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Math of Gas Prices

I thought some Excel spreadsheets might be of use to you. Obviously, there is a lot besides the cost of gasoline in owning an automobile, but we as a society have a fixation on gas prices, and they seem to effect out behavior a lot.

The Cost to Drive calculator can help you with specific trips.

The cost per mile.

miles per gallon 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33
$1.50 $0.10 $0.09 $0.08 $0.07 $0.07 $0.06 $0.06 $0.05 $0.05 $0.05
$2.00 $0.13 $0.12 $0.11 $0.10 $0.09 $0.08 $0.07 $0.07 $0.06 $0.06
$2.50 $0.17 $0.15 $0.13 $0.12 $0.11 $0.10 $0.09 $0.09 $0.08 $0.08
$3.00 $0.20 $0.18 $0.16 $0.14 $0.13 $0.12 $0.11 $0.10 $0.10 $0.09
$3.50 $0.23 $0.21 $0.18 $0.17 $0.15 $0.14 $0.13 $0.12 $0.11 $0.11
$4.00 $0.27 $0.24 $0.21 $0.19 $0.17 $0.16 $0.15 $0.14 $0.13 $0.12
$4.50 $0.30 $0.26 $0.24 $0.21 $0.20 $0.18 $0.17 $0.16 $0.15 $0.14
$5.00 $0.33 $0.29 $0.26 $0.24 $0.22 $0.20 $0.19 $0.17 $0.16 $0.15

One Car

The cost per 100 miles.

miles per gallon 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33
$1.50 $10.00 $8.82 $7.89 $7.14 $6.52 $6.00 $5.56 $5.17 $4.84 $4.55
$2.00 $13.33 $11.76 $10.53 $9.52 $8.70 $8.00 $7.41 $6.90 $6.45 $6.06
$2.50 $16.67 $14.71 $13.16 $11.90 $10.87 $10.00 $9.26 $8.62 $8.06 $7.58
$3.00 $20.00 $17.65 $15.79 $14.29 $13.04 $12.00 $11.11 $10.34 $9.68 $9.09
$3.50 $23.33 $20.59 $18.42 $16.67 $15.22 $14.00 $12.96 $12.07 $11.29 $10.61
$4.00 $26.67 $23.53 $21.05 $19.05 $17.39 $16.00 $14.81 $13.79 $12.90 $12.12
$4.50 $30.00 $26.47 $23.68 $21.43 $19.57 $18.00 $16.67 $15.52 $14.52 $13.64
$5.00 $33.33 $29.41 $26.32 $23.81 $21.74 $20.00 $18.52 $17.24 $16.13 $15.15

Patroon Island Bridge

The cost per 500 miles.

miles per gallon 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33
price 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33
$1.50 $50.00 $44.12 $39.47 $35.71 $32.61 $30.00 $27.78 $25.86 $24.19 $22.73
$2.00 $66.67 $58.82 $52.63 $47.62 $43.48 $40.00 $37.04 $34.48 $32.26 $30.30
$2.50 $83.33 $73.53 $65.79 $59.52 $54.35 $50.00 $46.30 $43.10 $40.32 $37.88
$3.00 $100.00 $88.24 $78.95 $71.43 $65.22 $60.00 $55.56 $51.72 $48.39 $45.45
$3.50 $116.67 $102.94 $92.11 $83.33 $76.09 $70.00 $64.81 $60.34 $56.45 $53.03
$4.00 $133.33 $117.65 $105.26 $95.24 $86.96 $80.00 $74.07 $68.97 $64.52 $60.61
$4.50 $150.00 $132.35 $118.42 $107.14 $97.83 $90.00 $83.33 $77.59 $72.58 $68.18
$5.00 $166.67 $147.06 $131.58 $119.05 $108.70 $100.00 $92.59 $86.21 $80.65 $75.76

Lines of Road

The impact of a change in gas prices.

