Us map of government owned land
According to the usgs here is the land owned by the us government in purple. You might be curious to know how close or far you are from federal land.
Map Of Federal Government Owned Lands In The United States Maps
Ever wondered how much land in the united states is under the control of the federal government.
I looked on in amazement as i discovered a map produced by the bureau of land management which shows the extent to which the government controls land mass in the united states especially in the west large map. Until you look at the title to the land. Surface management maps reflect federal and state ownership information as well as geographic topographic township and range and roadway information. The federal government owns large tracts of the western states.
A significant portion of utah arizona idaho new mexico colorado wyoming and oregon are also. Click on map for full resolution 2mb incredibly when looking at the national map it appears that approximately 90 of nevada is fed managed land mostly blm the yellow shaded areas. The map scale is 1 100 000. The us geological survey maintains maps of federally owned land.
Much of these lands are located primarily in the west. I came across the following map which shows all of the government owned land in the united states which may interest some of you. Business insider andy kiersz data from usgs. A variation of the surface management map titled the surface and mineral management map depicts the location and nature of federally owned mineral rights.
Here s another map which shows which government agency owns each bit of land and here s another map which shows all non private land including state and local land and also has more accurate boundaries for the national forest land. The bureau of land management blm manages more surface land than any other federal agency approximately 245 million acres. From a low of 29 9 in montana already more than the national average up to a whopping.
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