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Summary: Detailed maps and outdoor reference guide for Bay State
Review: A comprehensive new 54-page mapping and recreation resource for the entire state of Massachusetts is now available from DeLorme, a company renowned for its digital and paper maps for more than 20 years. The beautiful and practical Massachusetts Atlas and Gazetteer features incredibly detailed, full-color, topographic maps, as well as in-depth listings of things to do and places to see in the Bay State. In addition to the beautiful, shaded-relief maps for all areas of the Commonwealth, the Atlas also provides six pages of maps for three urban areas. The cities of Boston, Worcester and Springfield are illustrated with full, street-level detail. An additional inset of Downtown Boston provides even more detail for city travelers. Vacationers will love the attention to historic districts, museums and scenic drives, but you don't have to be a tourist to make good use of the Massachusetts Atlas and Gazetteer. Outdoor enthusiasts, campers and hunters can use this atlas as a regular reference tool. Natives of the Commonwealth can use the gazetteer section to plan day trips within their home state. With easy reference to Atlas pages, the Gazetteer section provides in-depth information about interesting places to visit and things to do throughout the Commonwealth, such as: state and national recreational areas; hiking and biking trails; paddling opportunities and golf courses; wildlife viewing areas; downhill and cross-country skiing areas; private campgrounds throughout the state; museums and attractions. The maps are divided into three categories: an atlas map at a scale of 1:80,000 (1"= 1.3 miles); a city map at a scale of 1:32,000 (1"= 0.5 miles); and the Boston enlargement map at a scale of 1:16,000 (1"= 0.25 miles). Each atlas map page covers an area approximately 12.9 miles wide by 17.3 miles high. These shaded-relief maps depict the terrain in a three-dimensional view with a contour interval of 80 feet. A grid system along the margins of the maps indicating latitude and longitude enables people to use the Atlas with Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers.
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Summary: Better than Cod Cakes and Beans
Review: Hey! I like 'em. I've used these books for most of my trips for many years and they really are unmatchable time savers. ... With these books there is enough detail to find the feature you are looking for, yet not overly detailed as to require a lot of page flipping. ...To use as a fine detail map for driving they give terrific information about which streets to take. We used ours to try to negotiate the traffic at rush hour in Salem, Mass. ... The book was able to show us alternatives to avoid the worst of it. I also like the DelOrme software on my computer. ...
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Summary: Some errors but lots of good info
Review: Some back roads in western MA are incorrectly named. An otherwise excellent resource.
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Summary: loaded with topographic maps
Review: The 80-page book is loaded with topographic maps showing in detail important information, like trails, rivers, forests, hills, and more. The Gazetteer is loaded with important information such as state and recreational areas, hiking and biking trails, paddling opportunities, golf courses, wildlife viewing areas, downhill and cross-country skiing areas, private campgrounds throughout the state, museums and attractions, and city maps of Boston, Springfield, and Worcester. For example, under wildlife viewing is liested Barre Falls Dam Project. Barre is famous for song/perching birds, upland birds, hoofed mammals, barrier free access, parking, picnic areas, restrooms, hiking, non-motorized boating, cross-country skiing, hiking. Folks! I have been here and what is listed is 100 percent true. Armand J. Courchaine, The Mansfield Buzz, May 27, 1999
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