5 Minute blogs with tips on camping, the outdoors, and Scout Advancement.
1- Several years ago I was teaching Map & Compass to a group of adults and I stated that map distance was only accurate if the ground was perfectly flat. And therefore map distance was always less than ground or hiking distance. The question came from one of the students on “Well how far is … Read more
1- Here are 4 minor terrain features that will aid you in reading a topographic map. Draw, Re-entrant, Gully Spur Cliff, Bluff, Escarpment, Scarp or Scarp Face Mesa, Table or Tableland, Plateau, Butte 1.1 Draw is very similar to a valley, It has high ground on 3 sides and runs downhill on the 4th side. … Read more
1- There are four main topographic terrain features to be familiar with. Hill, Hilltop, Mountain top, Peak, Summit, Prominences, Knoll Ridge, Ridge Line, Ridge Top, Mountain Ridge Saddle, Defile Valley, Canyon, Gorge, Ravine, Gully 1.1 Hilltop has several names. It is where the land slopes downward in all directions from the immediate vicinity. 1.2 Ridge, … Read more
1- Map Scale seems to throw folks what the numbers mean and how to interpret the numbers. The scale is simply a ratio of the size of the map to the size of geography (in the case of a USGS Topographic Map). The scale on a 7.5-minute map is 1:24,000. That number means that 1 … Read more