WMS Map: Land Use, Crown Point Area
About Land Use, Crown Point Area ....
West of Port Henry most of the land is forested but east of it, a lot of hay and field crops such as corn, soy and wheat are grown to feed dairy cattle.
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.
USGS National Map Topographic - New-style topographic map product from USGS, may not be as detailed as traditional DRG (scanned) in maps. National Map. WMS Service: https://basemap.nationalmap.gov/arcgis/services/USGSTopo/MapServer/WMSServer, Layer: 0
National Land Cover Dataset 2016 - Multi-resolution Land Characteristics Consortium. WMS Service: https://www.mrlc.gov/geoserver/ows?SERVICE=WMS, Layer: NLCD_2016_Land_Cover_L48
Municipalities - US Census Bureau TIGER/Line. WMS Service: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/services/TIGERweb/tigerWMS_Census2020/MapServer/WMSServer, Layer: County Subdivisions,Counties
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 Crown Point...
Long before the Revolution, the British and the French both claimed Crown Point in the struggle for a North American empire. Four failed campaigns to oust the French between 1755 and 1758 were mounted by the British. It was not until 1759, however, that the abandoned French Fort St. Frederic was taken over by the British.
The British immediately began construction of "His Majesty's Fort of Crown Point." This extremely ambitious fortification complex contributed to the British conquest of Canada, the last French stronghold, and control of Lake Champlain as a communication highway.
http://parks.ny.gov/historic-sites/34/details.aspx
Maps and Interactives
Land Use, Crown Point Area
Crown Point Fort
Crown Point
... photos, maps and other content from from Crown Point.