WMS Map: Benson Mines
About Benson Mines ....
he Benson Mine is an iron-ore mine located near Star Lake, a village in the southern St. Lawrence County, New York. The ore body at Benson Mine was discovered in 1810 by engineers conducting a survey for a new military road from Albany to Ogdensburg. The mines closed in 1978.
The state is advancing a solar project on a former tailings pile with a potential buildable area of 172 acres located in the Town of Clifton, St. Lawrence County for an estimated 20 megawatts (MW) solar capacity project.
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Data Sources
Road Trip to Coal Country by Nate Matthews - You can download the KMZ File used in creation of this map.
USGS Aerial Imagery - Moderate-resolution, summer aerial photography from USGS. National Map. WMS Service: https://basemap.nationalmap.gov/arcgis/services/USGSImageryOnly/MapServer/WMSServer, Layer: 0
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 St. Lawrence County...
St. Lawrence County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 111,944.[1] The county seat is Canton.
Saint Lawrence County is home to St. Lawrence University, State University of New York at Potsdam, Clarkson University, the SUNY-ESF Ranger School, and the State University of New York at Canton. Part of the County is in the Adirondack Park and includes much of the Oswegatchie River, Cranberry Lake and Lake Ozonia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Lawrence_County,_New_York
Maps and Interactives
Whipporwill Corners State Forest
Walter Pratt Camping Area
Streeter Lake Roadside Camping
Streeter Lake
Silver Hill State Forest
Russell, New York
Racquette River Campsites
Racquette River
Potsdam 1995 and 2020
Potsdam
Oxbow of the Oswegatchie River
Outside Of Gouvernor
Huckleberry Lake
Horseshoe Lake 1907
Grasse River in Massena
General Motors Massena, 1995 vs 2020
Downerville State Forest
Deer River State Forest
Cranberry Lake
Clear Pond
Campsites along the Bog River Flow
Bombay – Brasher State Forests
Benson Mines
Balmat No. 2, 3, and 4 mines
Lows Lake
... photos, maps and other content from from St. Lawrence County.