WMS Map: Taconic Trail
About Taconic Trail ....
The Taconic Trail (NY Route 2) winding up it's way over the Taconic Crest into Massachusetts. The south-west corner of Vermont is in the upper west corner of this image - you can add state lines to see in greater detail. I've always kind of liked that little run-down homestead up in the shadow of the mountain as you start to climb this rather rough road. Much of the wild land in his photo is either the Taconic Ridge State Forest or the lands of Williams College.
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.
NY Aerial (2020) - High-resolution aerial photography from NYSGIS, photos taken with leaves off in spring time between the years 2016-2020. NYSGIS. WMS Service: https://orthos.its.ny.gov/ArcGIS/services/wms/Latest/MapServer/WMSServer, Layer: 0,1,2,3
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 Taconics...
Maps and Interactives
White Rocks – Taconic Crest Trails
Troy Tax Map
Troy, NY – 1995, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2014, 2017, 2021
Town of Brunswick – A series of photos from 1995 to 2021
Tommahannock Reservoir
Taconic Trail (NY 2 Changes Since 1898
Taconic Trail
Sunset Rock
Stissing Pond
Starbuck Island – 1952 and 2022
South Troy Flood Plain
South Troy 1873
Original NY 2 Bridge in Troy
Olana State Historic Site
NY 23 – NY 9J Interchange
Hudson Valley Community College, mid-1990s
Hoosick Street 1952
Griswold Heights 1952
Green Island – Troy Interchange (787) versus the Empire State Plaza, a size comparison
Green Island Bridge – 1952 vs 2021
Green Island Bridge 1952
Green Island Bridge
Downtown Troy, 1952
Collar City Bridge
City of Hudson – 1995 through 2017
... photos, maps and other content from from Taconics.