HUNTER COLLEGE of the CITY UNIVERSITY of NEW YORK
DEPARTMENT of GEOGRAPHY

Nature of New York

Some Web Addresses Pertaining to New York State

www.adirondacks.com - Adirondack region
http://adirondackmaplesyrup.com – maple syrup production guide
www.adkmuseum.org – home page of the Adirondack Museum
www.agcensus.usda.gov – US Dept of Agriculture Census of Agriculture
www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/2007/Full_Report/Census_by_State/New_York/index.asp - 2007 NYS Census of Agriculture
www.aging.ny.gov - NYS Office for the Aging
www.agmkt.state.ny.us - NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets
www.allaboutbirds.org – Cornell University Ornithology Lab home page
www.archives.nysed.gov/aindex.shtml - index page of the NYS Archives
www.bhny.com - New York State regional books, The Book House of Stuyvesant Plaza
www.catskillcenter.org - conservation/advocacy/teacher education site
www.census.gov – US Census home page
http://2010.census.gov/2010census/ - 2010 census home page
http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/aff_transition.html - US Census American Factfinder
http://esd.ny.gov/NYSDataCenter/Data/Census2010/PL2010Tab1NY.pdf - census data
http://esd.ny.gov/NYSDataCenter/Data/Census2010/PL2010Tab2NY.pdf - pop. change 2000-10
www.cce.cornell.edu - Cooperative Extension Service, Cornell University (agriculture)
www.cdc.gov/ - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.champlainvalleyregion.com - Lake Champlain region
www.chemungcanal.netfirms.com – Chemung Canal historical society
www.city-data.com/city/New-York.html - profiles of all cities and villages of NYS
www.cmog.org - Corning Museum of Glass
http://countymapsofnewyork.com/index.html - maps of counties with cities and towns
www.criminaljustice.state.ny.us - NYS Department of Criminal Justice Services
www.criminaljustice.state.ny.us/pio/annualreport/annualreport.htm - crime statistics
www.criminaljustice.state.ny.us/crimnet/ojsa/indexcrimes/county_totals.htm - crime statistics by county
http://cugir.mannlib.cornell.edu/mapbrowse.jsp?series=counties  - Cornell Univ. library’s map and geospatial information browser
www.dec.ny.gov - NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)
www.dec.ny.gov/130.html - NYS DEC Site Index
www.dec.ny.gov/pubs/212.html - NYS DEC mapping gateway
www.dec.ny.gov/energy/45202.html - Sea Level Rise Task Force
www.dec.ny.gov/docs/water_pdf/305btopten10.pdf - Water Assessment Issues
www.delawareriverkeeper.org – Delaware River watershed advocacy group
www.dhses.ny.gov – NYS Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Services
http://digital.nypl.org – map resources of New York Public Library
http://docs.unh.edu/nhtopos/nhtopos.htm - historic USGS maps of New England & NYS
http://docs.unh.edu/nhtopos/NewYork.htm - direct link to NYS historic map index except LI
http://docs.unh.edu/nhtopos/Connecticut.htm - link to Long Island historic map index via CT index
www.nysgis.state.ny.us/gisdata/quads - link to NYS USGS topographic maps
www.dos.state.ny.us - NYS Department of State
www.dos.state.ny.us/kids_room/ - NYS Kids Room site
http://esogis.nysm.nysed.gov/ Empire State Oil and Gas Information System (ESOGIS)
www.epa.gov - US Environment Protection Agency
www.eriecanalway.org – National Park Service site
http://www.epodunk.com/counties/ny_county.html - county information
www.epodunk.com/routes/erie%2Dcanal/#  - Erie Canal video tour
http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/aff_transition.html - US Census American Factfinder
www.fiscalpoliy.org – home page of the Fiscal Policy Institute
www.fiscalpolicy.org/SOWNY2010.html - Fiscal Policy Instit Working in NYS
www.geo.hunter.cuny.edu/techsupport - Geography Dept. tech. support and information
