Online Reference Resources
Maps and Travel Information

• 100 Things to Do with Google Maps Mashups -- find a wifi hotspot or a public toilet, find big box construction or map US zip code boundaries and much more. a great site!
• Alexandria Digital Library Gazetteer--maps, including earthquake features to political areas, and more. Scroll down the page.
• Atlapedia-contains full color physical and political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world.
• Avis Maps-- The car rental company gives you state and city road maps online.
• Color Landform Atlas of the United States -- includes relief and elevation maps, satellite maps and historical maps of the 50 states.
• CIA World Factbook -- this has extensive profiles of every country.
• Citing Maps  -- how to cite a map in a paper or project.
• Country Studies and Area Handbooks:  
• Department of State Background Notes
• Electronic Map Libraries--a good set of links to map collections.
• E-Podunk -- "provides in-depth information about more than 46,000 communities around the country, from Manhattan to Los Angeles, Pottstown to Podunk. Our listings also include geocoded information about thousands of parks, museums, historic sites, colleges, schools and other places across America." Latitude and longitude also.
• 50 States -- lots of info about each of the fifty states, like flags, birds, state songs, maps, economic information, etc.
• Flight Arrivals--and departures, delays and cancellations. Realtime updates for over 40 airports in the U.S. and Canada .
• Fodor's Travel Resources-- the king of travel publishers gives you hotel and restaurant guides here, and a few other goodies.
• Geographic Name Information System--type in a name of an American town or feature (mountain, river, etc.) and it will locate it by state and county and give you latitude and longitude.
• Geography--an excellent guide from the Mining Company
• Green Map System -- "locally created maps that chart the natural and cultural environment. Using adaptable tools and a shared visual language of Green Map Icons to highlight green living resources"
• Historic Maps -- from the David Rumsey Collection, includes 10 historic maps of Iowa.
• Internet Country Codes--what the 2-letter country codes in domain names refer to.
• Lonely Planet: Destinations -- One of the best and most down-to-earth sources of information from costs to history; it covers countries not covered well elsewhere.
• Map Files--Yahoo's index.
• Map Blast -- Fill in the form with the name of a town, state, zip code, and it will show you a map of the town, with buttons for moving all directions and zooming in or out; if you fill in a specific address, it will pinpoint that address on the map.
• MapQuest  -- easier to print off from this one!
• Map Tech -- gives exact latitude and longitude not only of towns, but exact points on the map. It also gives topographical, nautical and aeronautic maps. An excellent site!
• Maps of India -- rail, road, wildlife, cultural, states and more...
• Maps on Us--according to Yahoo! Internet Life, this performed best of all the trip calculators in figuring both long and short distance driving directions. Free with registration.
• MD Travel Health--specific preventative recommendations, up-to-date reports on emerging diseases, embassy information, traffic and crime conditions for every country.
• Money Report on the Best Cities for You--Use Money Magazine's search formula and data to rank the best cities on the criteria that matter most to you. 
• InfoSpace--a database of over 16 million businesses. search by name or type of business.
• International Dialing Codes Lookup
• National Scenic Byways Online
• Oddens Bookmarks--a wonderful collection of map links and information on cartography.
• Official City Sites -- U.S. and international.
• Perry-Castaneda Map Library
• Roadside America--Select the state you'll be traveling in and find out what roadside attractions you can see along the way
• Topozone -- provides topographical maps of any part of the United States
• U.S. Climate Data-- For many U.S. cities, yearly and monthly averages of rainfall, snow, temperatures, in chart form.
• U.S. Gazetteer of Place Name
• U.S. Military Academy Map Library -- historical atlases and maps of American wars and battles from colonial wars to the Gulf War.
• WorldTime--an interactive atlas that also tells you about time zones and public holidays for the various countries.
• World Time Server -- click on the country name on the left side, and the current time, date, and a map of the country will appear on the left.
• Zip Code LookUp--official from the US Post Office. You can also look up postal abbreviations.