Map Links
Links to Maps
General
- USGS Index to Maps includes Atlases, Aerial Photos, Coastal/Marine, Historical maps.
Disaster Info
- Information on local forest and state park, closures [courtesy Charlie Knapke of Hundred Peaks Section]
- Southern California Earthquake Data Center from USGS and Caltech
- U.S. Fire Detection Map from Geography Network
Topo Maps
- Buying USGS topo maps
- USGS Map Locator and Downloader
- Online Topo Map tool from MapTech (includes latitude/longitude)
Mapping Tools
- Straight Line Distance Between any two Cities
- View cities, lakes, peaks, and other geographical features from Sierra Nevada Mountain Peaks, Upper and Lower Southern California Mountain Peaks, Desert Peaks, San Diego Peaks, and California Cities [courtesy Bill Valentine of the Wilderness Travel Course]
Star Maps
- Free Downloadable Star Maps from skymaps.com
- Download Western or Chinese StarMaps in PDF format
- Software for Windows computers from skymapper.co.uk
Southern California Driving
- Sigalert's Realtime Freeway Conditions
- Caltrans - Current FreewayTraffic
- Yahoo's Streetmaps and driving directions
- Mapquest's Streetmaps and driving directions
Images
- California Coastal Records Project (coastline images)
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