Web Resources
- Distance Between Cities
- Earthquake Glossary
- Terms are explained with simple illustrations and animations when needed. From the U.S. Geological Society. See also our About Earthquakes resource directory.
- Ecoregions of New York
- Click on the ecoregion for a detailed description. From Bplant.org.
- Geographical Names Information Services (GNIS) Search
- Search by name or by feature for places in the United States. Results include county, elevation, longitude, and lattitude.
- Geography
- Interactive maps, gazeteer files, and reference maps. From the United States Census Bureau.
- Geography 101: An Overview of Geography
- Topics include: Basics; Physical Geography; Political Geography; Population; Country Information; Climate; History and Maps. From Thoughtco.com.
- How Far Is It?
- Uses data from the US Census and a supplementary list of cities around the world to find the latitude and longitude of two places, and then calculates the distance between them.
- National Map Small-Scale Collection
- "The National Atlas of the United States was retired in September 2014. However, The National Map (TNM) recognizes the importance of continuing to make a collection of the small-scale datasets, originally developed for the National Atlas, available to users. Small-scale maps have an advantage over large-scale maps when there is a need to show a large area in a single view." From the U.S. Geological Society.
- National Geographic
- U.S. HomeTownLocator
- "This U.S. Gazetteer provides boundary maps, current demographic data, local area photos, longitude and latitude, school districts, and Business Directories for 99,365 locations including: cities, towns, villages, counties, ZIP Codes and Census Designated Places (CDPs)." Searchable by keyword, city, state, county, zip code or area code.
- World Geography
- Find a geography glossary and many tables, such as latitude and longitude of cities, principal rivers, earthquake and volcano facts and much more. From Information Please.
- World Geography
- For younger researchers. From FactMonster.com.
