WMS Map: Fort Valley

About Fort Valley ....

Fort Valley is a mountain valley located primarily in Shenandoah County, Virginia. It is often called "valley within a valley" as it lies between the two arms of the northern part of the Blue Ridge mountain range in the Shenandoah Valley in the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians geological zone.

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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 DRG Topo - Digital raster graphic (scanned) in topographic maps from the USGS and Forest Service. Some of these maps are old as this program was discontinued in early 2000s, however they are most detailed maps. Provided via program with USGS and ESRI. USGS and ESRI. XYZ Tiles: https://services.arcgisonline.com/arcgis/rest/services/USA_Topo_Maps/MapServer/WMTS/tile/1.0.0/USA_Topo_Maps/default/GoogleMapsCompatible/{z}/{y}/{x}.jpg

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 Virginia...

Virginia, a southeastern U.S. state, stretches from the Chesapeake Bay to the Appalachian Mountains, with a long Atlantic coastline. It's one of the 13 original colonies, with historic landmarks including Monticello, founding father Thomas Jefferson’s iconic Charlottesville plantation. The Jamestown Settlement and Colonial Williamsburg are living-history museums reenacting Colonial and Revolutionary-era life.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia

Maps and Interactives

Shenandoah River
New River Cuts through Jefferson Mountain
New Market Gap
James River Crosses the Blue Ridge
Harrisonburg, VA Land Use
Fort Valley

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