So I made the EU Flag as part of the tutorials. There are just so many controls, I was having a hard time learning things and then keeping it straight in my head, so I thought I'd just do some of the tutorials.
I'm finally able to see that I can do what I want to do in Inkscape, but it isn't exactly clickbait.
In order for me to have the map as big as I want I will need a canvas that is 20 meters by 20 meters in the program, with hexes that are 1cm in size. I made a grid that was about half a meter square so far. Things are still a bit off, but I'm getting there.
Thanks to all for support and kindnesses.
BHD