Maps and Gazetteers[Reference
Tools] [Top] [Bottom] Online MapsEasy to use
mapping software, without annoying pop-up or blinking adds.
Get directions to a location; directions from one location to another;
or locate a business. Online maps,
driving directions, travel guides, etc. Create maps, get
driving directions, etc. Enter a street
address, zip code, or airport code to get map pinpointing the location. Can also provide driving directions and locations of
businesses. Printable MapsColumbia Gazetteer of the World
(Vanderbilt users only) This
comprehensive gazetteer of the world is an encyclopedia of geographical
places and features. It includes official local
government place names and changed or variant names and spellings. Geographic
Names Information System (USGS) Search for
information on any Geographic Nameserver
(U.S. Census Bureau) Allows searches
by place names or by zip codes Library of Congress, American Memory Project,
Maps Includes free
access to many historical maps of the maplandia.com (Google Maps World
Gazetteer) "Maplandia.com
provides the searchable world gazetteer based on Google Maps, the most
comprehensive online satellite imagery ever available. More than 2,000,000 places all over
the world are divided into many geographical categories according to
continents, countries and administrative
regions.” National
Atlas of the United States of America "The single
best Federal source for national maps and geographic information on the Web." Nationalatlas.gov offers many useful page-size maps
you can print at home, in the classroom, or at the office. This
site provides printable maps of each State that
include general reference information, showing boundaries, cities, capitals, major
highways, rivers, and lakes. County maps for each
State are now available too. Other popular maps show
State outlines with states labeled or unlabeled, States and capitals labeled
or unlabeled, Oxford Reference, World Maps
(Vanderbilt users only) Provides
physical, political and locator maps for each country. Provides maps of
Tennessee counties and the state with links to pdf
files with data on selected topics; web based GIS functions for selected U.S.
Census data; topo maps, ortho
photos, and multiple feature layers for selected metro areas; and much more. U.S.
Gazetteer (U.S. Census Bureau) Search for place
names or by zip codes USGS
Mapping Information: GNIS United States and Territories Data Base "The
Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), developed by the USGS in
cooperation with the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN),
contains information for almost 2 million physical and cultural geographic
features in the United States and its territories. The Federally recognized name of each feature described
in the data base is identified, and references are made to a feature's
location by State, county, and geographic coordinates. The
GNIS is our Nation's official repository of domestic geographic names
information." A visual
presentation of statistical data about war, acid rain, energy, life
expectancy, migration, and many other topics using over 300 globes. Vanderbilt Hosted MapsHeard Library Databases -- Maps Lists other
sources of maps from the library’s collection of research databases. Science and Engineering Library, Map Collection
Information Other Map SitesFascinating
collection of images of maps from 6200 B.C. through 1870 CIA World Factbook,
Reference Maps Color Landform Atlas of the United States "Currently
the following maps are available for each state (with a few exceptions). A topographic map optimized to show the landforms. . . A map showing counties in a state. . . . A black and white version of the shaded relief map. . . Satellite images of the state. . . An
1895 map of each state. . . A PostScript map of
counties in the state." Offers a variety
of GIS maps, tools, and software. It also includes a search engine for
geographic-related websites, GIS news and other
related resrouces. Finds the
latitude and longitude of two places and then calculates the distance between
them Map Machine (National Geographic Online) Online map
images, map weblinks and information on maps
available from National Geographic Maps
and Interactive Geography Tools By Paul R. Hensel at Rare Map Collection (University of Georgia) Online access to
high-quality images of rare maps |
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