BackCountryMaps.com
A Google Maps-based map with great information for all the backroads and by-ways.
National Geographic's Map Machine
Allows users to scan hundreds of street maps, satellite images, etc. The cover page focuses on current events and links to related maps.
Mapquest.com
Get lost all the time? This will help you search by address and zip code and get driving directions.
Mapsonus.com
Search by address and zip code.
MapTech
This site claims to be the largest online mapping resource for topographic maps and charts for land, sea, and air. It's all free, too.
EmbassyWorld Maps
Claims to have online maps for every country.
Iraq: Map Sources
In .PDF formats.
The National Atlas of the United States
A set of interactive maps, including some special maps on volcanoes, exotic species, vegetationgrowth, federal Indian land areas, hazardous waste, nuclear sites, etc. The site is updated weekly.
Safe Road Maps
An amazing site from the University of Minnesota that allows users to enter their address and see a map or satellite image of all the road fatalities that occurred in their area. Search can be narrowed to determine the age of the driver, or whether speeding, drinking or seatbelts were factors.
OutsideIn Story Maps
Allows you to map where you did your stories. Great tool to add to a blog.
Yahoo: FireEagle Real-World Location
Send updates from your phone to let people know where you are (city, area, etc.)
Placeopedia.com
Jon Dube has pointed out this site: Wikipedia has entries about towns and geographic locations. This site links about places in Wikipedia with Google's map tool.
MapBlast.com
Search by address and zip code.
Atlapedia Online
Full-color physical and political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world.
National Geographic's Map Machine
Maybe the best online atlas on the Web.
Simulated DC
A 3-D graphic map to Washington D.C. and all of the sights.
Time.com: Where We Live
This interactive map examines population distribution in the United States.
Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
National Geologic Map Database
From the USGS, this is a geoscience resource for maps and related data to geology, hazards, earth resources, geophysics, geochemistry,
geochronology, paleontology and marine geology.
Rethinking Schools: Online Geography Test
A good quiz to give young
Yahoo! Maps
Allows you to pick any address and automatically map businesses and other entities in more than 50 categories.
Multimap
Online maps to everywhere.
Library of Congress: Maps Archives
The Library of Congress offers a massive collection of maps spanning more than 1,000 years.
Google Moon
Use the image map to track past Apollo missions and zoom in on various areas.
Google Earth
Free site that allows you to zoom in on your address/zip code from a satellite image.
AirPhotoUSA.com
Provides satellite photos and aerial maps. Popular among TV news, this site charges a fee.
EmbassyWorld
Claims to offer every online map to every country in the world. You be the judge. Note: the main site is a directory for every embassy and consulate.
National Geographic: Afghanistan Maps
A political map and a satellite view of the country.
Metro Planet
Mass transit guides for any site in the world.
Manhattan Address Locator
Helps you find the cross streat to the avenue and number. Easy to use.
Terrorist Attacks: Regional Maps of Afghanistan
Several maps of Afghanistan, Kabul and several other places in the country and region. From the University of Texas at Austin.
Historical Maps of Afghanistan
Ersys
A comprehensive collection of demographic, lifestyle, and economic data covering over 2,600 U.S. cities portrayed as thematic maps, informative reports, detailed tables and colorful charts --- all freely available.
CNN Interactive Maps of Sept. 11
Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
Maptitude: Zip Code-Based Maps
Does zip-code based maps on everything from brownfields to public-assisted households to entitlement zones.
USNaviGuide.com
ZIP code finder. Look up all of the zip codes for a specific area.
How Far Is It? Distance Calculator
AreaCodeDownload.com
Quick reference area codes and zip codes.
Yahoo: FireEagle Real-World Location
Send updates from your phone to let people know where you are (city, area, etc.)
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