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| Table of Contents |
| Almanacs, Calendars & Time |
| Information
Please Includes the Information Please Almanac on sports, entertainment and general knowledge plus the Random House Webster's College Dictionary and The Columbia Encyclopedia |
| The
Political Reference Almanac 2001-2002 "This portion of the PoliSci.com web site is dedicated to preserving the information available in the print version of the The Political Reference Almanac's 2001-2002 edition for free on-line use. Although the information made available here is in most respects identical to that found in print, the manner in which it is presented and the final editing of the printed work ensures some discrepancies between the two." |
| Calculation
of the Ecclesiastical Calendar |
| Calendar
Zone "Comprehensive categorized calendar catalog currently containing countless correlating connections & calzone recipes!" Celestial to traditional even includes calendar poetry & quotes. |
| The
Old Farmer's Almanac |
| Local
Times Around the World |
| Perpetual
Calendar |
| Sunrise/Sunset/Twilight
and Moonrise/Moonset/Phase The U.S. Naval Observatory provides this information. Additional information http://aa.usno.navy.mil/AA/data/ |
| Texas
Almanac on the Web From the Dallas Morning News. Includes links to web cams located throughout the state of Texas. |
| This
Day in History at Yahoo! "Yahoo! News Today in History" page and links to several additional web sites, including Library of Congress, the History Channel and InfoPlease Encyclopedia. |
| TimeandDate The current time and date for 512 cities, worldwide, and Greenwich Mean Time. World times can also be displayed for each continent, or sorted by country or by time zone. An annual or monthly calendar (1 to 3999 A.D.) can be displayed, showing the phases of the moon, and holidays for select countries. Also display the number of days, hours, minutes and seconds that exist between 2 dates. |
| Today
Date and Time All things relating to calendars, dates, holidays, and time with emphasis on current day. Includes links to several sources for "This Day in History" a favorite on birthdays and anniversaries. |
| The
Worldwide Holiday & Festival Site |
| Atlases, Maps & Gazetteers ** [Return to TOP ] ** |
| Atlas & Gazetteers |
| Census
Bureau Gazetteer Enter a zip code or place name and browse the corresponding 1990 Census data. Features maps with zoom and features database. Easiest access to census data. |
| Color Landform Atlas of the United States |
| Environment
Atlas Excellent collection of maps from the EPA; most deal with environmental concerns. There are also population maps, land use maps, a map of military bases, and much more. |
| Getty
Thesaurus of Geographic Names Records for approximately 900,000 places provide vernacular, English, and historical names, as well as additional information about the places. |
| National
Atlas of the United States A "Best of the Web" winner! This USGS site provides an extraordinary interactive map of the U.S. Select from a variety of descriptive layers, including Biology, Geology, Transportation and Water. "This Atlas updates a large bound collection of paper maps that was published in 1970. Like its predecessor, this edition promotes greater national geographic awareness. It delivers easy to use, map-like views of America's natural and sociocultural landscapes." |
| USGS
Mapping: Geographic Name Information System "The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), developed by the USGS in cooperation with the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN), contains information about almost 2 million physical and cultural geographic features in the United States." |
| Yahoo!
Geographic Resources |
| Maps |
| Maps
- All The Worlds Maps A compilation of each nation's maps including cities. |
| Learn About Maps & Geographic Data US Government Environmental Protection Agency |
| The
David Rumsey Collection "The David Rumsey Collection focuses on 18th and 19th century North and South American cartographic materials. The collection includes atlases, globes, school geographies, maritime charts, and a variety of separate maps including pocket, wall, children's and manuscript maps." |
| Graphic
Map's Library World Atlas of Maps & Geography Facts Extremely comprehensive coverage of world maps including outline maps, extensive geography facts such as major mountains, bodies of water, major islands, longitudes & latitudes, plus the "highest, lowest, biggest, smallest, tallest, deepest places on earth!" |
| How
Far Is It? Distance calculator. |
| Indian
Lands in the United States "Two map products are featured. The "BIA Area Maps With Reservations" series is in PDF format and will provide greatest detail and information content. The "State and Regional Shaded Relief Maps" series consists of ".gif" or ".jpg" files can be quickly viewed with your browser and provide generalized reservation location information." |
| Texas Land
Grant Database & Maps Collection "The General Land Office offers a searchable database of our land grant collection. The Land Grants of Texas tell the story of the settlement and early history of Texas." |
| Texas
Digital Sanborn Maps (Proquest-TexShare) |
| Panoramic
Maps Collection American Memory/Library of Congress |
| Mapping
& Cartographic Resources U.S. Census Bureau |
| Maps
on Demand Internet based mapping application that generates maps to display environmental information for the entire United States. MOD accesses data available through the Envirofacts Data Warehouse. |
| Map-Related
Web Sites From University of Texas at Austin. |
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MapTech
Mapserver This is a commercial site that provides access to coastal topographic maps, nautical charts and aerial photos. You can search for maps by place name and state, setting the scale and generating co-ordinates using your cursor. |
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Microsoft
ExpediaMaps Provides great maps of the United States. Type in a place and it allows you to choose the best match. also lets you add a map to a web site. |
| Microsoft's
TerraServer Provides free public access to maps and aerial photography of the United States. |
| National Geographic Map Machine |
| TopoZone "The TopoZone is the Web's center for recreational and professional topographic map users. We've worked with the USGS to create the Web's first interactive topo map of the entire United States." |
| University of Minnesota Map Library |
| University of Texas at Austin Perry-Casteneda Library Map Collection |
| Need directions and a map? |
| MAPQUEST Rated highest for accuracy. |
| MSN
Maps & Directions
Microsoft Network mapping service, also known for accuracy. |
| Make
Quick Maps ArcData Online allows you to browse a wide variety of geographic data to create maps of your areas of interest. Here you can access basemap data to create maps of geographic features such as administrative boundaries, city points, rivers, roads, railroads, and airports. You can create maps of the United States, Europe, or the World. |
| EarthaMaps |
| Yahoo! Maps |
| Blank or Outline Maps |
| Counties
of the United States Black & white outline map of all the counties in the United States. |
| Do-It-Yourself
State Maps You build the map choosing counties from drop-down lists; the map is created online. Great resource from the Texas Agricultural Extension Service at Texas A&M University. |
| National
Geographic Xpeditionsª Over 1800 black and white maps for printing or online use (non-commercial only)! Maps can be printed in GIF or PDF format. Instructions included. |
| Outline
Maps Printable Social Studies maps in GIF format for easy printing from Houghton Mifflin Co. Includes physical, political, climatic and historical. |
| Outline
Maps From Dr. Chris Lukinbeal, a assistant professor in the Department of Geography at Arizona State University. |
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