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Map Resources
Popular Sites
- MapQuest
A favorite site for driving directions. - Google Maps
Useful for both driving directions and satellite maps of the US. - Bing Maps
Another site for driving directions, including construction on major highways. - The National Map United States Geological Survey (USGS)
An interactive topographic map of the US. - WorldTimeZone
Find time of day elsewhere. - Google Earth
3D World map, interactive and searchable
Colorado Thematic Maps
- Legislative Districts
- State Planning and Management Regions
This map shows Colorado planning region and county boundaries. - Fort Collins Government Geographic Information Services
Shop for printed maps. - Colorado State Land Board Map Server
Historical Maps
- Map Collections (Library of Congress)
Useful for examples rather than comprehensive collections. - Nationalmap.gov
Up-to-date online maps for the US covering many themes. - National Atlases (Library of Congress)
Full text and maps from the US National Atlas of 1970 and US atlases from 1870, 1880, and 1890. - Geologic Atlas of the United States, 1894-1945. A digital project of the Texas A&M University Libraries, this is a set of 227 folios published by the U.S. Geological Survey between 1894 and 1945. Each folio has topographic and geologic maps for each quadrant in the folio.
- Office of Coast Survey (NOAA)
A large collection searchable by geographic name. - Perry-Castaneda Map Collection
Scroll down for a link to historical maps. - Historical Map Archive, University of Alabama Libraries. Digitized historical maps from several libraries in Alabama, coordinated and housed by the University of Alabama Libraries.
- David Rumsey Map Collection
Thousands of online maps, particularly for 18th and 19th century North and South America. - Federal Newsmaps (University of North Texas)
These maps were produced during World War II and immediately afterward. - Maps of Africa (Northwestern University Libraries)
Includes 16th through the 20th centuries. - Hawaii Historical Topographical Quadrangle Maps 1910-1933 (University of Hawaii Libraries)
1:31,650 scale for all the islands except for Oahu which is at 1:20,000 scale. These are downloadable as a geotiff, which means that it can be imported into a Geographic Information System. You may also simply view the tiff as a jpeg with any image viewer.
Latitude & Longitude
- US Board on Geographic Names (USGS)
For place names in the US only. Includes name of topo quad map also. - Geonet Names Server (NGA)
For geographic feature names in countries other than the US. - Latitude/Longitude Conversions (FCC)
Permits conversion of latitude and longitude between decimal degrees and degrees, minutes, and seconds. - Introduction to Latitude and Longitude (National Geographic)
Printable Maps
- Blank and Outline Maps
Blank maps that show boundaries only for countries and US states. - Colorado Thematic Map Gallery (Colorado State Demography Office)
PDF and JPEG for various maps of Colorado with counties and municipalities. - Color Landform Atlas of the United States
State maps with colored/shaded relief. - National Map Printable Maps
Federal lands, congressional districts, and historical maps among others. - National Geographic
Links to maps for countries and states in black-and-white with borders, cities, and rivers. - Perry-Castaneda Map Collection
Country and state maps in both JPEG and PDF. - United Nations Geospatial Information Section
Maps of many regions and countries; detail varies.
Understanding Maps
- Geography and Maps (Library of Congress)Useful overview with emphasis upon Library of Congress collections.
- Topographic Maps (USGS maps and Images)A very brief explanation.
- Topographic Map Scales (Utah Geological Survey)A detailed explanation of scales and the General Land Office Grid.
- Map ProjectionsGraphic images of numerous map projections.
- Topographic Map Symbols (USGS)A detailed explanation including the symbols themselves.
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