Route 20 Map
This is an experimental working map. It is meant to help you explore the Route 20 corridor, compare layers, and choose better stops and stretches, but it is not a live navigation tool.
Use this map as the corridor-wide planning view for Route 20. Start with the whole Newport-to-Boston route in one place, then turn layers on or off when you want towns, major hubs, smaller hubs, book-ahead ideas, Tripadvisor context, or short route notes.
Use the map with the cross-country spine
For the epic westbound read, start with the full corridor map and then use the anchor spine as your filter: Boston/Kenmore, New York, Erie, Cleveland, Toledo, South Bend, Chicago Approach, Galena, Sioux City, Cody, Boise, Bend, and Newport. The map is most useful when it helps you choose the next band, not when it asks every town to carry equal weight.
For the larger launch route, pair this page with Miami to Boston to Route 20.
KB-powered corridor map
See the full Route 20 corridor first.
This map uses the Route20 map profile. It is meant for orientation and trip planning, not live turn-by-turn routing.
Route artifacts
Companion files can attach to the map without hardcoding a town.
When KB-backed artifacts are projected for this site, this panel can show audio, transcripts, KML or GPX downloads, PDFs, images, route bundles, and approved links from the same static manifest.
Nearby prompts
Use GPS-aware artifact prompts only while this page is open.
Start nearby prompts when you want this map to surface any published KB artifact with a point-and-radius trigger. Your device and browser location services must be on, and your browser will ask before sharing location with this page.
Route20RoadTrip checks location in your browser while the page is open. We do not store your coordinates, and manual artifact cards still work without location access.
How nearby artifacts work
- Do I need GPS on?
- Yes. Nearby prompts only work when location services are enabled for your device and browser.
- Does Route20RoadTrip track me?
- No. Location is checked in your browser while this page is open. We do not store your coordinates.
- Will audio play automatically?
- No. Nearby artifacts are prompt-first. If audio is available, you choose whether to play it.
- Can I use artifacts without GPS?
- Yes. Manual artifact cards and downloads remain usable without location permission.
- Why don't I hear an alert sound?
- Alert sound must be turned on first, and some browsers may block sound until you interact with the page.
Static fallback
Route places from the corridor profile
If the Google map is unavailable, the corridor profile still gives you a usable ordered place list.
For the coordinated launch route, start with Miami to Boston to Route 20, then use the state and place pages below as the practical anchor spine.
Coordinated launch trip
Miami to Boston to Route 20
Use this cross-site trip page when the journey starts in Miami, resets on Florida's Gulf side, reaches Boston, and then follows the Route 20 spine west by bands and gateway anchors.
Planning note: offer and context layers are optional. Turn them off when you only want the road, towns, and hubs; turn them on when you want book-ahead or traveler-context signals near a stop.