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As a fraction, ,000 is bigger than 0,000, so the ,000 map is a larger scale map than the 0,000 map. As a corollary, the large scale map covers less area on the ground (unless it is physically much larger).

Below the title you will notice the words 7.5 minute map. This means that the map covers an area of approximately 7.5 minutes of latitude and longitude. UTM Coordinates. UTM Stands for Universal Transverse Mercator. It is another grid system that can be used to find your position.

US Topo maps (published after 2008) are 24" wide x 29" high. Historical topographic maps (published before 2008) are 22" wide x 27" high. OnDemand Topo 7.5-Minute are 24" wide x 29" high.

For instance, a map scale of ,000 tells us that 1 unit of measurement represents 25,000 of the same units on the Earth's surface.

For example, scale that has a RF of 0 means that every one unit on the map equals one hundred of the same units on the ground. In comparable terms a RF scale of ,200 is the same scale as a verbal scale of 1? = 100?.

Most USGS map series divide the United States into quadrangles bounded by two lines of latitude and two lines of longitude. For example, a 7.5-minute map shows an area that spans 7.5 minutes of latitude and 7.5 minutes of longitude, and it is usually named after the most prominent feature in the quadrangle.

For example, a map scale indicating a ratio of ,000 (in/in), means that for every 1 inch on the map, 24,000 inches have been covered on the ground. Ground distances on maps are usually given in feet or miles.

A 7.5 minute quadrangle map covers an area of 49 to 70 square miles (130 to 180 km2). Both map series were produced via photogrammetric analysis of aerial photography using stereoplotters supplemented by field surveys.

Most of Alaska has been mapped at ,360, with some populated areas also mapped at ,000 and ,000. The ,000 scale is fairly large.

So ,000 means 1? (inch) on the map equals 24,000? on the ground; then just convert 24,000? to feet: 24,0000? x 1ft/12? = 2,000 ft or, 1? = 2,000?.