General Information

• Background Notes - http://www.state.gov/www/background_notes -
  Provides information on countries around the world -- geographic, economic, cultural, and more.

• Country Studies - http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html -
  Put out by the Federal government through the Library of Congress, these excellent guides provide political, economic, social, and cultural information on 85 countries throughout the world. They also include maps, photos, and charts.

• Geography - (The Mining company) - http://geography.miningco.com/ -
  Directory of geography resources available on the Internet.

• How far is it? - http://www.indo.com/distance -
  By finding the latitude and longitude of two places, this resource will calculate the distance between them.

• U.S. Gazetteer - http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/gazetteer -
  This site provides geographic information, maps, and census data.

• World Factbook 1996 - http://www.umsl.edu/services/govdocs/wofact96 -
  Provides basic statistical data on the countries of the world. This source is updated annually by the C.I.A.

Maps

• Lycos RoadMaps - http://www.lycos.com/roadmap.html -
  Find road maps online.

• Map Collections - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/gmdhome.html -
  From the Library of Congress, maps for topics like discovery & exploration, immigration & settlement, military battles, and more.

• Map Machine - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/resources/ngo/maps/ -
  Includes physical and political maps, atlases, star charts, and more. From National Geographic.

• MapQuest - http://www.mapquest.com -
  This source provides an online street atlas which will calculate the best route for any type of trip.

• New York State Historical Maps - http://www.sunysb.edu/libmap/nymaps.htm -
  Provides access to historical maps arranged by date (1556 - 1895.)

• Yahoo! Maps and Driving Directions - http://maps.yahoo.com/py/maps.py -
  Find maps, driving directions and more. Easy to use!

Topographical Maps

• NGDC - (National Geophysical Data Center) - http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/ngdc/news/state.html -
  A wealth of physical information about the United States, including environmental factors and geophysical characteristics.

• National Atlas of the United States - http://www-atlas.usgs.gov -
  From the U.S. Geological Survey.

• TopoZone: The Web's Topographic Map - http://www.topozone.com/ -
  This site provides every USGS for the entire United States.