Compass Maps is a California publisher of road maps. It is based in Modesto. Jump to: navigation, search State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Senators Dianne Feinstein (D) Barbara Boxer (D) Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd) - Land 404,298 km² - Water 20,047 km² (4. ... Jump to: navigation, search Modesto is the county seat of Stanislaus County, California. ...
It was founded in 1963 by Dick and Shirley Elke.
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A systematic representation of the graticule on which the area of any enclosed figure on the map is equal to the area of the corresponding figure on the globe of the same scale; it contrasts with a conformal projection.
Magnetic or compass north is the direction of the north-seeking end of a magnetic compass needle, not subject to local disturbances.
The scale of a map or chart expressed as a fraction or ratio which relates unit distance on the map to distance measured in the same unit on the ground eg.
All maps will have some basic features in common and map reading is all about learning to understand their particular "language." You'll end up using a variety of maps to plan and run your trip but perhaps the most useful map is a topographic map.
The map location is given by the latitude and longitude of the southeast (lower right) corner of the quadrangle.
In addition, a USGS map includes latitude and longitude as well as the names of the adjacent maps (depicted on the top, bottom, left side, right side and the four corners of the map).
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