This category is for sites offering online maps, photographs, and satellite images covering the entire state of California.
Subcategories 6
Related categories 2
Sites 21
- Indian Reservations in California A map showing the locations of Indian tribal lands.
- Satellite Image of California 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.
- 1895 Map of California Oversized (1700 x 2468 pixels), detailed, colorful map of the entire state, by Rand McNally.
- Color Landform Atlas 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.
- Highway System Area Maps Showing current road conditions for California highways.
- Counties of California Census Bureau map showing outlines and names of all 58 counties.
- Indian Tribes in California Reservation and tribal information. Includes map of locations, information on tribes, and links to tribal Web sites.
- California Map Collection At the Perry-Castañeda Library, found at the University of Texas at Austin.
- Off-Highway-Vehicle Riding Areas California map with locations and information about riding areas for dune buggies, motorcycles, four wheel drives, all-terrain vehicles, and snowmobiles.
- California Coastal Records Project Includes over 12,000 aerial photographs of the coastline.
- California Maps in pdf Format Offers a choice of 7 versions of state map. Choices allow combinations of county outlines, county names, b/w, color, and shaded relief.
- California Map Collection at UC Berkeley The university's online collection contains approximately 200 maps of areas in California. Most are pre-20th Century.
- California Gallery of Images 3-D perspective views based on elevation data from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour. Image gallery and interpretation.
- Political Districts of California Maps showing Congressional, State Senate, and State Assembly districts.
- Volcano Area Maps A set of maps and graphics from the USGS.
- Historical Map Promoting Bicycling An 1895 shaded relief map showing recommended roads for bicycling in California. Ads from bicycling companies form a border surrounding the map.
- Historical Pictorial Map An 1888 map promoting the state, published by the Southern Pacific Company and the State Board of Trade of California.
- Historical Map of California, c. 1883 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 California Gold Regions, 1849 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 with California Shown as an Island A pen-and-ink and watercolor map circa 1650. The "island" includes both California and Mexico's Baja California.
- Historical Map of the California Gold Regions, 1851 A color map showing most of the state.