Reflections
Photo: Creek
Photo: Brief stop at Montezuma
Photo: Corten Eagle
Photo: NY 5 And 20 Bridge
Photo: Bridge Dam at Mays Point
Photo: I stopped at Montezuma for a while but it was pretty hot and not a lot of birds
Photo: Poison ivy
Photo: Amsterdam Riverwalk
Photo: Seagulls And Geese

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