Navigating the map maze Paper or electronic, maps today have more information and are more useful than ever before. The trick is finding them. The problem is knowing where to get what you want. The following sources offer maps that provide many ways to view our world.
Data is regularly updated on-line from government sources.
Free printed maps or directions to almost any address in the country are on the Internet. MapQuest will give you both a map and written directions to get you where you're going, as will Rand McNally's website . Climate maps Maps look at climate in different ways. Take the long view on climate by checking out remarkably precise precipitation maps from the Spatial Climate Analysis Service and the Oregon Climate Service at Oregon State University. History and esoterica Dig through the virtual stacks of the Library of Congress , starting with their 19th-century railroad maps .