iOS app that identifies terrain features

October 23, 2019 10:39 AM

When we're out on the road, we often wonder about the hills, streams, and lakes that we see out the window. Google Maps, which we use for navigation, is really bad about labelling things that aren't roads, buildings, parks, and towns. Is there an app available on iOS that does a good job of that? Or a setting in Google Maps that I haven't discovered? Ideally, this app would also work well for road navigation, so I didn't have to switch back and forth.
posted by Jasper Fnorde to Travel & Transportation (3 answers total)

It's a bit clunky, and generally is intended for use in the air, but Flyover Country covers some of this.
posted by zamboni at 11:14 AM on October 23, 2019

I've used PeakFinder ages and ages ago. It was sometimes a little difficult to pick out the exact peaks on a busy horizon, but for prominent peaks it worked really well.
posted by tybstar at 11:36 AM on October 23, 2019

Maps.me is an offline viewer for OpenStreetMap data that might have the labels you seek, but quality varies by area.
posted by RobotVoodooPower at 9:26 PM on October 23, 2019