Map Search Engines & Directories

20 map search engines & directories.

  • 192 Route Finder - United Kingdom route planner, by postcode or placename.
  • Atlapedia Online - Contains full color physical and political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world.
  • Atlas of the Biosphere - A collection of maps, schematics, and information about human-environment interactions, directed at the education community.
  • CIA World Factbook - Reference Maps - Various maps of the world in both jpeg and pdf format that are updated annually.
  • Cornell's Digital Earth - Use this interactive atlas to create maps displaying land, oceans, borders, roads, lakes, rivers, roads, railroads, faults, mines, seismic, and other geological, geographical, and geophysical data.
  • Expedia Maps - Offers searchable listing in the United States and Europe by address and driving directions.
  • Great Circle Mapper - Shows great circle path between specified points on the globe with an aviation focus.
  • Map24 - Maps and Routing - Interactive maps and route planner. Information on a number of country, with geo-location used to redirect the surfer to their country of origin.
  • MapQuest - Find directions for and explore towns and cities worldwide. Display addresses on a map, view nearby businesses, get driving directions and maps, and plan a trip with city information. Also includes aerial photographs of selected areas.
  • Maps of World - Online maps showing countries of the world and continents. Too wide for smaller monitors.
  • MeetMeMap - Provides door to door travel directions - covers train, bus, ferry, foot and driving directions.
  • Multimap - Global mapping service including street maps of Europe, North America and Australia.
  • Rand McNally - Online maps, driving directions, and travel store.
  • Readmap Project - Online maps collection with political and economical overview of each country.
  • Subway Navigator - Maps and stations of subways and other heavy rail transit systems throughout the world, and a route finder detailing the path between any two stations.
  • TerraFly - Searchable aerial views of cities and towns in the United States.
  • TerraServer - View maps and aerial photos of various parts of the Earth.
  • The AA: Route Planner - Use our route planner to plan your journey in the UK, Ireland and Europe.
  • United Nations: Cartographic Section - General country and special issues maps.
  • Yahoo! Maps and Driving Directions. - Yahoo!'s map facility. Street maps and driving directions for US cities