Andy Arthur.

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Map Collection.

Map making is a hobby of mine. I make maps using government data and personal experiences, often of places I've been or want to explore further.

20 Newest Maps that I've uploaded to the blog in recent days. I usually add 10-15 new maps a week, based on where I've gone or want to go in coming days.

Alphabetical Listing of All Maps that shows that 400 plus maps I've done on one page, handy for searching for a specific map.

Step-by-Step Tutorial on Using QGIS to Make NY State Outdoors Maps. A rather lengthy article with screenshots to help you get started making your own maps.

Adirondack High Peaks. Maps of various Adirondack High Peaks of interest.

Adirondack Park. Overview maps of the Adirondack Park, showing land use and facilities across the park.

Adirondack Wilderness-area. A series of 20 maps of the designated wilderness areas in the Adirondacks.

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... click to display adobe pdf of map

Agriculture. Maps from the agricultural census and other sources that looks at farming and the production of food.

Albany County Legislature 2011 Results. Maps of Albany County, County Legislature Races in 2011.

Albany Pine Bush. Trails, land uses, and plans relating to the Albany Pine Bush.

Allegany County. State Forests and other public lands in the western portion of the Southern Tier in "The Enchanted Mountains" of Allegany County.

Allegheny National Forest. Allegheny National Forest is located in North Western Pennsylvania. Maps based on a variety of GIS data and sources.

Arteries. An artistic look at the road systems surrounding the major cities of New York City, and various interconnections between different roads.

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Bethlehem EDs. Maps of the Bethlehem EDs, political trends, and elections results.

Black River Wild Forest. Areas around the Black River Wild Forest.

Blue Mountain Lake. Maps from around Blue Mountain Lake, such as Blue Mountain and the Blue Ridge Wilderness in the Central Adirondacks.

Bog River Flow. Maps from in and around Bog River Flow, Horseshoe Lake, Lows Lake, and other Lows properties now owned by the state.

Broome and Chenango County. Maps of state forests and interesting places to camp in Broome and Chenango County.

Catskill Wilderness Areas. Overview maps of lands classified as Wilderness under the Catskill State Land Master Plan.

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Cattaraugus County. Maps from around Cattaragus County, such as the Zoar Valley and East Otto State Forest.

Census. Various maps generated by Census data about communities where people live in across the state.

Champlain Canal. Maps from along the Champlain Canal from Lake Champlain to Fort Edward for kayaking or similar uses.

Chautauqua County. Public lands in and around the south-western most portion of state.

Cortland, Oswego, Syracuse Areas. Maps from places around Syracuse like Cortland, Oswego, and Onondaga County town, county, and state public lands.

Devils Path. Hikes around the Devil's Path area, e.g. Hunter, Plateau, Sugar Loaf, Twin, Indian Mountain, and other popular trails such as Overlook Mountain Trail and Huckleberry Ledge Trail over Kaaterskill Clove.

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Energy Use. Maps of energy use and consumption in our state, and what forms of energy are preferred in one region of state over another one.

Erie Canal. Maps of Erie Canal from DOT topos with canal locks overlaid.

Ferris Lake. Ferris Lake Wild Forest is 147,454 acres of state forest preserve lands about 30 miles north of Canajoharie. Campsite maps and other maps from the DEC and other sources.

Franklin and Union Falls Ponds. Maps around Franklin and Union Falls Ponds in Essex County.

Heldebergs. Maps from in and around the Heldeberg Mountains of Albany County.

Hoffmans Notch Wilderness. Maps from the Hoffman's Notch Wilderness, including Severance Hill overlooking Schroon Lake and Paradox Lake.

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Hudson River. Maps along the Hudson River for kayaking and otherwise exploring the river.

Independence River. Maps from around Independence River-area, including I.R. Wild Forest, Otter Creek State Forest, Confusion Flats, and other lands.

Ithaca. Maps from around the Ithaca-area.

Jessup River. Maps from around Jessup River-area, including Jessup River Wild Forest and the International Paper Perkins Clearing Easement.

Kaaterskill Clove. Maps in and around the Kaaterskill Clove, where NY 23A winds it's way up from Palenville to Tannersville.

Lake George. Maps of lands in and around the Lake George Wild Forest including Tongue Mountain Range and Black Mountain on other side of the lake.

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Lake Ontario. Lake Ontario is a great place to do a little fishing, see a great sunset, or otherwise enjoy this wonderful lake.

Monreau Lake State Park. Monreau Lake State Park is located near Glens Falls, featuring the Palmerstown Ridge and views overlooking the Hudson River.

Moose River Plains. Moose River Plains is the Adirondacks' premier primitive camping destination, with well over 100 campsites over 30 miles of back country dirt roads.

Moose River to Black River. Maps of the Moose River from Old Forge down to the Black River.

NE-Ha-Sa-ne Wilderness. Currently just a map of Lake Lila showing the campsites on the lake.

