Virtual Reference Desk : Maps & Travel

Gazetteers

• Canadian Geographical Names
• Geographic Names Information System (U.S. repository of domestic geographic names information)
• GEOnet Names Server (foreign geographic names information)
• U.S. Gazetteer (U.S. Census Bureau; identifies places that may be viewed with the Tiger Map Server and places from which census data may be obtained)

Maps

• Atlapedia Online (full color physical and political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world)
• Blank & Outline Maps
• Cleveland Cartography (information about historical and contemporary maps and map-related happenings in and about Cleveland)
• The 50 States of the United States (capital cities and information links)
• How Far Is It? (calculates the distance between two places as the bird flies)
• MapQuest
• Google Maps
• Maps in the News
• OhioLINK LANDSAT 7 Satellite Image Server
• Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, 1867-1970
• Topozone.com (topographical maps from the USGS)
• Weather Maps (United States only)
• World Time Zones with Current Time

For additional maps and cartographic resources, see Cartography in the Geography Portals section.

Travel

• Cheap Tickets (reservations: planes, hotels, rental cars)
• Excite Travel (comprehensive travel information, reservations, links)
• FlightArrivals.com (arrival and departure information)
• Fodor's Travel Online (trip planner, hotel and restaurant guide, reservations)
• Foreign Language for Travelers
• Google Maps
• hotelguide.com
• MDtravelhealth.com (travel health information for physicians and travelers)
• MapQuest (driving directions, maps, city and travel guides)
• Road Construction (U.S. and Canada)
• Travel Warnings (U.S. State Department information and travel warnings for all countries)
• World Time Server

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