Geography, Maps, and Travel
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Geography |
Maps and Atlases |
Travel
Geography
- 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
- Library of Congress Geography and Map Reading Room
- National Geographic
- National Geographic Store
- Mapmaker Interactive
National Geographic Society:
- Oddens' Bookmarks - "The fascinating world of maps and mapping"
- Pic4Carto - View pictures of almost any place in the world
- UNESCO World Heritage List - List of significant cultural or natural sites
- UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage
- World Sites Atlas - Maps and travel info
- Columbia Gazetteer of the World - Searchable database
- Geographic Names (CIA World Factbook)
- 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
- UNGEGN: World Georgraphic Names (United Nations)
- Atlas Obscura - "Curious and wondrous travel destinations"
- Dark Tourism - "Dark and weird places around the world
- Borderlines - New York Times blog about borders by Strange Maps author Frank Jacobs
- IBRU: Centre for Borders Research (Durham University)
- Island Directory (United Nations Environment Programme)
- World Island Information
- GoGeo - About GIS and GIS data
Gazetteers:
Dictionaries of place names
Unusual Places:
Geographic Features:
Geospatial Data, Geographic Information Systems (GIS):
Maps and Atlases
- USA.gov: Maps - Maps from U.S. government agencies
- 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.
- MapQuest - Maps and directions for the U.S., Canada, and parts of Europe
- MapsOf.net - All kinds of maps for any place in the world
- 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)
- Atlapedia - Maps and descriptions of countries
- Bing Maps
- CIA Maps (Central Intelligence Agency)
- How Stuff Works Maps - Thematic maps of the world
- Mapblast - Similar to Mapquest
- The Map Shop - Maps of anywhere in the world, for sale
- 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
- Library of Congress Geography and Map Reading Room:
- 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
- Panoramic Maps
- Worlds Revealed: Geography and Maps at the Library of Congress - Blog
- New York Public Library Digital Collections: Map Division
- Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection (University of Texas)
- "As the Crow Flies" Distance Calculator
- How Far Is It? - Calculate distances from one city to another
- MeetWays - Find a meeting place between any two addresses (in more than 30 countries)
- David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
- Library of Congress Map Collections - Many of them historic (American Memory project)
- Old Maps Online - Maps from several major online collections, searchable from a world map
- Orbis - The Stanford geospatial network model of the Roman World; it's like Google Maps for the Roman Empire
- Links to Historical Maps
- Strange Maps - Blog by Frank Jacobs, author of the book of the same name
Map Libraries:
Distances and Midpoints:
Historical Maps:
Map Miscellany:
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
- Rome2Rio - How to get from any place to any other place
- Rough Guides Travel
- Travel-Library.com (formerly rec.travel Library)
- Trip Advisor - Reviews of hotels, travel packages, etc.
- Virtual Tourist II and City Net
- Wikitravel - Crowdsourced travel info
- The Traveler's Web (Extreme Searcher)
- U.S. Citizens Traveling Abroad - Links to useful resources from U.S. government agencies (USA.gov)
- 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
- Foreign Travel Advice from the British government
- Expedia
- Hotels.com
- Hotwire
- Kayak
- Orbitz
- Priceline
- Travelocity
- Trivago - Hotels
- FlightAware - Track flights in progress over the U.S. and Canada
- Flight Delay Information - Information about flight delays, by airport (U.S. Federal Aviation Administration)
- ITA Software's Fare Shopping Engine - Flight bookings
- Seat Guru - Best airplane seats and other advice, including fares and dates
- Urban Rail - Subways and other railroads within cities worldwide
Web Directory of Travel Sites:
Advice and Warnings:
Reservations:
Flights, hotels, cars, etc.