ArcView GIS
The most popular desktop software for mapping data. From ESRI.

Atlas of US Presidential Elections
Election results for years from 1789-2000, with detailed pages (maps, charts, voter turnout, etc) for each year between 1932-2000. State-by-state results available for years between 1892-2000, and county-by-county results between 1960-2000. Also has 2000 primary results and 2002 gubernatorial results, as well as information on election law and history.

Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files
U.S. Census files of towns, cities, counties, county subdivisions and ZIP Codes. You can find a place by name without having to know the latitude and longitude coordinates.

CensusCD+Maps
An excellent CD-ROM (not free) with the entire 1990 U.S. census of population and housing, with later estimates. With simple maps. The best features: will give census figures for a circle in a radius around any address, and will rank geographic areas by attributes.

CyberRouter AAA travel map
One of several quick ways to get maps and detailed driving directions from here to there (in the U.S.). Map from address to address, or city to city.

Earth and Moon Viewer
Incredible. View a map of the Earth showing the day and night regions at this moment, or view the Earth from the Sun's perspective, or from the Moon, or the night side of the Earth. Or above any latitude/longitude/altitude, from any satellite orbit, or ab

Etak Map
Draws a map quickly from a U.S. Street Address, intersection (!) or latitude/longitude.

Excite
One of several quick ways to get maps and detailed driving directions from here to there (in the U.S.). Map from address to address, or city to city.

Excite Map a U.S. Address)
One of several ways to find a location in the U.S. by filling in the street address.

Excite Maps
Maps for most popular U.S. and international cities.

FFIEC Geocoding System
Converts a street address in the US to a (1990 or 2000) census tract number.

GDT Dynamap
More streets packages.

Journalist's Guide to Remote Sensing
Satellite maps and images. Includes links to think tanks, weather-related resources, image indexes and maps. From Christopher Simpson and the American University School of Communication.

LandView maps
Census maps that show tract and block outlines, etc. "LandView III is a Windows-based desktop mapping program that contains information about EPA-regulated sites, plus demographic data and street-level maps from the Bureau of the Census."

Local Time Zones Around the World
Countries listed with time zones

Lycos RoadMaps
One of several ways to find a location in the U.S. by filling in the street address.

MABLE/Geocorr Geographic Correspondence Engine
Lets you correlate Census data, building custom lists that, say, relate census tracts to metro areas, or ZIPs to census blocks, or block groups to congressional districts.

MapBlast
One of several ways to find a location in the U.S. by filling in the street address.

MapInfo
The second desktop software for mapping data.

MapQuest
One of several ways to find a location in the U.S. by filling in the street address.

Mapquest Driving Directions
Mapquest will show you the way -- approximately -- between any two North American cities -- distance, maps, directions.

MAPublisher
A plug-in program for Illustrator and FreeHand that will import ArcView shapefiles and MapInfo files.

National Geographic Map Machine
An authoritative atlas of the world: political, physical and satellite maps.

Rare Map Collection
A collection of about 800 historical maps, espcially early maps of America. From the University of Georgia.

StreetNet
Yet another streets package, more expensive.

TerraFly
Fly over your neighborhood, if you're in the U.S., viewing aerial maps from the U.S. Geological Survey and other sources.

The Great Globe Gallery
Photos and projections of the Earth from many views.

Tiger Mapping Service of U.S. Census
Start by picking a place or ZIP Code. Slow, and without street names, but at least these maps are in the public domain (no copyright). Will map Census data as well, crudely.

Time around the World
With maps. View the entire globe in one map with time zones. Or, at the bottom of the page, look up a country or display a regional map of time zones. Not intended to provide atomic-clock accuracy, but to show the relative time by zone. Compiled by Alexander Krivenyshev, oceanographer.

Travel language translator
Convert a travel phrase from one language to another.

U.S. Census Gazetteer
Search for any place name in the U.S. and receive the 1990 Census data and a map.

U.S. Postal Service Abbreviations
State abbreviations, street suffixes, and other address words abbreviated.

USGS National Map
The US government department's definitive presentation of US topography, with viewers that allow you to view the maps in numerous different ways to get the exact picture you need. The USGS site is also a good hub of links to other government sites (biology, geology, etc).

World Atlas
Various world maps in assorted views.

World Flag Database
Flags of the world, with brief info on each country. Good images of each flag.

World Maps by Excite on City.Net
World travel information with maps of major destinations. A quick way to get a map, weather, cultural information, etc., on any point on the globe.

World Time Zone Map
Map of the world with time zones.

Yahoo Maps
Yahoo's list of map resources.

ZIP Code Address Server
Give it a U.S. street address (even one that sounds like the real address), and it gives you a full address with ZIP+4 code. Can give you ZIP+4 for a specific firm.

ZIP Code/City/State Associations
Tells you which cities are in a ZIP Code, and vice versa.

ZIP Codes database for sale
Where do you get a database of U.S. Postal Service ZIP Codes and cities?

ZIP+4 Code Look-Up
Enter a U.S. address to find the standardized ZIP code.

Zip2
One of several quick ways to get maps and detailed driving directions from here to there (in the U.S.). Map from address to address, or city to city.