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Where do you guys look to see the maps?
QuoteWhere do you guys look to see the maps?
I find it most convenient to pull the maps out of my map drawer and open them up
Quote from: corco on November 03, 2009, 08:29:52 PM
QuoteWhere do you guys look to see the maps?
I find it most convenient to pull the maps out of my map drawer and open them up
Very funny, I meant are they online? Or do you order them.
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Where do you guys look to see the maps?
I find it most convenient to pull the maps out of my map drawer and open them up
Very funny, I meant are they online? Or do you order them.
Many states have them online, but some you can only get a hard copy map. For most states they are free and easily attainable, some you have to pay for (California), some are free but really hard to get without actually going to the state and picking it up. Go to the state DOT website of your choice and hunt around. Usually they're called "Official State Highway Map" or something like that, but occasionally they're called "Tourist maps" or something like that.
Quote from: corco on November 03, 2009, 08:52:56 PM
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Where do you guys look to see the maps?
I find it most convenient to pull the maps out of my map drawer and open them up
Very funny, I meant are they online? Or do you order them.
Many states have them online, but some you can only get a hard copy map. For most states they are free and easily attainable, some you have to pay for (California), some are free but really hard to get without actually going to the state and picking it up. Go to the state DOT website of your choice and hunt around. Usually they're called "Official State Highway Map" or something like that, but occasionally they're called "Tourist maps" or something like that.
Missouri's state welcome center in Joplin is unusually well-stocked with maps from many different states. I was able to get maps as far away as Wisconsin from them.
It's really weird where you can find them sometimes. I was at a Best Western in Logan, Utah, a few months ago, and on their tourist information rack they had WA, OR, ID, UT, MT, WY, CO, NV, AZ, and NM just chilling there. I naturally grabbed one of each. They even had the new Wyoming map, which I had yet to find IN WYOMING
I stopped at a couple welcome centers on my trip through New England recently but didn't have any luck... apparently MA will mail you a free one if you write to them first though, and I know I've found a CT one before.
I think the Bella Vista Info Center has Missouri maps. I know they have one in their window, but I've never asked... I just order on-line ;)
PennDOT has all types of maps in PDF form here (http://www.dot.state.pa.us/Internet/Bureaus/pdPlanRes.nsf/infoBPRCartoMapsinPDFandDJVU?OpenForm) and a hard copy can be ordered here (http://www.dot.state.pa.us/Internet/Bureaus/pdBOS.nsf/OfficeServicesHomePage?OpenFrameSet&Frame=main&src=infoCustServForm?OpenForm).
Most states, either through their DOT or tourism agency (or equivalent of each), have a way for you to order their state highway map.
Here's Virginia's (http://www.virginiadot.org/travel/maporder.asp) for example, via VDOT.
Kentucky has its maps online and you can also order one. http://transportation/ky.gov (http://transportation/ky.gov)
Quote from: hbelkins on November 04, 2009, 01:10:08 PM
Kentucky has its maps online and you can also order one. http://transportation/ky.gov (http://transportation/ky.gov)
Nah... we'll just chase you down at a Road Meet and shake you down for some :-D
Quote from: hbelkins on November 04, 2009, 01:10:08 PM
Kentucky has its maps online and you can also order one. http://transportation/ky.gov (http://transportation/ky.gov)
In my own experience, I've found it relatively easy to get them at Kentucky's Welcome Centers and Rest Areas. Some of them had this machine that contains a stack of maps, you pulled a lever and a map came out. (Like some old time vending machines.)
Indiana has a similar device in some of their rest areas where the map are. Recently I was at the George Rogers Clark National Historic Park in Vincennes and saw that they had maps for Indiana, Illinois, and Kentucky all there.
Virginia also has printed city and county maps available, but they're not free and they're out of date. Fairly sure the bound atlas I have says 2001, and I bought it in 2007.
Maps of Arkansas can ordered here: http://www.arkansashighways.com/planning_research/mapping_graphics/tourist.aspx (http://www.arkansashighways.com/planning_research/mapping_graphics/tourist.aspx)
I usually use Rand McNally's Road Atlas which has all the maps I need in one book.
Quote from: F350 on November 09, 2009, 10:11:25 PM
I usually use Rand McNally's Road Atlas which has all the maps I need in one book.
Unfortunately it is generally badly out of date.
Quote from: Scott5114 on November 09, 2009, 10:28:36 PM
Quote from: F350 on November 09, 2009, 10:11:25 PM
I usually use Rand McNally's Road Atlas which has all the maps I need in one book.
Unfortunately it is generally badly out of date.
