In the zone

Would you like free access to thousands of topographic maps? TopoZone.com <www.topozone.com> Is a fully searchable Web site containing topographic images of the entire United States. Under Get a Map, click Place Name Search to go to the query form. The system will return a list of places that match your search criteria.

Click on the name you want and you'll get the topographic map that contains that feature. The default scale is 1:100,000 (small), so zoom in to a larger scale map for more detail. You'll find the zoom selections along the top edge of the map; they are 1:25,000,1:50,000,1:100,000 and 1:200,000.