New York Population. Maps showing the relative wild and remote nature of most Upstate New York.

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Niagara, Genesee, Orleans Counties. Maps of Niagara, Genesee, Orleans Counties in Western NY along Lake Ontario.

North Country. Maps of public lands North of Adirondack Park.

North-West Adirondacks. Maps from around North Western Adirondacks, such as Clear Pond, White Hill Wild Area, and Watson's Triangle.

Northern Adirondack Wild Forests. The Northern-most portion of Adirondack Park including Chazy Highlands Wild Forest, Debar Mountain Wild Forest, Deer River Primitive Area, Raquette Boreal Wild Forest, Taylor Pond Wild Forest, and White Hill.

Oil and Gas Wells in NY State. Maps of Oil and Gas Wells in NY State, as a discussion piece to discuss oil and gas drilling in our state. It's remarkable how many wells there are, and how it fragments the Western NY and Finger Lakes landscape.

Oneida and Madison County. Maps from in and around Oneida and Madison County, including Charles Baker State Forest ("Brookfield Horse Camp"), Brookfield Railroad State Forest, Stoney Pond, Rome Sand Plains, Albert Woodford Forest, and surrounding parcels.

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Oswegatchie River Canoe Maps. Maps of the Oswegatchie River, Canoeable Portion in the Five Ponds Wilderness-area.

Pharaoh Lake. Maps from around the Pharaoh Lake Wilderness area, including tips and experiences I have had hiking up there in the past.

Politics. Maps showing election results and analyses of things like Democratic Performance and Swing Votes, along with maps of enrollments.

Road Maps. Road maps that show local roads in towns surrounding interesting parcels of public lands worth exploring in future explorations.

Saint Regis Canoe Area. Maps of the Saint Regis Canoe Area. High resolution maps scaled to standard 8x11 pages for printing, and includes campsites.

Saratoga Parks. Various public lands in Saratoga County, with trails and other data mostly from Saratoga PLAN.

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Sargent Ponds WF. Maps around the Sargent Ponds Wild Forest, such as along the Raquette River, such as Raquette Lake, Forked Lake, Long Lake, etc.

Schoharie County. Maps around Schoharie County including Eminence State Forest and Mallet Pond State Forests. Eventually I will post maps from Vromans Nose, Cliffs of Middleburgh, Cotton Hill, and Leonard Hill.

Schroon River. The Schroon River in Warren County offers some 50 miles of flat water, just deep enough for a canoe or kayak.

Shaker Mountain. Shaker Mountain Wild Forest is the largely undeveloped and wild lands between Ferris Lake and Wilcox Lake Wild Forests in the Southern Adirondacks.

Siamese Pond Wilderness. Siamese Pond Wilderness is the lands north of the East Branch of Scanadaga River, in between NY 8, NY 30, and NY 28.

South-Western Catskills. Maps from the South Western Catskills, such as Big Pond, Alder Lake, and the Balsam Lake Mountain Fire Tower.

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Southern Green Mountains. Maps of the Southern Green Mountains like Kelley Stand Road and surrounding ponds, Somerset Reservior, and other lands.

Spectulator. Maps from the area around Spectulator, such as Kunjamuk River, Mason Pond, Jessup River, Pillsbury Mountain, and Snowy Mountain.

State Land Types in NY. A look at state parcels and their designations -- be it wilderness, wild forest, intensive use, state forest, wildlife management area, unique area, etc.

Sugar Hill. Sugar Hill State Forest aka Six Nations Horse Camp is located outside of Watkins Glen.

Taconics. Maps from in and around the Taconic Mountains.

Tawahaus. Maps of the Tawahaus, Lower and Upper Works, Duck Pond, and other lakes around there.

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Thacher Park. Thacher Park and the OSI Parcels, with major features and hiking trails based on OPRHP data but underlaid with NYSDOT topos.

Transportation Infographics. A look at Transportation Policy through a series of infographics.

Tug Hill. Maps from around Tug Hill Plateau and surrounding lands, such as the Salmon River Reservoir, Winona State Forest, Sand Bay.

Vanderwhacker Mountain Wild Forest. Maps from the Vanderwhacker Mountain Wild Forest in Minerva. I keep planning to go there (that's why I drew these maps), and then the weather does not cooperate much with me.

Wilcox Lake. Wilcox Lake Wild Forest is the lands north of the Great Sacandaga Lake, with several smaller mountains, primitive campsites, and other interesting lands, not far from the Adirondack Northway and NY 30.

Windham. Maps from the Northern Catskills around Windham, including Windham High Peak, Black Dome, Black Head Mountains, and Huntersfield Range of Mountains.

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“The policy of the state shall be to conserve and protect its natural resources and scenic beauty and encourage the development and improvement of its agricultural lands for the production of food and other agricultural products.”
Article 14, Section 4 NY State Constitution