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Geography, Travel
Geography
Geography
Geography, countries, maps. See also Politics
World Factbook
CIA World Factbook: detailed and accurate information on every country in the world.
Library of Congress Country Studies
"The Country Studies Series presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world."
Lands and Peoples Encyclopedia
Information on countries, cultures,and current events. Online version of the six-volume children's encyclopedia. (Only available in the library.)
America the Beautiful
Geography and history information about the United States, aimed at 4th, 5th, and 6th grade students. (Only available in the library.)
USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
A geographic name database for virtually every place in the U.S.
Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
Contains "around 1,000,000 names and other information about places. The TGN includes all continents and nations of the modern political world, as well as historical places. It includes physical features and administrative entities, such as cities and nations."
Sperling's Best Places
Comparisons of thousands of cities, including cost of living, schools, and crime rates.
Maps
Mapquest
Mapquest includes road maps, driving directions, traffic conditions, and road construction for selected cities.
TerraServer
Terraserver contains complete, easy-to-use topographic and aerial maps of the entire U.S. in several different scales. It is searchable by address, by name, and by latitude and longitude, and it has an index to aerial photos of many famous places in the United States. Use it in conjunction with the Topographic Map Symbols guide, which is the key to the many map symbols used in topographic maps.
Travel and Transportation
Transportation
Illinois Department of Transportation: Traveling Public
Road condition reports, Illinois bike map, average daily traffic counts, road closings, maps, and much more.
Metra
The Metra rail system serves 230 stations in Chicago and suburbs (Cook, DuPage, Lake, Will, McHenry, and Kane counties).
Pace Bus
Pace provides public bus service in Chicago and suburbs (Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will counties).
Chicago Transit Authority (CTA)
Amtrak
Search for routes, schedules, and information to travel on America's rail system.
Greyhound
Schedules and fares for bus travel throughout the U.S.
United States Local and State Transit Links
Each state's site includes statewide, regional, and local transit systems; state government transportation agencies, and other transportation web sites. From the American Public Transportation Association.
Travel
see also Geography
FXConverter: 164 Currency Converter
Up-to-date exchange rates for 164 currencies.
Time and Date
A guide to time zones, calendars, and more.
U.S. Department of State: International Travel
Includes trips for travelling abroad, travel advisories and warnings, document requirements (e.g., passports), and more.
Librarians' Internet Index: Travel
This Internet directory provides links to hundreds of travel-related sites.
National Park Service
The National Park Service website provides information on all properties managed by them, tourist information, and education and historical information on each of their sites.
Woodall's Online
This site provides information on the great outdoors, camping, and recreational vehicle travel, with a searchable campground directory.
Recreation.gov
Recreation opportunities on federal lands, with links to related web pages.
Europe by Eurail
European train travel guides and booking information.
Elgin
see also Kane Co. & Elgin Government
City of Elgin Home Page
Elgin Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
Includes a Calendar of Events, area maps, etc.
Elgin Area Chamber
Business and community information from the Elgin Area Chamber of Commerce
Illinois School District U-46
Public school district U-46, which serves parts of eleven communities, including Elgin. District report card
Central School District #301
Central School District #301, which serves parts of Elgin and other communities.
Judson University
Judson University is an evangelical Christian college of the liberal arts, sciences and professions, located in Elgin.
Elgin Community College
Elgin Community College offers 2-year associate's degrees as well as non-credit professional development and continuing education courses.
Illinois workNet Center
"If you need help getting back on your feet financially, obtaining unemployment insurance, finding childcare and health insurance, or managing your money Illinois workNet can help by pointing you in the right direction."
Elgin Genealogical Society
Elgin Area Historical Society and Museum
ElginHistory.com
This site contains the complete text of two books by E.C. Alft which detail the history of Elgin, Illinois: Elgin: Days Gone By and Elgin: An American History (plus update). Both books are searchable.
Elgin Symphony Orchestra
Chicagoland
see also Illinois State Government
City of Chicago Home Page
Chicago's official website. Information for residents and businesses. "Exploring Chicago."
Metromix
Chicago entertainment guide: museums, restaurants, festivals, TV, movies, theatre, music, etc.
Chicago Public Library
Chicago Public Library.
Chicago History
Explore Chicago's rich and colorful past with these resources from the Chicago Public Library. The "Learn Chicago" section has a wealth of information and links about Chicago's past and present (timeline, mayors, symbols, statistics, disasters, more).
Illinois
see also Illinois State Government
State of Illinois tourism page
Illinois Arts Council
Illinois State Library
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Last checked: November 16, 2009.
Updated: November 16, 2009.
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