Wikipedia:Online maps of the United States
Maps of the United States are available in various media.
On Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons
[edit]Several useful "starter" maps for modification:
- Image:Blank US Map with borders.svg, a blank states maps with borders.
- Image:BlankMap-USA.png, a map with no borders and states separated by transparency.
- Image:US map - geographic.png, a geographical map.
On Wikimedia Commons, a free online media resource:
- commons:Category:Maps of the United States, the category for all maps with subcategories.
On Wikipedia itself:
- Category:Maps of the United States for maps of all varieties by subcategory.
- Category:Geography of the United States, for general articles on the topic.
External links to online and uploadable maps
[edit]Online maps and atlases of the US
[edit]- The National Atlas of the United States of America
- The National Map from the USGS
- US Census Bureau map products
- MapQuest World Atlas - United States
- Microsoft/Encarta/Expedia World Atlas with atlas for North America to street level.
- Multimap World Atlas - United States
- Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection - United States has an extensive online collection of scanned maps of the US.
Online historical maps and atlases of the US
[edit]- Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection - United States has an extensive online collection of scanned historical maps of the US, and a list of other map sites.
- Charting North America, maps and atlases in the New York Public Library Digital Collection
- Online digitized versions of many 18th- and 19th-century American atlases, as well as the 1897 Rand McNally Indexed Atlas of the World and many other maps, can be found at DavidRumsey.com.
- Hipkiss' Scanned Old Maps from Atlases and any old books with maps in them!
Other external links
[edit]- Researching old maps and cartographic records at the National Archives
- NASA World Wind overlays satellite, aerial and topographic maps of the United States
- Google Earth: a visual 3D interactive atlas.
- Atlas World: a directory of atlases currently in print.
- List of official state road maps of the United States
- Scanned official transportation maps online
- Links to all state Departments of Transportation