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GEOGRAPHY

Maps & Atlases - U.S.

U.S. Map of 50 States and Capitols - 50 States.Com
http://www.50states.com/cap.htm

National Atlas.Gov  U.S.A. - States and Capitols - Maps of Each State
http://www.nationalatlas.gov/printable/reference.html

Digital Atlas of the United States - California State University, Richard Bowen, Professor
Thumbnail National Atlas - Economic Geography
Population and race, ancestry, citizenship, income, poverty, adult educational attainment


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Maps & Atlases - World

Merriam Webster's Atlas - Maps & Basic Facts for each country
http://www.m-w.com/maps/moremapsnyt.html

Country Maps and World Atlas from About.Com
http://geography.miningco.com/library/maps/blindex.htm

Maps of Cities of the World -- Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection-- Links
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/map_sites/cities_sites.html

World by Map.Org:  Statistics, Maps & Charts by Category -
http://world.bymap.org/

Perry Castaneda Maps -- Main Resource Links Excellent!
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/index.html    Homepage
World Maps    Country Map Sites    Historical map Sites    City Map Sites

Additional Collections of Map Links
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/map_sites/map_sites.html

Gazetteers

World Gaztteer.Com
http://www.world-gazetteer.com/
Longitude, latitude, and population of cities or places - Use top of page to find places' coordinates.  If they don't show, press here, and press "click here to show" for geocoordinates.

Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names-- World Gazetteer
http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/tgn/index.html  Entries can give longitude & latitude for specific place names.

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Driving Directions (U.S.)

Google Maps - Click on Location, Zoom In, Zoom Out - Recommended
http://maps.google.com/

Map Quest - Maps and Routes
http://www.mapquest.com/directions/

Rand McNally National Road Atlas, On-line
Rand McNally Maps & Directions

Freeway Traffic Conditions
Google Maps Traffic Conditions  Google Maps - Traffic in 30 U.S. cities
http://www.beatthetraffic.com/  Traffic Beat The Traffic.Com - U.S. cities
http://www.sigalert.com/map.asp?Region=Los+Angeles  Los Angeles area traffic - Sig Alert.Com

Flights & Lodgings, Car Rentals
Do The Research .Com   Do The Research.Com

To Additional Travel Guides - Places to Visit  (You will be taken to another web page.)

Zip Code Directories

U.S. Postal Service ZIP CODE + 4 Look-up
http://www.usps.gov/ncsc/lookups/lookup_zip+4.html

Address label maker with zip code, given address without zip code
http://www.cedar.buffalo.edu/adserv.html

Enter zip code, to list associated cities
http://www.cedar.buffalo.edu/AdServ/zip-search.html

Zip Code Resources:   Melissa Data - Extensive Guide
http://www.melissadata.com/Lookups/index.htm   Zip codes and data by zip

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