www.geo.hunter.cuny.edu/vws/ - NYC current weather conditions from roof of HC
http://libguides.library.hunter.cuny.edu/geography - Hunter College Library guide to research in geography and the environmental sciences
http://geology.com –links devoted to geology, earth sciences and physical geography
http://geology.com/articles/marcellus-shale.shtml - article on the Marcellus Shale
http://geology.com/states/new-york.shtml - links to physical geography maps and info
http://geology.com/sea-level-rise/new-york.shtml - interactive change in sea level map
http://gis.nyc.gov/doitt/mp/Portal.do - NYC map portal
http://great-lakes.net – Great Lakes Information Network
http://headwaterseconomics.org/profiles/p_New_York.pdf - Socioeconomic profile of NYS
www.health.state.ny.us - NYS Department of Health
www.hudsonrivervalley.com – Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area
www.iloveny.com - I Love New York, travel and tourism
www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nys_ded/ilny_travelguide2011/#/0 - I LOVE NY Travel Guide
www.lakestolocks.com – Hudson River to the St Lawrence River via canals and lakes
www.liapg.org  - Long Island Professional Geologists
http://libguides.library.hunter.cuny.edu/geography - Hunter Library guide to research in geography and environmental sciences
http://libguides.library.hunter.cuny.edu/geog260 - Hunter Library guide for Geography of New York State course
www.loc.gov/index.html  – Library of Congress map collection
www.longislandindexmaps.org/ - Regional Plan Association Long Island mapping site
http://longislandsoundstudy.net/ - Long Island Sound Study
http://msrmaps.com/default.aspx - Microsoft Research Maps (formerly Terraserver); maps and imagery of NYS and USA
www.mvhcc.org  - Mohawk Valley Heritage Corridor
www.nass.usda.gov/ny - US Dept of Agriculture – NYS agricultural statistics
www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/New_York/index.asp (same as above)
www.newsday.com – Newsday (LI) home page
www.newsday.com/long-island/towns - towns of Long Island
www.50states.com/news/newyork.htm - NYS newspapers by city
www.newslink.org/nynews.html - NYS newspapers, magazines and media outlets
www.mondotimes.com/world/usa/newspapers.html?state=32 – newspapers
www.mondotimes.com/world/usa/tv.html?state=32 – media
www.moon.com/destinations/new-york-state/discover-new-york-state - Moon handbook NYS web site.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ home page of National Center for Biotechnology Information
www.nmai.si.edu – National Museum of the American Indian (search under tribal names)
www.noaa.gov- national weather information
www.legislative.noaa.gov/NIYS  - link to NOAA in NYS
www.nationalatlas.gov – home page of the National Atlas of the US
www.nationalatlas.gov/mapmaker - National Atlas of the US map making site
www.nationalmap.gov – home page to the USGS mapping page
www.nrcc.cornell.edu  – Northeast Regional Climate Center at Cornell Univ.
www.nps.gov – United States National Park Service
www.nyc.gov – New York City home page
www.nyc.gov/dep - NYC Dept of Environmental Conservation
www.nyc.gov/html/oem/home.html - NYC Office of Emergency Management (OEM)
www.nyc.gov/hurricane - NYC OEM disaster preparedness site
www.nycsubway.org – guide to the history, expansion and development of NYC Transit
www.nycvisit.com - NYC travel and tourism
www.nygeographicalliance.org – New York Geographic Alliance home page
www.nygeo.org/index.htm - NY Geographic Alliance affiliated site
www.nygeo.org/roadtrip.html - NY Geographic Alliance suggested road trips
www.nysgis.state.ny.us/gisdata/quads/drg24/index.htm  - NYS topographic map index
www.nysl.nysed.gov/reference/nativeref.htm - Selective Native American web sites compiled by the NYS Library.