miles per gallon 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33
$0.10 $3.33 $2.94 $2.63 $2.38 $2.17 $2.00 $1.85 $1.72 $1.61 $1.52
$0.20 $6.67 $5.88 $5.26 $4.76 $4.35 $4.00 $3.70 $3.45 $3.23 $3.03
$0.30 $10.00 $8.82 $7.89 $7.14 $6.52 $6.00 $5.56 $5.17 $4.84 $4.55
$0.40 $13.33 $11.76 $10.53 $9.52 $8.70 $8.00 $7.41 $6.90 $6.45 $6.06
$0.50 $16.67 $14.71 $13.16 $11.90 $10.87 $10.00 $9.26 $8.62 $8.06 $7.58
$0.60 $20.00 $17.65 $15.79 $14.29 $13.04 $12.00 $11.11 $10.34 $9.68 $9.09
$0.70 $23.33 $20.59 $18.42 $16.67 $15.22 $14.00 $12.96 $12.07 $11.29 $10.61
$0.80 $26.67 $23.53 $21.05 $19.05 $17.39 $16.00 $14.81 $13.79 $12.90 $12.12
$0.90 $30.00 $26.47 $23.68 $21.43 $19.57 $18.00 $16.67 $15.52 $14.52 $13.64
$1.00 $33.33 $29.41 $26.32 $23.81 $21.74 $20.00 $18.52 $17.24 $16.13 $15.15
$1.10 $36.67 $32.35 $28.95 $26.19 $23.91 $22.00 $20.37 $18.97 $17.74 $16.67
$1.20 $40.00 $35.29 $31.58 $28.57 $26.09 $24.00 $22.22 $20.69 $19.35 $18.18
$1.30 $43.33 $38.24 $34.21 $30.95 $28.26 $26.00 $24.07 $22.41 $20.97 $19.70
$1.40 $46.67 $41.18 $36.84 $33.33 $30.43 $28.00 $25.93 $24.14 $22.58 $21.21
$1.50 $50.00 $44.12 $39.47 $35.71 $32.61 $30.00 $27.78 $25.86 $24.19 $22.73

The Age of the Fun Suckers

The other night, I was an event when the speaker lamented the modern era with all it’s problems and how much fun they had in the “innocent” 1960s. My thought was that’s pretty darn unfair.

 Intersection

Why shouldn’t we — the young — be able to have some fun like they had in “olden” days, and wait to be ultra-conservative and have no fun like the old folks?

Why I Like Mapping

Doing GIS Mapping has become quite the hobby of mine. Especially when it comes to generating maps of public lands, I am endlessly fascinated by exploring the lands that we, the public own.

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Rendering maps is mostly about loading layers, and zooming in. Yet, the effort to put together a map teaches you a little bit about the land you are rendering and its features. Mapping can teach you about a land where you have never been before, and prepare you and interest you in a future trip.there. Mapping requires you to pay attention to the landscape, correcting invalid data, and trying to create the best possible presentation of the landscape’s natural and man-made features.

Mountains

Even when you’ve never been on a piece of land, making a map can teach you much about the landscape and how it’s laid out. A map can tell you many details both by the features on the map and the implied features that you calcuate based on the relation of one land form to another piece of land.

Another Choppy Day on the Lake

A map makes it possible to better understand a piece of land, without ever putting a foot on it. While maps aren’t always accurate, and sometimes they can be confusing on an unfamiliar piece of land, they do provide context. Maps are a great source of exploring the unknown and unfamiliar.

A Place I’ve Overlooked

Over the years I have spent a lot of time camping in the Catskills and Adirondacks. I sometimes go out to Finger Lakes or Central NY, or drive down to Pennsylvania to the Tioga State Forest or Allegheny National Forest. Yet, except for one trip in 2004 and in 2008, I have not spent much time at all in Green Mountains.

Kelley Stand Road

I have my reasons for not going to the Green Mountains National Forest. For one, the drive from Albany to Bennington Vermont, is a punishing and awful drive, especially prior to the construction of the Bennington bypass. Hoosic Street in Troy is an awful during most hours of the day, and there is few alternatives for one wanting to get from Albany to Bennington. NY 7 is always congested and loaded with poky speed traps.

71 degrees in Albany this morning

Yet, besides the driving difficulties, there is a lot in Green Mountains. They are not the Adirondacks, but you get back off of Kelley Stand Road, get to some of the many ponds and waterways, mountains, and other wild lands, one must wonder why one hasn’t spent more time here. It’s only 50 miles from Albany to the entrance way of Green Mountain Forest, and there are many wonderful free campsites. It’s pretty wild back here, but still that drive is awful.

Buffalo University District - Percent African American

I don’t know. I should use my cartography skills and try to find alternative routes to Green Mountains. Maybe take the Northway North and cut over, well North of Troy. Or go through a more southernly route. Yet, at any rate, as an alternative to Adirondacks or Catskills, and is out of State, the Green Mountains National Forest seems like a great place to visit.

Original Dunn Bridge