Geography, Maps, and Travel

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Geography | Maps and Atlases | Travel

Geography

• Intute: Geography - Includes links on the environment and physical geography
• World Guide - Geographical facts, interactive maps, country comparisons, etc.
• Digital Earth - A project-in-progress to produce a virtual representation of the planet
• Geo-Information Gateway - Directory on all aspects of geography, plus related subjects like geology and the environment
• Maps and Geography (Digital Librarian)

• Oddens' Bookmarks - "The fascinating world of maps and mapping"
• UNESCO World Heritage List - List of significant cultural or natural sites
• World Sites Atlas - Maps and travel info

Gazetteers:

Dictionaries of place names.

• Columbia Gazetteer of the World - Searchable database
• GEOnet Names Server (GNS) (U.S. National Imagery and Mapping Agency)
• Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names (Getty Museum)
• Global Gazetteer - Directory of cities and towns in the world with latitude, longitude, elevation, airports, weather
• Places Named - Facts on hundreds of thousands of places, mostly from U.S. government databases; also includes other nations
• World Gazetteer - Includes statistics

Geographic Features:

• Borderlines - New York Times blog about borders by Strange Maps author Frank Jacobs
• Island Directory (United Nations Environment Programme)
• World Island Information

Maps and Atlases

• Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection (University of Texas)
• Maps on Other Sites
• USA.gov: Maps - World, space, environmental, weather, and other maps from U.S. government agencies
• MapQuest - Maps and directions for the U.S., Canada, and parts of Europe
• Open Street Map - Free and editable street map of the world
• Astrodienst Atlas - Get latitude, longitude, and time for thousands of cities worldwide (and an astrological chart if you must)
• Bing Maps
• Earth Explorer - System for finding and ordering satellite images, aerial photos, and cartographic products from the U.S. Geological Survey
• Google Maps
• Cool Uses of Google Maps (CyberJournalist.net)
• Google Maps Mania - Blog tracking the latest applications of Google Maps (What's this?)
• Google Sightseeing - At this blog, readers contribute photos from space that they found via Google Maps
• How to Make Your Own Annotated Multimedia Google Map - Great idea from Engadget
• Google Earth is a related development. It provides an aerial view of any spot on earth. To use it, you must download some software and have a fairly new computer.
• How Stuff Works Maps - Thematic maps of the world
• Library of Congress Geography and Map Division:
• Library of Congress Map Collections - View general maps, cities and towns, environmental maps, historical maps, etc.
• Guides to the Collections - Includes some links to online maps
• Places in the News - Maps
• Map Reproductions - How to get prints of some maps in LC's collections
• Mapblast - Similar to Mapquest
• The Map Shop - Maps of anywhere in the world, for sale
• Maps on Us
• MSN Maps (Mappoint)
• Panoramic Maps (Library of Congress)
• Raven Maps - Beautiful relief maps of U.S. states, the world, etc.
• United Nations Map Library - Click on "World Regions" to get UN maps of countries and regions
• Yahoo Maps
• Yahoo Maps Application Gallery - Examples of what developers have done with Yahoo's map API
• Blank and Outline Maps (About.com's Geography page)
• How Far Is It? - Calculate distances from one city to another

Historical Maps:

• David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
• Library of Congress Map Collections - Many of them historic (American Memory project)

Map Miscellany:

• Strange Maps - Blog by Frank Jacobs, author of the book of the same name

Travel

• 50 Places of a Lifetime, as chosen by National Geographic Traveler
• Fodor's - Mini guides from the travel guide publisher
• Forbes.com Travel - See especially the city guides
• Frommer's Guides
• InfoHub Specialty Travel Guide - Culture, nature, spiritual, sports, etc.
• Internet Public Library: Travel
• Lonely Planet - Info from the publisher of off-the-beaten-track travel guides
• National Geographic Travel
• PlanetRider Travel Directory - Guide to the best travel Web sites, listed by destinations, activities, and landscapes. Also has maps and other resources.
• Rough Guides Travel
• Travel-Library.com (formerly rec.travel Library)
• Which side of the road do they drive on?
• Trip Advisor - Reviews of hotels, travel packages, etc.
• Virtual Tourist II and City Net

Web Directory:

• The Traveler's Web (Extreme Searcher)

Advice and Warnings:

• International Travel - Links to useful resources from U.S. government agencies
• CDC Travlers' Health - Advice for destinations worldwide (U.S. Centers for Disease Control)
• Transportation Security Administration: For Travelers
• Travel.State.gov - U.S. State Dept.'s travel site, including warnings

Reservations:

• Expedia
• Hotwire
• Orbitz
• Travelocity

Air Travel:

• FlightAware - Track flights in progress over the U.S. and Canada
• ITA Software's Fare Shopping Engine - Flight bookings
• Seat Guru - Best airplane seats and other advice, including fares and dates

Rail Travel:

• Urban Rail - Subways and other railroads within cities worldwide

Miscellaneous:

• What's On When - Search by event type (e.g., When and where can I find performing arts/religion/bizarre events?) or by place and time (e.g., What's going on in Israel in April?)