Map and compass, neither need batteries..
Proper maps show Where magnetic North is,
and you align the map to the compass heading,
sometimes that has the map upside down.
you can shop for the electronic stuff,but a good navigator
always knows map usage, keeps a paper chart for the voyage.
and does not rely solely on gadgets.
USA states have become too much auto focused , those maps suck,
in comparison with the great maps I found in any bookseller
once I got to the EU, UK, & Eire. [ I just look for a map on arrival,
Once got a map of Poland given to me by a student , while on the Ferry
from CPH, to a Baltic Sea port. [in '91]
But there is some better, now, like the .. free..
ODOT published bike-route maps for the Oregon Coast..
[ check with your Wisconsin DOT]
You may like the Delorme digitalized versions of their atlas of the states,
a big format book , route plan on the paper detailed one at home,
simpler AAA map while on the road, to back up your electronic file.
University Geography Departments have Map Libraries.
Last edited by fietsbob; 02-07-12 at 12:00 PM.