Perhaps it's time to review the basic techniques of pre-flight planning. Review of the Aeronautical Information Manual can supply you with very pertinent information.
Every pilot is urged to receive a preflight briefing and to file a flight plan.
Briefing service may be obtained from an FSS either by telephone, by radio when airborne, or by a personal visit to the station. The information required by the FAA to process flight plans is contained on FAA Form 7233-1, Flight Plan. The forms are available at all flight service stations. Pilots are urged to use only the latest issue of aeronautical charts in planning and conducting flight operations. Charts that have been superseded by those of a more recent date may contain obsolete or incomplete flight information.