Maps & Places
General Resources
Maps
Google Maps
Provides driving and walking directions, interactive maps, and satellite/aerial imagery of the United States. (Free Resource)
MapMachine (National Geographic Society)
Provides current and historical world maps that can be printed and downloaded. (Free Resource)
Places
Columbia Gazetteer of the World
This gazetteer provides descriptions of more than 165,000 places in the world.
Travel Warnings & Country Specific Information
U.S. Department of State resource that includes travel warnings, locations of the U.S. embassies, health conditions, minor political disturbances, unusual currency and entry regulations. (Free Resource)
U.S. Gazetteer
Files for the 200 and 1990 Gazatteeers. (Free Resource)
World Fact Book (Central Intelligence Agency)
Provides government, economic, demographic, military and geographic information and statistics on the countries of the world. (Free Resource)