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Geography & Maps
Aerial
Photographs and Maps
Collection of links to mapping and aerial photograph sites from
the U.S. government and other agencies.
American
Memory: Library of Congress Map Collections, 1544-1996
The focus of Library of Congress Map Collections is Americana and
Cartographic Treasures of the Library of Congress organized according
to seven major categories: Cities and Towns, Conservation and Environment,
Discovery and Exploration, Immigration and Settlement, Military
Battles and Campaigns, Transportation and Communication, and General
Maps
Atlapedia
Online
Atlapedia Online contains full color physical and political maps
as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world.
The
Columbia Gazetteer of North America
With 50,000 entries, the Gazetteer covers every incorporated place
and county in the United States, along with several thousand unincorporated
places, special-purpose sites, and physical features, as well as
Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean. Search or browse an alphabetic
index.
Electronic
Map Library
A collection of atlases including the United States, California,
and several major metropolitan areas.
Find
the Distance Between Places
Find the distance between any two zip codes or populated places
in the U.S.
Long
Island Maps and Their Makers
This site from the State University at Stony Brook contains digital
images of Long Island maps from the 16th century to the present.
The design of this Web site is based on the author's book Long Island
Maps and Their Makers: Five Centuries of Cartographic History.
Maporama
Accessible in twenty-six different languages, Maporama provides
street-level directional maps for fifteen European nations, all
of the USA, and most of Canada. Personal and business directories
for a limited number of European countries are also available.
Mapquest
Find turn-by-turn driving directions and maps.
National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Nautical Charts
Free nautical charts from the NOAA and Maptech. Enter the place
name and choose the state.
Project
Impact Online Hazard Maps
Generate maps by zip code that display flood hazard areas, historic
hurricanes, tornadoes and earthquakes.
TopoZone
This site provides interactive Web access to the U.S. Geological
Survey's collection of topographic maps for the entire United States.
USGS
Topographic Map Symbols
Use this page to help interpret the symbols on the USGS topographic
maps.
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