Rephotographing Lexington’s Streetscapes

December 10, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Rephotographing Lexington’s Streetscapes. Click to view Google Map.

A collaborative final project for GEO 172, Introduction to Human Geography, Fall 2012, BCTCS

The class was tasked with rephotographing the streetscapes of downtown Lexington captured by Asa Coleman Chin in 1920-1921. Sanborn maps of the areas Chin photographed are provided as a reference.

Students then researched Lexington newspapers for information about city life during the period 1907-1921. Historic themes of urban improvement, segregation, and riots emerge. Students’ photographs & research show monumental change in areas of civic life, but often little change in many areas of the city’s built environment.

Sources: Kentuckiana Digital Library & Lexington Public Library

Filed Under: Free Maps, News

2012 Bike Lexington Map

July 6, 2012 by Leave a Comment

This map is freely available at local bike shops and as an electronic download.

We are proud to announce the release of the Bike Lexington Map which locates bicycling facilities and preferred routes in Lexington, Kentucky. The purpose of the map is to show existing facilities (such as bike lanes and shared-use paths) and preferred routes (wider roads with low volume and/or low speed)  to encourage cycling and help cyclists plan trips through the city.

This 27″ x 39″ free, full-color map can be found at local bicycling shops and the Bread Box’s Broke Spoke and West 6th Street Brewing. UK students can pick up the map at Wildcat Wheels. Other outlets are sure to be added.

Digital PDF copies are offered in a few versions.

  1. The official map (7 megabytes) is the version printed.
  2. A map with aerial photography (49 megabytes) shows the built environment and surrounding countryside.
  3. A map book (27 megabytes) allows for easier printing and mobile use.
Filed Under: Free Maps, Maps, News Tagged With:

Archives of stuff

July 4, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Visit our site from 2004

Visit our site from 2004

Gallery

Archive from 2011

Just for fun, we have added portions of our site from the old days of 2004 and 2011. Much of the content is duplicated, but it shows the evolution outrageGIS.com. If you want to go wayback, you need the wayback machine internet archive for our site. It should be noted that many links may be broken and contact forms will not work, since the emails have changed. If you need to contact us now, please use this link.

Filed Under: Maps Archive, News

First Frontier Audio Driving Tour

April 15, 2008 by Leave a Comment

Download and print the two-hour audio driving tour.

What trails will you blaze through this new frontier?

You will travel over ancient buffalo traces and Native American trails that frontier settlers cut into roads seeking the fertile lands of Kentucky. You will walk through Cumberland Gap where the Wilderness Road and the Warrior’s Path meet and look out upon America’s First Frontier. Along the Kingdom Come Scenic Parkway, you will hear the rushing headwaters of the mighty Cumberland River.

Download Hi quality (220 meg)

For adventuresome spirits, the unexplored road lures you to rugged mountain settlements and luxuriant coves of rhododendron blooms. Autumn hues of amber and scarlet sweeten your memories of fall vacations. Springtime stirs enchanting old-time songs and the colors of redbuds and dogwoods in our mountain festivals.

Website

Filed Under: Cumberland Gap, NHP, Free Maps, Maps, Pine Mountain Tagged With:

Kentucky Boating Access Sites

March 5, 2008 by Leave a Comment

Kentucky Boating Access Sites: one Texas-rigged publication!

This publicaiton was commissioned by the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife and was offered freely at places throughout Kentucky where one could buy a fishing license. The 11′ x 17′ booklet is no longer printed, but you can download full resolution PDFs from this site. The publication primarily shows public boat ramps and access sites on Kentucky’s lakes and rivers. It also shows stocked trout streams and favorable waters for other species. If you’ve ever fished with a texas-rigged worm, this is your book.

Filed Under: Free Maps, Maps Tagged With:

Veterans Park Frisbee Golf Course

July 5, 2006 by Leave a Comment

Veterans Park Frisbee Golf Coursr

Since the building of Veterans Park’s new mountain bike trails, this map is no longer completely accurate, except for the frisbee golf course. So if you like to throw the plastic disks, then you have a map here.

Filed Under: Free Maps Tagged With:

John’s Run Walk maps

August 25, 2005 by Leave a Comment

Three running routes around Chevy Chase

Street map for southeast Lexington with 10-foot elevation contours

Often folks wonder were to run in Lexington, especially after purchasing some fast and fly sneakers. These two maps present options for the runner. The first map locates three routes that verteran runners use for safety, scenery, and distance. The second map is simply a topographic street map for southeast Lexington inside New Circle.

Filed Under: Free Maps Tagged With:

At Leisure’s Edge

August 8, 2001 by Leave a Comment
At Leisure's Edge

Download audio documentary (66 Megabytes)

At Leisure’s Edge, an audio exploration of Kentucky’s historic black parks. This download contains maps and audio that locate and describe Kentucky’s once-segregated black parks, including Cherokee State Resort Park in western Kentucky.

Have a listen to the Introduction.

Read the  Script-Radio-Documentary and visit the SoundCloud set.

Maps: InfoSheet and InfoSheet-Map

Or watch a one-hour documentary.

Filed Under: Free Maps, Maps Tagged With:

The Elkhorn City Living Cemetery Project

April 9, 1999 by Leave a Comment

Click to view map. Requires Flash.

This interactive map that provides information for individual grave plots. Users can pan and zoom to selected grave plots and click to read information about the deceased.

This project was supported by the U.K. Appalachian Center, Elkhorn City Heritage Council, and the Kentucky Humanities Council.

View interactive Map requires flash.

Filed Under: Maps Archive, News
« Previous Page
You are here: Front Page / Archives for Maps
0

Your Cart