Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer [Paperback]

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Book Description

Series: Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer | Publication Date: November 1, 2005

The first choice of outdoors enthusiasts. Beautiful, detailed, large-format maps of every state. Perfect for home and office reference, and a must for all your vehicles. Gazetteer information may include: campgrounds, attractions, historic sites & museums, recreation areas, trails, freshwater fishing site & boat launches, canoe trips or scenic drives. Categories vary by state

Product Details

• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: DeLorme Publishing; 6th edition (November 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0899333265
• ISBN-13: 978-0899333267
• Product Dimensions: 15.5 x 10.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #237,614 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This is an old edition, January 9, 2005

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reader and hiker (Fairfax, VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer (Paperback)

WARNING -- WARNING -- WARNING

Delorme published a 5th edition in 2003. This edition (4th edition) is an older one. If you want the most currecnt edition you will need to look else where. This edition is copywright 2000 with information that appears to be accurate to 1999. New roads, etc not on this edition.

Although it will probably be acceptable for many uses, just make certain that you are willing to buy the older edition.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer - Tons of content, August 9, 2005

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D. Hutchins (North Carolina) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer (Paperback)

This Atlas, like all in the DeLorme series of Atlas & Gazetteer references, are wonderful map resources. A wealth of information is included. If anything, the level of detail, coupled with the topographic information, may seem a bit too much at first glace (if you are new to these guides). But if you're willing to spend a bit of time with the maps, you will find these guides to be very useful.

In addition to the maps and the useful indexes and cross-references, these guides include listings or location sources for hiking, camping, fishing, recreation areas, unique natural features (waterfalls, bridges, caverns, natural areas, etc.), bicycle routes, horse trails, etc. And of course, GPS (Lat/Lon) coordinates are printed on each map.

Although the scale of these maps demand it, it would be nice if the guide book dimensions were a bit smaller. At 11" x 15.5", it's a good size book, so it's not quite as easy to stow in the backpack or the motorcycle storage area, etc.

Overall, these are excellent guides for any traveler or outdoor enthusiast.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good map for the back roads, June 24, 2008

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K. Miller (Arlington, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer (Paperback)

This is the best Atlas/Gazetteer I've found around at least for the areas I travel and can vouch for the details. It's a great resource for those times when you need to get off the main roads and see where the back roads take you. This map has a lot of the small details that I was looking for, trail heads, boat ramps, camp grounds, wineries, ferries, waterfalls, etc. The topo lines are pretty easy to read and elevations are well marked for this style of map. It's also pretty easy to cross reference to your GPS unit.

What this map lacks are the details you need for in-town travel, and that includes downtown in the small towns. When the roads get too tight you're gonna need a different map because this one only has one size (1:150k or 1"=2.4miles) I also think they should have included phone/web contact info for their places of interest and a couple of blank pages in the back for notes. (Quick tip: I covered the inside back cover with post-it notes so I can take notes and move them to the page I really need them on.)

Quality of the book is decent and should last long enough. The book is a bit big (15.5"h x 11"w) so don't plan on keeping this one in the glove compartment!