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Old Farmer's Almanac
Just like the print version, it provides weather forecasts, tides, a calendar of the heavens, recipes, gardening tips, and much more.
Reference Desk.com
The single best resource for facts. Refdesk indexes quality Internet sites and assists visitors in navigating these sites.
Zip Code Directory
Look up the Zip+4 code for any address, or enter a city and state to see all Zip codes associated with that city.
AnyWho Directories
Lists residential and business phone numbers, includes reverse lookup by phone number.
InfoSpace
Reverse directory searching by phone number and addresses for business and individuals using the yellow and white pages. This site has US, Canadian, UK, Italy, Germany, and France.
DIANCO
locate products or services via a toll free number.
Associations on the Net
Searches thousands of associations by name, key word, city, or Subject area.
Merrian-Webster Online
Look up words in Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary or Thesaurus
American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
Over 90,000 entries feature 10,000 new words and senses, 70,000 audio word pronunciations, 900 full-page color illustrations, language notes and word-root appendixes.
Language Dictionaries and Translators
This site will translate a foreign language to English. Also links to translation services and online language courses.
Acronym Finder
More than 358,000 defitions. The web's most comprehensive dictionary of acronyms, abbreviations, and initialisms.
Britannica.com from Encyclopedia Britannica
This is an abbreviated version of the classic encyclopedia.
Encyclopedia.com from Electric Library
with more than 57,000 frequently updated articles from the Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition.
Conver-me.Com
This site is an interactive measurements calculator.
A Dictionary of Measures, Units, and Conversions
Includes a summary of the units of measurement used worldwide, a table of conversion factors, definitions of international standard units, and a powerful conversion tool.
How Far Is It
Calculate the distance -- as the crow flies -- between any two cities around the world.
Calendar Zone
Comprehensive source for geographical, celestial, historic, event, and other calendars.
Greenwitch Mean Time
Provides information about time zones, daylight savings time, world time, time zone maps, official time, international time zones, Greenwich Mean Time, military time, atomic time, New York time, Eastern Standard Time, and a time zone converter
Map Machine From the National Geographic Society
Dynamic maps, atlas maps, flags, and country facts are among the highlights of this fine site
MapQuest
Map an address or get directions from Point A to Point B.
Barlett's Familiar Quotations
Search and browse 11,000 quotations from the 10th edition of Bartlett's published in 1919.
Quotations Page
Have over 20,000 quotations online from over 2,500 authors.
United States Census Bureau (Statistical Abstract of the United States)
U.S. Census Bureau home page with powerful searching tools and up-to-the-minute data. Find PDF versions of essential publications such as the Statistical Abstract of the United States, the State and Metropolitan Area Data Book, and the County and City Data Book.
FedStats
Access to a wealth of information and statistics from over 100 U.S. federal agencies.
Internet Public Library
This site, developed and maintained by librarians at the University of Michigan, is a great start point for finding, evaluating, selecting, organizing, describing, and creating quality information resources. A first-class site.
RefDesk.com
Exceedingly comprehensive and easy to use, this catalog of Web resources has it all.
Librarian's Index to the Internet
The librarian's guide to reference resources.
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