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Decimal Degrees vs. Degrees, Minutes, Seconds
An overview of the difference between degrees, minutes, and seconds and decimal degrees, including an overview of the metric system, from the About.com Geography Guide Site.

Latitude and Longitude
Learn to understand the latitude and longitude lines running across your maps and globes.

Geocode.com
Enter a U.S. address and obtain a map, exact latitude and longitude, Census place and tract code, and more. From the ETAK Digital Map Comapny.

Geographic Names Information System
A very useful resource for retrieving latitude and longitude (including minutes and seconds) for a specific place or point of interest (even libraries and parks) in the U.S. Also provides the name of the 7.5' USGS topographic map for that point.

Getty Thesarus of Geographic Names Online
Almost one million current and historical place names are in this global database. Obtain latitude and longitude and sometimes a brief description.

MapQuest: Map a Latitude/Longitude
At this great MapQuest site, you can enter latitude and longitude coordinates (using decimals or degrees, minutes and seconds) and MapQuest will provide a map of the location.