looking for large scale road atlas
I belong to AAA and I thought they used to have large scale road atlas' but don't see them on their site...State Farm used to give them away.... I have a GPS but like the atlas too...any ideas
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I have a Rand McNally large scale atlas that I got at Wal-Mart a year or two ago. They weren't available from every store, nor were they in stock very long. (For what it's worth, Wal-Mart's website, at least at that time, did not in any way accurately reflect what is in stock at particular stores, despite appearances. It showed the atlas in stock at my local store when in reality they did not carry it at all. This isn't an anomaly with just this book, either; the system simply can't give correct information about local store stock.)
Amazon also carries it; at least when I got mine, Wal-Mart's price was better.
Pros: The large scale printing is nice and easily legible. I think it may not only have larger printing, but also show more detail (more roads and such) than the regular atlas. The spiral binding is very practical and useful; it stays open when you want it to. The collection of inset maps for cities, etc. is more complete than one might expect.
Cons: Divisions between pages, particularly for states that span multiple sets of pages, is often awkward and makes for a lot of page flipping when planning trips. The atlas only covers the United States; Canada and Mexico are omitted. The large size can be a bit cumbersome occasionally, though that rather goes hand in hand with the larger scale.
On the whole, I'm pleased with my copy.
Amazon also carries it; at least when I got mine, Wal-Mart's price was better.
Pros: The large scale printing is nice and easily legible. I think it may not only have larger printing, but also show more detail (more roads and such) than the regular atlas. The spiral binding is very practical and useful; it stays open when you want it to. The collection of inset maps for cities, etc. is more complete than one might expect.
Cons: Divisions between pages, particularly for states that span multiple sets of pages, is often awkward and makes for a lot of page flipping when planning trips. The atlas only covers the United States; Canada and Mexico are omitted. The large size can be a bit cumbersome occasionally, though that rather goes hand in hand with the larger scale.
On the whole, I'm pleased with my copy.
