Directory of Maps and Views Resources

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This category is for sites offering online maps, photographs, and satellite images covering the entire state of California.

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• By Locality
• By Metro Area
• By Region
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Resources in This Category

• 1895 Map of California

  http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/1895/ca_1895.jpg
  Oversized (1700 x 2468 pixels), detailed, colorful map of the entire state, by Rand McNally.

• California Coastal Records Project

  http://www.californiacoastline.org/
  Includes over 12,000 aerial photographs of the coastline.

• California Gallery of Images

  http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/srtm/california.html
  3-D perspective views based on elevation data from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour. Image gallery and interpretation.

• California Map Collection

  http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/california.html
  At the Perry-Castañeda Library, found at the University of Texas at Austin.

• California Map Collection at UC Berkeley

  http://lib.berkeley.edu/EART/browse.html
  The university's online collection contains approximately 200 maps of areas in California. Most are pre-20th Century.

• California Maps in pdf Format

  http://www.mapmatrix.com/tmhtm/usa/03103.html
  Offers a choice of 7 versions of state map. Choices allow combinations of county outlines, county names, b/w, color, and shaded relief.

• Color Landform Atlas

  http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/ca_0.html
  Includes three shaded relief maps of California and Nevada. The one titled "Shaded relief map" is in color with the state outlines added. "County map" is similar, with county outlines added. "Black and white map" shows only the state outlines.

• Counties of California

  http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/california.gif
  Census Bureau map showing outlines and names of all 58 counties.

• Highway System Area Maps

  http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/roadinfo/statemap.htm
  Showing current road conditions for California highways.

• Historical Map of California Gold Regions, 1849

  http://www.loc.gov/resource/g4361h.mf000059
  A map made in London during the California Gold Rush. It puts California into context by showing the area to the east as far as Great Salt Lake.

• Historical Map of California, c. 1883

  http://www.loc.gov/resource/g4361p.rr001890
  A map showing relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns, counties, roads, and railroads. Claims to show every railroad station and post office in the state.

• Historical Map of the California Gold Regions, 1851

  http://www.loc.gov/resource/g4360.ct000186
  A color map showing most of the state.

• Historical Map Promoting Bicycling

  http://www.loc.gov/resource/g4361p.ct000092
  An 1895 shaded relief map showing recommended roads for bicycling in California. Ads from bicycling companies form a border surrounding the map.

• Historical Map with California Shown as an Island

  http://www.loc.gov/resource/g3291s.mf000074
  A pen-and-ink and watercolor map circa 1650. The "island" includes both California and Mexico's Baja California.

• Historical Pictorial Map

  http://www.loc.gov/resource/g4360.mf000063
  An 1888 map promoting the state, published by the Southern Pacific Company and the State Board of Trade of California.

• Indian Reservations in California

  http://www.epa.gov/region09/air/maps/ca_tribe.html
  A map showing the locations of Indian tribal lands.

• Indian Tribes in California

  http://www.kstrom.net/isk/maps/ca/california.html
  Reservation and tribal information. Includes map of locations, information on tribes, and links to tribal Web sites.

• Off-Highway-Vehicle Riding Areas

  http://www.employees.org/~calridng/calmap.html
  California map with locations and information about riding areas for dune buggies, motorcycles, four wheel drives, all-terrain vehicles, and snowmobiles.

• Political Districts of California

  http://www.calvoter.org/voter/maps/
  Maps showing Congressional, State Senate, and State Assembly districts.

• Satellite Image of California

  http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/avhrr/CA_213.n14.96aug01_2047.html
  This image is dated August 1996. Clicking on the image brings up a full size view. At the bottom of the page, clicking on "Understanding the images" takes user to a detailed discussion of the image and how it was made.

• Volcano Area Maps

  http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/observatories/calvo/
  A set of maps and graphics from the USGS.

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