True, but if I'm traveling well-worn territory, I use it to explore options, plus it is handier. Though I do supplement it with state maps when I can.
Quote from: Scott5114 on November 09, 2009, 10:28:36 PM
Unfortunately it is generally badly out of date.
OK. I've been using their road atlas for years, and I haven't run into any issues. I suppose there is an utopia for maps.
I cannot think of any errors/inaccuracies/out-of-dateness in RMcN right off the bat, but there are several listed in various threads here. The one that comes to mind is actually an instance of 'jumping the gun', wherein the latest RMcN shows the Hoover Dam Bypass freeway as complete and open, when the bridge over the Colorado hasn't even had its deck finished yet.
I personally use RMcN as a 'map of last resort' when the state doesn't furnish a map or the rare instance when it is of inferior quality to RMcN. This is not only due to the inaccuracy issues but also because of the difficulty in telling a minor state highway from a county route with the RMcN legend.
Quote from: Greybear on November 05, 2009, 03:17:07 PM
Maps of Arkansas can ordered here: http://www.arkansashighways.com/planning_research/mapping_graphics/tourist.aspx (http://www.arkansashighways.com/planning_research/mapping_graphics/tourist.aspx)
I ordered one, I hope they ship to Europe.
Some DOT's don't allow shipping to other countries than the U.S. (or Canada), but some others do. I have state maps from ID, UT, GA, MI, IL, IN and a few others I can't remember exactly now.
The old Kick-off Page used to have a list of web sites where you could order state maps online. These links changed often though, but as others have said, usually can be found on the DOT web sites.
There are a handful of states where you cannot find maps online and are relegated to actually going to the tourist info centers to acquire one...
Alaska DOT&PF allows you to order maps but as far as I can tell they never ship them. I ordered one last fall and it never showed up. From what I hear others have had the same experience.
I received a State Highway map of Tennessee today in the mail :cool:
I don't even remember that I ordered it, but I'm glad it came :spin:
(thank you taxpayers from Tennessee) :-D
Quote from: Chris on November 17, 2009, 02:51:05 PM
(thank you taxpayers from Tennessee) :-D
No problem, glad to oblige. :spin:
I ordered a few when this thread first came about, and got the first one yesterday, from, of all places, Arkansas, the farthest away state I ordered one from. :-D
I got another one on the Pennsylvania taxpayers behalf. Thank you very much :D
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I just got my PA map the other day too!
Arkansas came after a week, Virginia after 3, and Pennsylvania after a month. That's all I ordered so far.
And with the new year coming up, it'll be time to start the process all over again. I haven't heard when Kentucky's new maps will be out but I'd wager on sometime around the middle of February.
I too have only requested maps from Virginia, Arkansas, and Pennsylvania. My results were as follows...
Virginia, less than a week. Arkansas took about 2 weeks. Pennsylvania I just received earlier this week, it took over a month. I'm not complaining, just thought I'd share my experience thus far.
Got my West Virginia one two weeks before Thanksgiving, and all I had to do was sign their guestbook. Got the Pennsylvania one the next weekend. Both were at rest areas along I-81.
SD was rather quick about getting one sent out. Not the highest quality but far from the worst map I've gotten.
Picked up an Illinois 2009-10 from a Welcome Center last week (could not find a place online to request one). Emailed Missouri DOT and received a 2010-12 in the mail two weeks ago (picked up a second for a friend from a rest area last week too).
Quote from: Scott5114 on November 13, 2009, 09:16:15 PM
Alaska DOT&PF allows you to order maps but as far as I can tell they never ship them. I ordered one last fall and it never showed up. From what I hear others have had the same experience.
I called them (free long distance) and asked them to mail me one, and they did.
Or you can try this:
http://www.travelalaska.com/
Quote from: AARoads on December 29, 2009, 11:14:02 AM
Picked up an Illinois 2009-10 from a Welcome Center last week (could not find a place online to request one). Emailed Missouri DOT and received a 2010-12 in the mail two weeks ago (picked up a second for a friend from a rest area last week too).
You have to exercise a bit of caution with the Illinois ones at the rest areas. They offer both a regular version and a large print version. The large print version does not have any of the city maps (including Chicago and Metro East) found on the regular version. At least Blago's name is gone from the maps. :D
I just got a South Dakota map today :)
Ontario has both a online one on the MTO website and a printed one that they hand out for free at travel information centres. You can also order a printed one online but they charge for it.
You can view the online map or order the paper one currently here: http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/traveller/map/index.shtml
Quote from: joseph1723 on January 06, 2010, 04:22:47 PM
Ontario has both a online one on the MTO website and a printed one that they hand out for free at travel information centres. You can also order a printed one online but they charge for it.
