If you want to move to a certain area but would like to check and compare its crime rate to your area or other nearby areas, now you can with Trulia’s Crime Maps. It is an interactive online map application that lets you view crime rates by state, county, city and even postal code. Crime [...]
Rome2rio is a newly launched Google Maps mashup that aims to simplify the hunt for accurate directions by plane, train and cars between two destinations around the world. Enter the from and to cities and then get all kinds of route information. It can search for 670 airlines worldwide (also showing the airfares that are [...]
Day sales are always a great delight for bargain hunters. However finding a sale that will suit your shopping trip can be very challenging. If you are looking for the next big promotion in your city, then you should check out SaleLocator. This tool provides a database promo deals in your locality, laid out on [...]
It is remarkable how places change with time. Have you ever wondered what your native city looked like in the past? If yes then What Was There is a website you should definitely visit. What Was There is a wonderful website that lets people upload old photographs of places in the world. Visitors to the [...]
If you are interested in marine navigation, then you should check out Shipfinder. This tool, based on Google Maps, plots ship vessels around the world and provide good data on each ship. Plotted ships can be filtered into various ship types and color-coded for easy searching. With Shipfinder, you can view different ships as they [...]
Are you interested in where your Twitter followers are on the map? If you are, then check out MapMyFollowers. This cool Twitter-based tool allows to map your twitter followers and see their locations on a Google Maps. With this tool, you will have an idea where most of your friends are, making it especially useful if [...]
Have you ever tried finding your way through a map? The main problem with that is finding the exact route to take in order to reach your destination. The best way to explain the directions to some place is to show a map that has the route already outlined. This is exactly what Directions Map [...]
Safe2Pee is a website (including a Google Maps mashup) that helps people find gender neutral, safe and accessible toilets which they can use without fear of discrimination or discomfort. Single stall and gender neutral bathrooms help not only the gender variant people but also benefit others like those demanding more privacy or parents with children. [...]
Kayak Explore is a pretty interesting web based travel planning tool which lets you explore places based on the airfare you can afford, activities you intend to do, the temperature you like and much more. It’s a Google Maps mashup which lets you select your preferences and automatically updates the map marking the places you [...]
Active.com is a great resource to find sports activities in your area; the only problem is that results displayed are too texty. AvtiveMap is a great tool that takes the Active.com data and places local sports activities onto an interactive map. You can filter the map by sports activity such as running, swimming, football and/or [...]