Originally Posted by
MegaTom
I've been trying to Google a route from my home to my sister's about 50 miles away, and it wants to send me down either an unpaved utility access road, or down a restricted road that goes through Orlando International Airport. Other than those two obstacles, it pretty much picks the same route that I would.
Are there any other resources besides Google Maps to check the status of a particular road? It suggested one route that I find rather interesting, but the satellite images in that area of the state are old low quality and I can't tell if it's paved, dirt, restricted access, etc..
If you just want higher quality aerial images, Microsoft's map often has high-resolution images in areas where Google Maps is lacking, particularly in the "Bird's Eye" view:
http://www.bing.com/maps/