You can view the online map or order the paper one currently here: http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/traveller/map/index.shtml
It's $2.95 for the paper map, but $31 shipping to the States...ouch! I'll have to d/l for the meantime, and head for the info center when I go up there this fall. :-)
I know where to get a free official Ontario highway map...go to Ontario's tourism department
http://www.ontariotravel.net/TcisCtrl?language=EN&site=consumers&key1=travelGuides
Highway Map is in there
State of Georgia
There are many types of maps available at the GDOT website:
http://dot.ga.gov/maps/Pages/default.aspx
They have maps for state, county, city, railroad, airport, bicycle, traffic counts, and other subjects. You can get either hard copies or electronic versions (mostly pdf, but also a few jpg). The state maps are all up to date, but county maps aren't updated regularly (which isn't a big deal for rural Georgia counties, but they leave out much of the recent growth in metro Atlanta counties).
Quote from: Greybear on November 05, 2009, 03:17:07 PM
Maps of Arkansas can ordered here: http://www.arkansashighways.com/planning_research/mapping_graphics/tourist.aspx (http://www.arkansashighways.com/planning_research/mapping_graphics/tourist.aspx)
There are a bunch of downloadable maps here: http://www.arkansashighways.com/planning_research/mapping_graphics/mapping_graphics.aspx
More Arkansas maps, including historic maps, are available here: ftp://ftp.geostor.arkansas.gov/geostor_raster_02/AHTD_MAP_SERIES/
Mississippi finally has 2008-09 maps available. Only thing I really noticed was that they acknowledge Future Interstate 22, although they show it following US 78 into Tennessee.
Thanks for the link... ordered one last Friday.
Quote from: yanksfan6129 on February 07, 2010, 10:50:50 AM
I know where to get a free official Ontario highway map...go to Ontario's tourism department
http://www.ontariotravel.net/TcisCtrl?language=EN&site=consumers&key1=travelGuides
Highway Map is in there
A quick followup, the Ontario map arrived in the mail today, beating out PA, VA, WV which even had a few days' head start. Now I can plan a trip to the Great White North from my comfy chair in the Great White Mid-Atlantic. :biggrin:
Found out yesterday that there may not be a 2010 Kentucky map. I was told that Kentucky plans to use the 2009 maps through the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games to be held in Lexington in the fall. If this comes to pass it will be the first time I can ever remember Kentucky not issuing an annual map.
Yeah, I noticed that on my Kentucky map that they were mentioning those games, plus a year wasn't mentioned on the map itself. Anyhow, having it every 2 years won't do much harm for Kentucky I suppose. Speaking of Ontario, I ordered a map from them a couple years ago and also got a fast response, about a week or so I believe which is quite good given it's coming from another country, perhaps the postal system there is just better. I have plans for a trip up there this year plus Quebec, some of the Maritime Provinces, and the Northeast, of which I've ordered maps from all six of those states. By any chance, does someone know how I can get a map of Quebec?
Quote from: hbelkins on February 19, 2010, 01:28:15 AM
Found out yesterday that there may not be a 2010 Kentucky map. I was told that Kentucky plans to use the 2009 maps through the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games to be held in Lexington in the fall. If this comes to pass it will be the first time I can ever remember Kentucky not issuing an annual map.
And I did not notice many changes between the 2009 and 2008 maps, outside of the removal of the Future Interstate corridors and addition of those Main Street icons...
Kentucky's doing a 2010 map after all. Just found out today that it will be out in a couple of weeks. I will try to stock up on them to bring to any road meets I attend this year. Anyone who requests a Kentucky map online should do so after March 15 and be sure to request a 2010 map instead f last year's version. I have not seen a draft of this year's map so I don't know what it looks like.
Quote from: MDRoads on February 11, 2010, 09:04:32 PM
Thanks for the link... ordered one last Friday.
Quote from: yanksfan6129 on February 07, 2010, 10:50:50 AM
I know where to get a free official Ontario highway map...go to Ontario's tourism department
http://www.ontariotravel.net/TcisCtrl?language=EN&site=consumers&key1=travelGuides
Highway Map is in there
Michigan highway maps can be ordered online and mailed to anywhere in the U.S. and the Dominion of Canada:
http://www.michigan.gov/mdot/0,1607,7-151-9622_11033_11151---,00.html :coffee:
Quote from: Chris on December 12, 2009, 11:37:20 AM
I got another one on the Pennsylvania taxpayers behalf. Thank you very much :D
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As the Christmas Tree shows the time of year you got that map, you probably considered it an early Christmas present (lol). :coffee: