Review
Clayton is publishing perhaps the most comprehensive GPS guide I've ever seen, and it's only peripherally related to aviation. The waypoints identified are so numerous, in fact, that it's not practical to publish one edition for the entire country. Instead, Clayton publishes one for each state. As this is written, Wendt has GPS Companion guides out for Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Florida and California, and he's working on the other states as quickly as he can.
With Wendt's handy little 4x5 book in my flight bag, I'll now be able to fly directly to Mount Whitney at 36 34 45N 118 70 30W and point out the peak with confidence. Alternately, I'll be able to zero in on Hearst Castle at 35 41 07N 121 10 00W and fly directly over the huge, rectangular reflecting pool.
If you're looking for something other than an airport such as Bridalveil Falls in Yosemite (37 43 00N 119 38 45W), you'll find Wendt's California GPS Companion an indispensable guide. -- Excerpts from article by Sr. Editor Bill Cox, Plane & Pilot Magazine, March 1998
From the Publisher
The addition of the new
Texas GPS Companion in November, 1998 brings our coverage to ten (10) States! It incorporates everything we've learned along the way. The Texas book lists Latitude, Longitude and in many cases elevation for thousands of named points of interest. The book includes a tables and hints section which is tailored to the state. We've also included our new "Points Around the USA" section!
It is comprehensive! A good Texas road map will list about 3000 cities and towns in its index. The GPS Companion lists 6140 towns in the state of Texas! The book contains over 8170 locations in all, on 392 pages.
It is readable! The index of a road map is printed in condensed 5 point type. The GPS Companion is printed in 9 point courier type.
Elevations are included for over 3700 locations in all. Of course all of the 365 airports are listed with elevation. And there are 237 mountain summits with elevation as well.
Here is a summary of the points included. Airports 365 Beaches 24 Bridges 24 Buildings, misc. 27 Cape, Islands, etc. 43 Cities & towns 6140 Dams 19 Gardens, Conservatory 7 Golf Courses 167 Harbor, Marina, Bay 26 Lake & Reservoir 337 Locales, misc. 144 Mine 11 Museums 7 Observatories 2 Ridge, Cliff 23 State & Nat'l Parks 75 Pillar (Rock) 20 University, College 116 Spring 30 Summit 237 Tower (lookout) 29 Tracks (race) 12 Valley, Gap 77 Waterfall 28
Buildings and Locales include landmarks such as the Astrodome, the McDonald Observatory, Old Fort San Jacinto, the YO Ranch and the Alamo.
