Land Use Data for Latitude 39.25 Longitude -77.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Antietam National Battlefield Harpers Ferry National Historical Park |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherRainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock
Urban land
Ecosystems
Temperate humidLivestock
CattlePigs
Poultry
Crops
Cereals and cereal productsMaize
Oil-bearing crops
Soybeans
Growing Period (days)
180 to 209210 to 239
Soil Types
AcrisolsCambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)
Luvisols
Terrain
Plain or plateauSlopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
Population Density (persons per km2)
10 to 5050 to 250
above 250
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
5 to 10Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Gold, Lead, Zinc, Platinum, Palladium, Copper, Nickel, Cobalt | |
| Iron | |
| (Surface) | Copper |
| Berryville Quarry (Surface) | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Blair Quarry & Plant (Surface) | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Continental Brick Co. Pit (Surface) | Clay |
| Ellen Myers Tract Prospect | Iron |
| Frogtown Prospect | Copper, Lead |
| Howell Deposit | Zinc |
| Howell Zn Prospect | Zinc |
| James B Clipp Tract Prospect | Iron |
| Leesburg Plant (Surface) | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Leesburg Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Loudoun Prospect | Gold |
| Martinsburg Qy & Cement Mill (Surface) | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Ore Bank Prospect | Manganese |
| Paris Prospect | Copper |
| Shenandoah Quarry (Surface) | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Shenandoah Quarry Inc. (Surface) | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Thomas Moore Tract | Iron |
| Ulysses G Howell Tract Prospect | Iron |
Agricultural use data provided by LADA, 2008. "Mapping Land Use Systems at global and regional scales for Land Degradation Assessment Analysis. Version 1.0" Nachtergaele F. & Petri M.
Mineral extraction data provided by USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), downloaded June 2, 2010.
