+Phil&Phil2008 Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Hi all, Does anyone know of any good free topographical maps for Northern New Jersey? Thanks, this may be in the wrong forum (Northeast maybe... ) Phil Quote Link to comment
+mtn-man Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Online, yes. www.topozone.com I don't know anyone who prints maps for free though. Quote Link to comment
Keystone Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 I am moving this thread from the Geocaching Topics forum to the Northeast forum. Quote Link to comment
+Packanack Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 You may be able to find some maps on the NJDEP website, look for WMA or State Parks, and you may find them on line. You can also find some through the Rutger Map Collection. You can order topo maps through the state. You can also buy the entire state in Atlas form through De Lorme, it is a rather detailed book. For Northern New Jersey you can buy maps through Rod Johnson Cartography and the New York New Jersey Trail Conference, both of which are without peer. Simply they are the best. Johnson uses National Geographic Topo Series as his base, the trail conference publishes their own. Remember topo maps are not the equivalent of trail maps. Quote Link to comment
+trowel32 Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 (edited) Expertgps has seamless topo maps for the whole country that you can print out and download/upload .loc and .gpx geocache waypoints onto. You can download it and use it free for 30 days or something but then you have to pay for it. I love it and I paid to unlock it. expert gps Edited March 5, 2008 by trowel32 Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 (edited) If you are interested in the trail system, as well as terrain, the NYNJ Trail Conference produces excellent maps of northern NJ. Unfortunately they only cover the most popular hiking areas. You can check their website under publications o see what is covered and what isn't. Oh, and they aren't free. Also the USGS sells topo maps for a nominal fee, but they tend to be on the large side and a bit clumsy to use in the field. Edited March 5, 2008 by briansnat Quote Link to comment
+Packanack Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 http://www.nj.gov/dep/fgw/wmaland.htm Quote Link to comment
+Phil&Phil2008 Posted March 5, 2008 Author Share Posted March 5, 2008 Thanks! You've all been VERY helpful Quote Link to comment
+uminski Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 All of New JoiZs topographic maps are available online for free at the following webpage http://www.state.nj.us/dep/njgs/geodata/dgs99-1.htm The maps are black and white, no color. Quote Link to comment
+Peconic Bay Sailors Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 (edited) All of New JoiZs topographic maps are available online for free at the following webpage http://www.state.nj.us/dep/njgs/geodata/dgs99-1.htm The maps are black and white, no color. Those are VERY OLD Maps... I'd say at least pre 1965... at least the Bernardsville map #49... It says 1983 on the webpage, but still shows the old Somerset Hills Airport in Basking Ridge... and that was buldosed about 1970-1... and there are lots of roads missing that were there in 1965... That's when I first moved there... The map does not show my house, which was built in 1960... Edited March 7, 2008 by Peconic Bay Sailors Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 (edited) All of New JoiZs topographic maps are available online for free at the following webpage http://www.state.nj.us/dep/njgs/geodata/dgs99-1.htm The maps are black and white, no color. Those are VERY OLD Maps... I'd say at least pre 1965... at least the Bernardsville map #49... It says 1983 on the webpage, but still shows the old Somerset Hills Airport in Basking Ridge... and that was buldosed about 1970-1... and there are lots of roads missing that were there in 1965... That's when I first moved there... The map does not show my house, which was built in 1960... Yeah, the Kinnelon map shows it to be mostly all woods. I wish it was still that way. Edited March 7, 2008 by briansnat Quote Link to comment
+Phil&Phil2008 Posted March 7, 2008 Author Share Posted March 7, 2008 Hm.. Thanks for the warning! Quote Link to comment
+Evil Chicken Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 Another source for free NJ topos: Rutgers Dept. of Geography Quote Link to comment
+Peconic Bay Sailors Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 (edited) Hm.. Thanks for the warning! You just have to be aware that a lot of the open land shown is now new roads, condos, corporate parks, shopping centers, developments, etc... It does not render the topo contour lines inacurate, so just for an idea of the terrain in a specific area, for caching, they still will work just fine... actually, with few exceptions (i.e. the Millington Quarry near us, the whole hill is now gone), the contour lines in my home area look pretty accurate... Edited March 7, 2008 by Peconic Bay Sailors Quote Link to comment
+Phil&Phil2008 Posted March 8, 2008 Author Share Posted March 8, 2008 Thanks a lot!:=D: Quote Link to comment
nj95k Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 Google Earth does pretty good topo in 3D (not your standard lines etc). If you hover your mouse over a point it tells you the altitude also. Hope this helps NJ95K FreeMapSource.com Quote Link to comment
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