Rest Areas Combined
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Raw file: RestAreasCombined(Ver.R).csv (152.69 KB)
Includes 2106 locations in the following areas:
- United States: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY
- some may be in: AB, MB, MEX, ON, QC (near a border)
Updated POI csv file for the combined rest areas in the lower 48 states
The following people are responsible for the original legwork on this file:
adcsusn-AL, CA, CO, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY,
LA, ME, MD, MA, MN, MS, MO, NE, NV, NH, NM,
NM, NY, ND, OK, OR, SC, SD, TN, UT, VT, WA,
WI, WY, AR, CT, DE, NJ, RI
johnycrash-MI
ndynamics-AZ
RetiredTechnician-IA
Robert660-TX
auggie-VA, WV, NC, OH, PA
In May of 2007 RetiredTechnician combined all these states into one file. In October of 2007 MrKenFL updated the file to modify the coordinates to insure timely proximity alert activation and to change the text information to a coded system which will fit on your screen.
RestAreasCombined.csv Tutorial
This tutorial outlines some of the nomenclatures used in the combined list of rest areas in the lower 48 states. There are 2106 separate sets of coordinates.
The .csv list has been sorted by longitude to make it easier to find a particular set of coordinates.
The coordinates shown, in the great majority, are the coordinates for the entrance to the "location" off ramp.
#1 "Locations" are Rest Areas, Welcome Centers, Service Plazas or Turnouts. Every attempt was made to get the off ramp entrances for both directions of travel on a highway.
#2 The message shown on the GPSr will typically be "REST AREA WB I-80 MMXX" with the expanded information typically "RR, PT, VM, Pets, HF" where : RR=Rest Rooms, PT=Picnic Tables, VM=Vending Machines, Pets=Pet Walking Area, HF=Handicapped Facilities, RV Dump=self explanatory, Food=a restaurant of some sort, Gas= available, MM=Mile Marker (NT)=No Trucks
#3 If the location has RR it has,in all cases, phones available
#4 If the location is located in the center or median strip of the highway this will be shown as "REST AREA-LEFT EXIT WB I-XX etc." to allow time to get in proper lane.
#5 In many cases, the location will not be directly off the highway. This will be show as "WELCOME CENTER-FOLLOW SIGNS WB I-XX etc.
One recommendation: When you set the proximity alert for this file - do yourself a favor - set the alert for 1-2 miles to give yourself ample time to get into the correct lane with ease & safety.
Credit for the original file I worked off goes to Retired Technician (RT) and also for his POI Verifier software which caught (and still catches) my input errors. Thanks RT
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Updated 10/16/2009 (Ver.R)
Total locations now 2106. Made 26 Additions/Deletions/Corrections in 5 States.(AZ, DE, FL, OH, MO). Majority of corrections were made with AZ Rest Areas.
Rest Area "temporary" closures in AZ have not been deleted but info changed to "Temp-Closed". If AZ decides to change status I will change the file. Verifier II was run on the file before submittal.
Users who submitted inputs have been thanked individually.
Please drive safely & sanely ! !
Let's hope that this "saving of money" by closing Rest Areas stops - our safety on the highways is more important.
MrKenFL
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