Country/Region Maps
View country/region maps like browsing a world atlas:
Create/Edit/View GPX/KML Files
Finding the Compass Direction on a Map
- OpenStreetMap Compass
Display a compass on the map where rotating the compass will calculate the compass direction, including the magnetic declination.
- CalTopo
To determine the direction and magnetic declination, click on the ruler icon on the left side and select Bearing tool. Another option is to use the Distance tool and a popup will display the compass direction.
- Apps on a mobile device displaying the compass on a map using the current location.
Avenza Maps
Locus Map
Trail Sense
NomadTracks
Finding the Elevation on a Map
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Bing Maps
Right-click a location to display the elevation. Note: This only works for the desktop version. However, changing the settings to desktop sites for browsers on mobile devices will work by tapping and holding a location, but on a phone the text might be too small to read.
- GPS Visualizer
Computer: Right-click a location on the map to display the elevation. Phone/tablet: Tap and hold to display the elevation.
- CalTopo
Computer: Right-click a location on the map and select Point Info to display the elevation. Phone/tablet: Tap and
hold and select Position & Elevation to display the
elevation.
- Free Map
Tools Elevation Finder
Click/tap on a place to display the elevation.
Old Maps
For a large collection of historical maps, visit the David Rumsey Map Collection.
Underwater Features (Seafloor maps)
To view and locate underwater features, use the Feature Names Gazetteer. Other online sources that might be useful for locating underwater features include GeoNames and ArcGIS Map Viewer.
Display Gridlines
To display the gridlines on a map (latitude, longitude, Equator, Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, Arctic Circle, Antarctic Circle), use Google Earth (Web version: View - Show Gridlines/Google Earth Pro: View - Grid/Mobile app version: Tap the map style layer icon on the upper right and tap Gridlines).
Magnetic Declination
To find the magnetic declination of a location on a map or by searching for a place, use Magnetic-Declination.com. To find the magnetic declination for a current location on a mobile device, use the Magnetic Declination Compass.
Mouse Cursor/Crosshair on the Map
Display the latitude/longitude coordinates using the mouse cursor/crosshair on the map.
- CalTopo (also UTM/USNG)
- GPS Visualizer
- GISsurfer
- OsmAnd (also UTM/MGRS)
- Menu - Configure Screen
- Choose the Top panel or the Bottom panel.
- Tap Add or the plus sign.
- Select Coordinates widget.
- Select Coordinates: map center.
- Tap Add widget.
- Avenza Maps
Measure Area
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