Scribner's 1883 USA statistical atlas

Scribner's statistical atlas of the United States, showing by graphic methods their present condition and their political, social and industrial development. Amazing maps, infographics, etc. from 1880!

A random sampling...

Presidential Election History

Image 36

Irish

Image 79

Insane and Idiotic 

Image 91

Illiteracy

Image 111

Interactive Atlas >
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division

Map Quizzes

Geography Games - Seterra Geography  Quizzes

This is a great site - there are a large assortment of map quizzes to choose from. Some are easy, some are fairly difficult! Highly recommended...

Map Quizzes >

New York Central RR - 1927

 Back in the glory days of railroading...

 Interactive map >

From the David Rumsey Collection

Historic Map Overlays

What a great way to compare yesteryear history with today: Historic Map Overlays!

-Click on any map visit the page with the interactive map overlay-

Jersey City Rail Yards - Then and Now

Newport, NJ, now a a white-collar corporate enclave of high rises, chain stores and franchise restaurants was born on the ashes of former massive railroad yards. It’s a fascinating story of decline and revival...

Mystery Ruins

Unraveling the mysteries of a forgotten trolley bridge...

scroll to bottom of linked page

Sacandaga - Before and After

Flood On The Tracks - Last Days of the Gloversville And Northville. This interactive overlay  is  art of the Flood on the Tracks Presentation

Strava Heat Map

Strava is an app that tracks your activity with GPS (biking, running. skiing, etc.). On November 1, 2017 Strava unveiled a global heatmap of the most active exercise spots on the planet.

“A global community can seem very abstract until you see its activities visually represented in your immediate location and across the world.”
- Strava CEO James Quarles

Strava Interactive Heat Map

Link > 

U.S.

Fairfield County, CT

Very Cool Interactive Map Exhibit

Mapping the Territory: Hudson County in Maps, 1840-2013

This exhibit featured maps of all varieties: topographical, infrastructure, transportation, sea level and birds-eye views. These maps showed how the region evolved geographically from forests, marshes and towering granite cliffs populated by Native Americans; to farms, settlements and villages built and inhabited by the Dutch, followed by the British and the newly independent Americans; and ultimately into the diverse, vibrant communities we live in today.

Museum Exhibition

Interactive Tour - Gigapan

Zoom, Pan  - very Cool

The railroad yards!

A World of Oil

GSM London have created an amazing interactive map to show oil imports and exports that spans the last 15 years.

Screenshot

Interactive Map >

Antique Railroad Maps

Curious about the United States railroad history? (I find it fascinating). Besides the motherlode of early USGS topographical maps provided by the University of New Hampshire, wardmaps.com, mapsofthepast.com and a few other sites have a variety of interactive scalable antique map viewers. Here’s a sampling…

Map of the New York Central Lines 1904

Viewer:http://www.wardmaps.com/viewasset.php?aid=21105

Railroad Maps of the United States 1848

39 State and Regional Maps

Viewer:

http://www.wardmaps.com/viewasset.php?aid=14399

Connecticut & Massachusetts & Rhode Island - 1925

Viewer:

http://www.wardmaps.com/viewasset.php?aid=19247

United States - 1916 (New England)

Viewer:

http://www.wardmaps.com/viewasset.php?aid=17022

Atlas of Railway Traffic Maps - 1922

by LaSalle Extension University - 15 maps

Viewer:

http://www.wardmaps.com/viewasset.php?aid=17501

-1922-

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad

Santa Fe Railroad 1922

Burlington Route and Western Connections

Illinois Central Railroad and Other Eastern Lines

Southern Pacific Lines

Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad

New York Central Railroad

Union Pacific System

Chicago & North Western Line

Pennsylvania Railroad System

Historic Railroad Maps

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad System 

Viewer:
http://www.mapsofthepast.com/old-railroad-maps

Trolleys/ Interurbans

Map of The Street Railways of Connecticut - 1912

Viewer:

http://www.wardmaps.com/viewasset.php?aid=16251

Massachusetts Electric Railways - 1899

Viewer:

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1899_Massachusetts_electric_railways.jpg

The Migration Crisis In Europe

Hundreds of thousands of migrants are trying to make their way to European Union. The majority of them are from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan...

Migration journeys to the European Union

Interactive Map >

Greece, on the brink of collapse

Article >

Out of Syria, Into a European Maze

Article >

Migration: Are there more people on the move?

Article >

Mapping Mediterranean Migration

Article >

Syrian Refugees

New York State Interactive Conservation Maps

New York State Lands Interactive Mapper

An internet mapping tool that allows users to discover recreational features such as roads, trails, and parking lots on Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) owned lands, print maps, and obtain supported information on the use of state owned forest lands.

 

About >

State Lands Interactive Mapper (SLIM) >

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 New York Protected Areas Database (NYPAD)

 These lands cover over six million acres, approximately 20% of New York State.

Interactive Map >

Mapping Historical New York City

Now this is cool!...

Manhattan Park Avenue 46th Street Looking North
(Before the high rises were built)

1922 - Astoria showing the Hell Gate Bridge.

1884
View of the sightseeing public walking the length of Brooklyn Bridge during its construction.

Article >

Mapping the New York That Once Was

Interactive map >

(navigation to a huge array of historical photos)

Maps of U.S. Freight Railroads

Did You Know?

There are seven major railroads in the United States (Class I railroads) and over 500 shortline and regional railroads (Class II & Class III railroads)?

Interactive Maps of U.S. Freight Railroads

This site features interactive route maps of the major seven carriers

Maps >

UP and BNSF dominate the country west of Chicago

CSX and NS dominate the east

Visualizing Global Migration

Both Vintage and "Cutting Edge" Maps of Global Migration

 Global Migration circa 1858

Article >

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The Global Flow of People

Five-year periods, 1990 to 2010

Interactive Data Visualization >

 

 

Mapping the Age of Every Building in Manhattan

Tracking Manhattan's rise, block by block, since 1765.

Kinda Cool!

Article >

Electronic Waste - Where Does It Go?

The Global Trade in Electronic Waste

The worldwide flow of electronic waste and hazardous materials

Interactive Map >

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Hazardous Waste

Article >

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Open Railway Map

The open online map of the worldwide railroad infrastructure.

Another brilliant interactive map built by a dedicated community of volunteers.

Interactive Map >

Interactive Map: Undocumented, Unaccompanied, and Underage...

An interactive look at the factors driving the influx of unaccompanied minors from Central America, and the risks faced en route to the U.S.

Interactive Map >

(scroll down to interact with map)

Very detailed and tragically informative…

The Financial States Of America

Interactive Map >

Wait until it loads (it takes awhile)

Interactive map of human genetic history

About the Map and Research >

Interactive Map >

Interactive Map of The Appalachian Trail

The Appalachian Trail (A.T.) interactive map, was built cooperatively by the Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC) and National Park Service using Google's mapping technology.

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