Lynn Salmon's Map Resources

Tools // Collections // Themes // Games // World // North America // Asia // Europe

This is my first web page started back in 1994 as a collection of bookmarks to map pages that I find useful, interesting, or otherwise appealing. If you know of any web links that can be added to this list, please let me know. email: lynn@thesalmons.org

Mapping tools and references

• GMT - The Generic Mapping Tools Great software for making your own maps.
• Distance calculator // How far is it? calculates distance between two places. Another Distance calculator // Good for distance between GPS coords
• Geographic Midpoint Calculator
• circumcenter calculator
• lon/lat lookup from street address
• GPS coordinate converter
• Jeeep coordinate conversion
• UTM Long/LAT conversion
• waypoint projection, distance bearing calculator
• Calculate distance, bearing and more between Latitude/Longitude points
• Elevation Checker
• Mapquest
• Look up US zip codes
• County Visit Counting tool
• View USGS Maps and Aerial Photo Images Online
• Links to Satellite Maps
• Geogreeting
• Getting There by Car, Boat, or Plane: A Guide to Maps
• US Area Codes
• What3Words: rainforest.grants.frog or elbow.possibly.miraculous
• A Kids Glossary of Map and GPS Terms
• Working with GIS Data Syracuse University

• The Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection at Univ. of Texas at Austin is an excellent resource. Additional map resources
• Rare Map Collection at the Hargrett Library.
• Panoramic maps from the Library of Congress
• Ray Sterner has put together a nice collection of state maps in his Color Landform Atlas of the United States. Each state link brings up a menu of links to maps and other online information about the state.
• Country reports with map links
• Maps of the World
• Collection of many country maps
• Zoom maps
• Geo Map (country outlines)

• AirNav provides free detailed aeronautical information on airports and navigational aids in the USA.
• Google weather crisis map
• Maps on Stamps
• US Rivers
• UNESCO World Heritage Sites
• Flying the Desert: scenic solo flight in a light airplane across the American West.
• Peakbagger Highpoints in each state
• Global Ozone Passive Monitoring Project

• Geocaching - where you are the search engine
• Geosense -- a fun geography game
• Jetpunk geography quizzes
• Douwe Osinga project collection: A number of interesting online games, many involving mapping.
• Color the world
• Degree of Confluence Project
• World Geography Games

• World Day-Night Demarcation Map
• Geology.com world maps
• Ginko maps

Specific Locations

• U.S. National Park Maps
• Any place America (topo maps)
• Alaska maps
• Arizona Geology Virtual Tourist: Map Links
• California Coastal Records Project Over 20,500 photographs (totaling over 134GB) of the current California coast are now online.
• Henry's Pacific Crest Trail Hike
• Los Angeles Metro System Map // Downtown // MTA web site with more maps.
• Caltech clickable map
• Death Valley
• Mammoth Cave National Park
• Interactive MIT campus map
• Boston University has a nice Map of Metropolitan Boston
• New York City Central Park
• Central Park Map shows bathroom locations
• Historical maps of New York City
• Viele map of Manhattan
• New York City Subway Map // collection of NYC subway maps
• Mapping Westchester County
• Miami transit map

• China map
• Tokyo Subway Map
• Hong Kong and Macau
• Hong Kong and Vicinity
• Maps of India
• Russian Topography

Africa

• Africa Countries map quiz game
• The Africa Guide
• Map of Uganda
• Map of Tunisia

• Europe
• Bath City Maps
• Map & Photos of the Rhine Valley
• Simple map of Krakow, Poland
• London Map
• Mister What directory for popular UK locations
• Distilleries in Scotland
• UK Street Map page

Other Places

• Small map of Gabo Island during the Penguin count.
• Mallacoota in 1916
• Australian Topographic Data Sets
• Pitcairn Island
• Seychelles

Last updated: December 26, 2024