Posted in Charts and Maps, Featured Maps, Google Earth, Google Earth Marine Charts, Trips and Guides on Jan 11th, 2008
In conjunction with our exhibit at the 2008 Cleveland Boat Show (see us in Booth 91, east of the Ferris Wheel), we’ve released our new Ohio Boat Ramp and Water Access map for Google Earth. Find boat ramps and access sites to your favorite Ohio rivers and lakes with 886 sites included. We’ve sourced [...]
Posted in Canoeing, Charts and Maps, Featured Maps, Kayaking, Niagara Falls, Trips and Guides, destinations on Sep 15th, 2007
Niagara Falls was one of my family’s frequent vacation stops. I’ve carried on the tradition with my family and the falls never cease to amaze.
If you travel plans take you into the Niagara Falls area and you’d like to get out on the water via canoe or kayak, we found a great Google My [...]
Posted in Featured Maps, Hampton Roads, Trips and Guides, destinations on Sep 7th, 2007
Hampton Roads is an area steeped with naval history. Our current boat, ‘Southern Comfort’ called Portsmouth, VA home prior to joining us in the deep south last year. The Hampton Roads Powerboat Association (HRPA) has posted a Google My Map which highlights key boating destinations in their area.
Use the buttons below the preview [...]
Posted in Featured Maps, Tampa Bay, Trips and Guides on Sep 6th, 2007
Looking to explore Tampa Bay? We found a great Google My Map today to get you started. The map is from the sailboat Wu-Wei and we think is associated with diysailor.com . The map includes photos and chart scans and is very well done.
Use the buttons below the preview map below to [...]
Posted in Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Trips and Guides, destinations, trips and routes on Aug 14th, 2007
The confluence of the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers into the Ohio at present-day Pittsburgh is an area rich in North American history and commerce. The rivers continue to serve the as economic highways connecting the mid-west to the Mississippi and on to the Gulf of Mexico and beyond. Adding to the economic value of the waterways is their extensive use for recreation.
Posted in Charts and Maps, Featured Maps, Trips and Guides, destinations on Aug 9th, 2007
Boating World had a great article on “Great Escapes” in the September 2007 issue. We’ve put together a Google Earth Map to help you find each island. Click on any of the placemarks for links for additional online information like local maps, photos, videos, and websites.
We’ve also included links to the online versions of our EarthNC Marine Charts for Google Earth for each location. Complete Google Earth charts with depth soundings and contours are available in our EarthNC Plus chart system.
Posted in Block Island, Charts and Maps, Trips and Guides, destinations, videos on Aug 9th, 2007
A nautical delight, Block Island offers a range of sights and activities over it’s 10 square mile area. Most boating visitors make landfall at the aptly named Old Harbor or New Harbor (Great Salt Marsh) towns. The island is home to 2 lighthouses and many other historic buildings.
Posted in Block Island, Featured Maps, Rhode Island, Trips and Guides, videos on Aug 8th, 2007
While working on an upcoming EarthNC guide to island cruising destinations, we came across a great new blog call Island Spirit Sailing Adventures. Bloggers Hayden and Raydeen have done a great job writing about living aboard their Island Packet 35 in Block Island, Rhode Island this summer.
Better yet, they’ve captured some wonderful photos, [...]
Posted in EarthNC News, TakItWithMe, Trips and Guides on Aug 1st, 2007
Have a blog or website where you’d like to highlight Google My Maps or KML files? Better yet, would you like to provide your readers an easy way to view your maps in both Google Maps, Google Earth, and be able to download map data to GPS devices? We invite your to try [...]
Posted in Featured Maps, Poker Runs, Special Events, Trips and Guides on Jul 29th, 2007
The Emerald Coast Poker Run is one of the nation’s largest with 400+ boats cruising ports of call between Destin and Pensacola, Florida. To help participants and spectators, we’ve produced a special Google My Map which you can view below in Google Maps showing all the stops, special no-wake areas, and the larger [...]