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Maps and Places

Google Maps
Search the map, find businesses, get directions, or create your own maps. Satellite view and street-level imagery.

MapBlast!: Maps, Driving Directions, Yellow Pages and Traffic Reports
Provides maps and driving directions, lists services, points-of-interest, and traffic reports along routes.

Maporama
Creates maps, itineraries and directories for worldwide locations.

 

MapQuest
Provides maps, driving directions, and a road trip planner including peak travel times.

Maps.Huge.Info
Mapping Programs

Maps On Us
Maps, driving directions and yellow pages.

Microsoft Expedia Maps
Travel site provides maps, directions, and guides.

 

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Denver

Denver Maps
Interactive maps from DenverGov including property, parks & recreation and government maps.

Explore Denver
Interactive maps from the Denver Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau

 

Regional Transportation District Maps
RTD Web site lists bus routes, schedules, fares, special rides and general RTD information.

 

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Colorado

Colorado Congressional Districts (pdf)
Boundaries of Colorado's seven congressional districts.

Colorado Counties
Click on the county to get demographic information from the census.

Colorado Maps
Provides maps of Colorado's cities and regions, activities, roads, and scenic byways.

 

Colorado State Parks
Click on any park to view activities, amenities and directions.

More Colorado Maps
Lists counties, municipalities, planning and management maps, including Colorado earthquake hazards map.

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United States

American States
Complete list of official Web sites for the 50 states.

Blank & Outline Maps
Collections of blank and outline maps to print out for educational or personal use.

The Columbia Gazetteer of North America
An encyclopedia of geographical places in the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean.

The Electronic Map Library
Lists of atlases.

Geographic Names Information System
Contains information about almost 2 million physical and cultural geographic features in the United States.

Hazard Maps
Create an online hazard map of your area of interest.

How Far Is It?
This site finds the latitude and longitude of two places, calculates the distance between them and provides a map of your places of inquiry.

HUD Locator Services
Shows EPA information via maps regarding brownfields, hazardous wastes, air pollution and wastewater discharges.

Map Gallery
Transportation system maps from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.

Maporama
Creates maps, itineraries and directories for worldwide locations.

 

MapQuest
Provides maps, driving directions, and a road trip planner including peak travel times.

Maps On Us
Maps, driving directions and yellow pages.

Microsoft Expedia Maps
Travel site provides maps, directions, and guide.

National Atlas of the United States
Provides source directory & national geographical information.

Temperature, Current
Displays a map of the current temperature readings across the United States.

TerraFly
"Fly" over the United States and view aerial photographs of any chosen region.

TopoZone
Online USGS topo maps of the entire U.S.

The National Map Viewer
This viewer allows you to interactively view The National Map data as a map, customize the view, and print a map.

U.S. Census Maps
View maps from the U.S. Census Bureau.

U.S. Gazetteer
Look up places in the United States by name or zip code, then get a detailed map or census data.

 

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Historical

Library of Congress American Memory Map Collection
1544-1996

Civil War at a Glance
Lists Civil War sites on maps.

 

Conservation and Environmental Maps
Historic and recent maps show land use resulting in changes in landscape across the U.S.

Historical Atlas of the Twentieth Century
Provides atlases of historical events, trends and places.

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World

All the Worlds Maps
Provides links to each nation's maps, including cities.

Atlapedia Online
Provides color physical and political maps, including key facts and statistics on countries around the world.

Australian Cartographic Resources on the Internet
Lists sites containing maps, digital images and satellite images of Australia.

Blank & Outline Maps
Collections of blank and outline maps to print out for educational or personal use.

The Columbia Gazetteer of North America
An encyclopedia of geographical places in the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean.

Country Reports
Country information from around the world.

Europe Map Archive
Historical and environmental maps.

GEOnet Names Server
Information about foreign geographic names.

How Far Is It?
This site finds the latitude and longitude of two places, calculates the distance between them and provides a map of your places of inquiry.

Interactive Ancient Mediterranean
Download maps of the ancient Mediterranean world.

 

Map Machine
National Geographic provides various maps including printer friendly maps and map skills education.

Maporama
Creates maps, itineraries and directories for worldwide locations.

Microsoft Expedia Maps
Travel site provides maps, directions, and guide.

Multimap.com
Road maps of the world, driving directions, aerial photographs and local information.

National Atlas of Canada Online
Diverse collection of Canadian maps.

Periodical Historical Atlas of Europe
Historical map of Europe for each centennial year.

The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
Research maps from all over the world.

Rare Map Collection at the Hargrett Library
Early American historical maps spanning nearly 500 years.

United Nations Maps
General, peacekeeping and thematic maps and links.

The World Gazetteer
Provides statistics and maps of countries worldwide.

Worldwide Gazetteer
Environmental, travel, business, and political maps. This site has a humanitarian focus.

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Earth Maps

Earth and Moon Viewer
View the Earth from above any location at this moment.

Earthshots
Before and after satellite images showing recent environmental events.

 

Microsoft Terra Server
Contains USGS aerial imagery and topographic maps.

TerraFly
"Fly" over the United States and view aerial photographs of any chosen region.

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Geographic Names

The Columbia Gazetteer of North America
An encyclopedia of geographical places in the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean.

Geographic Names Information System
USGS site provides information about domestic geographic features.

GEOnet Names Server
Information about foreign geographic names.

 

Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names (TGN)
Provides information on specific places worldwide with an emphasis on art & architecture.

U.S. Gazetteer
Look up places in the United States by name or zip code, then get a detailed map or census data.

The World Gazetteer
Provides statistics and maps of countries worldwide.

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Weather

National Weather Service
Find radar and satellite images, forecasts and information.

UM Weather (Weather Underground)
Provides access to forecasts, images and weather links.

 

WeatherPost
Local forecasts and maps from The Washington Post Online.

World Climate
Contains records of world climate data (historical weather averages.)

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Voyages and Discovery

Conquistadors
View maps of the New World that were created by Spanish Conquistadors.

Discoverers Web
Information, maps and links about historical voyages and explorers.

Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition
Maps of Shackleton's expedition provided by the American Museum of Natural History.

 

European Voyages of Exploration
Portuguese and Spanish voyage route maps of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.

The Explorers Club
Information on current exploration and field sciences.

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Geography

Geographic Information Systems
Contains geographically referenced information.

Geography
Variety of geographic maps provided by Homework Help.

 

National Geographic
Maps and other geographic information, games and images.

Topographic Map Symbols
Provides interpretation and definition of topographic maps by the USGS.

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Cartography

Glossary of Cartographic Terms
Glossary provided by the University of Texas library.

Map History/History of Cartography
Information and links about early maps.

 

Oddens's Bookmarks: The Fascinating World of Maps and Mapping
Over 20,000 cartographic links.

Topographic Map Symbols
The USGS provides interpretation and definition of topographic maps.

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