www.nylovesbiz.com - New York business
www.nylovesbiz.com/NYSDataCenter.html - statistical data; census info
www.nypa.gov - NYS Power Authority
www.nypirg.org – NYPIRG site
www.nypl.org – New York Public Library home page
http://legacy.www.nypl.org/research/midatlantic/ - American Shores, maps to 1850
http://nysac.org/Counties/ - NYS Association of Counties, link to county web sites
www.nyscanals.gov/  - home page of the NYS Canal System
http://nysc.eas.cornell.edu  - NYS Climate Office
www.nysdot.gov/portal/page/portal/index - NYS Department of Transportation
www.nysegov.com/map-NY.cfm - MapNY homepage
www.nysgis.state.ny.us  - NYS Geographic Information Data
www.nysgis.state.ny.us/gisdata/quads  - topographic maps
www.nysl.nysed.gov - New York State Library
www.nysl.nysed.gov/genealogy/counties.htm - link to county information
www.nysl.nysed.gov/genealogy/townlist.htm - link to cities, towns and villages
www.nysl.nysed.gov/reference/nativeref.htm - Selective Native American web sites compiled by the NYS Library.
www.nysm.nysed.gov - New York State Museum
www.nysm.nysed.gov/gis/ - link to mapped information
www.nysm.nysed.gov/IroquoisVillage/ - virtual tour of Iroquois exhibit
www.nysm.nysed.gov/1609/panorama/index.html - virtual tour of 1609 NYS
www.nyseagrant.org – New York Sea Grant Institute
www.nysparks.state.ny.us - NYS Dept of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
www.nyswaterfronts.com – NYS DOS, Coastal Resources
www.oft.state.ny.us - New York State Office for Technology
www.oasisnyc.net – NYC open accessible space information system (neighborhood maps)
www.oneida-nation.net  – Oneida Nation
http://pbisotopes.ess.sunysb.edu/lig - Long Island Geologists
www.powernaturally.org/ - NYSERDA renewable energy home page
http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/36000.html - 2010 census data for NYS
www.racingmuseum.org - Horse racing museum at Saratoga
www.rockinst.org – Rockefeller Institute
www.rockinst.org/nys_statistics/2009/ - NYS Statistical Yearbook
www.rockinst.org/nys_statistics/2008/ - NYS Statistical Yearbook
www.rpa.org/welcome.html - Regional Plan Association (RPA)
www.longislandindexmaps.org/ - RPA mapping site
www.seaway.dot.gov – St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corp.
www.seaway.ca – St. Lawrence Seaway Canadian portion
www.greatlakes-seaway.com/en/seaway/history/index.html (scroll down to listen to the 5 min video)
www.saratogahistory.org - Saratoga Springs Historical Society
www.sixnations.org – Iroquois Confederacy
www.sni.org – Seneca Nation
www.senecamuseum.org/ - Seneca Indian Museum
www.socialexplorer.com/pub/maps/home.aspx - interactive demographic maps
http://headwaterseconomics.org/profiles/p_New_York.pdf - socioeconomic profile of NYS
http://soils.usda.gov/survey/printed_surveys/state.asp?state=New%20York&abbr=NY – published soil surveys for NYS counties
www.sunysb.edu/library/map -SUNY Stony Brook Map Library
www.sunysb.edu/libmap/nypath1.htm - NYS map collection of SUNY-Stony Brook
www.state.ny.us - New York State Home Page
www.terrafly.fiu.edu – interactive mapping site
http://topomaps.usgs.gov – sources of free USGS topographic maps
http://historical.mytopo.com – free historic USGS topographic maps
www.transitmuseumeducation.org – NYCTA museum site
www.tughill.org – NYS Tug Hill Commission
www.usclimatedata.com/state.php?name=New-York – climate graphs for NYS stations
www.waterwire.net - NYC waterfront information
www.weather.gov – National Weather Service
www.weather.gov/view/states.php?state=NY – weather for NYS
www.usgs.gov – United States Geological Survey
www.nysgis.state.ny.us/gisdata/quads - link to NYS USGS topographic maps
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/states/ - NYS earthquakes
http://water.usgs.gov/ - water resources home page
http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ny/nwis/ - USGS water data for NYS

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Last updated January 29, 2018 .