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Maps & Directions

50States.com
http://www.50states.com/us.htm
50States is the best source of free maps for the United States of America. We also provide free blank outline maps for kids, state capital maps, USA atlas maps, and printable maps.

Google Maps
http://maps.google.com/
You can click-n-drag across the maps; fast magnification of specific spots along the map; satellite and hybrid images.

Map Collections
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/gmdhome.html
Map Collections is organized according to seven major categories. Because a map will be assigned to only one category, unless it is part of more than one core collection, searching Map Collections at this level will provide the most complete results since the indexes for all categories are searched simultaneously.

Maps and Driving Directions
http://maps.msn.com/(unhhus55lgj2t1nyqpf2aii5)/home.aspx
Windows Live Local is a free online local search and mapping service that combines road and aerial maps worldwide and unique bird’s eye imagery for select areas. Use Windows Live Local to learn about, discover, and explore a specific location with the advanced driving directions, local listings, and other local search tools.

Maps of the United States: The Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/united_states.html
Links to Historical Maps of the United States, Historical Maps of U.S. Cities, National Atlas of the United States of America (1970), National Parks, Monuments and Historic Sites Maps, State Map Collections State, city, historical and national park maps by state, State Maps with County Boundaries U.S. Bureau of the Census (1990), and U.S. Territories Maps.

U.S. Census Bureau Map Products
http://www.census.gov/geo/www/maps/CP_MapProducts.htm
Census Bureau maps are organized into two categories: Reference Maps and Thematic Maps. Select the description link located beneath each map title to access more information about each map.

U.S. Gazetteer
http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/gazetteer/
This gazetteer is used to identify places to view with the Tiger Map Server and obtain census data from the 1990 Census Lookup server. You can search for places, counties or MCDs by entering the name and state abbreviation (optional), or 5-digit zip code.

Zoom Into Maps
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/features/maps/introduction.html
A sampling of the Library of Congress Geography and Map Division’s 4.5 million treasures has been digitized and is available in Map Collections: 1500 - 2003. This activity introduces historical maps from the American Memory collections.