"Help with South Africa topo map" Topic
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| Chris PzTp | 01 Jul 2009 2:16 p.m. PST |
I'm thinking of purchasing a 1:50,000 topo map depicting Khambula & Hlobane. Hopefully they're on the same map sheet. From the following guide, does anyone happen to know which sheet it would be, or can someone take a stab at figuring it out? I can't seem to do it. PDF link I wonder how useful 1:50,000 would even be. Thanks |
| Connard Sage | 01 Jul 2009 2:25 p.m. PST |
Sheet 2730 has Khambula – it's NNW of Vryheid 2731 probably has Hlobane This link is the level of detail (not to scale!) at 1:50,000 |
 ColCampbell  | 01 Jul 2009 2:56 p.m. PST |
A 1:50,000 topo map was the standard military tactical map produced for Europe during the "bad ole days" of the Cold War. You will get pretty good contour resolution, enough to replicate the topography of the two sites. In case you weren't aware, 1:50,000 means 1" on the map equals 50,000" on the ground (or 4,166.67 feet or 1,388.89 yards). Jim |
 Saber6  | 01 Jul 2009 3:48 p.m. PST |
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| BullDog69 | 01 Jul 2009 10:55 p.m. PST |
Chris PzTp Another option to consider is electronic mapping. I do a lot of 4x4'ing in South Africa and have both 'Tracks for Africa' and Garmin's 'South Africa – Topographical and Leisure' software on my GPS and PC. The latter is amazing – every stream and bog, plus contours and vegetation etc. As far as commercial paper maps go, there are a series of them (InfoMap.co.za) aimed at off-roaders which have GPS points on them, though I am not sure if they cover the Natal battlefields – I would doubt it but I have one for Lesotho and another for Swaziland. Another commercial option for good quality maps is MapStudio.co.za, though I am not sure what their coverage of Natal is like. MapStudio will do bespoke maps though – no idea what they cost (or what your budget is) but I have been in several off-road competitions where the organiser has arranged for special maps of the area to be made up by MapStudio – including one in and around Eshowe, actually. I'm based in South Africa, so if there is anything I can do to help you from this end, drop me a line and let's see what we can do. |
| Chris PzTp | 02 Jul 2009 12:34 p.m. PST |
Thanks Bulldog.
I noticed that these maps are only $15 USD plus shipping, so I thought it might be nice to pick one up if Kambula and Hlobane happen to be together on one, and if I was confident that I was purchasing the correct one. So my budget is very small. Connard, thanks for the tip. On inspection of Google.maps it does look like Khambula is just NNW of Vryheid while Hlobane is just ENE of it. Before your tip I was unable to find either of them. It looks like both should be on 2730, but 2730 is actually made up of 16 different sheets, and Vryheid is just south of where 4 of them meet. |
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