Bahooglia Pilothouse

Plot a great circle course between two points on the globe.
Compute the great circle distance between two points.
Determine sunset/sunrise/moonset/moonrise anywhere in the world.
Determine astronomical phenomena such as eclipses, changes of season, current lunar data and date of Easter.
Check Local Notices to Mariners.
Check Tide predictions.
Access multitudes of on-line maps and charts.

Make preparations for getting underway...

Check Local Notices to Mariners. (updated 01-07-2005)
U S Coast Guard Navigation center
Initial heading/Great Circle Distance between two points.
Global Composite Satellite Image showing sea temps/land mass temps/clouds.
Tidal Information
Tidal Information - from NOAA
Tidal Information - from www.tides.com
Tide Prediction Resources on the Internet
Get correct time from the U S Naval Observatory
Radiojerry's premier weather site - East Texas Skywarn

Astronomical phenomena...

Sunrise/Sunset/Moonrise/Moonset
Astronomical Applications from U S Naval Observatory. (rev. 8-18-98)
Your Sky - an interactive planetarium. View your night sky with real-time data. View the night sky from any date and location. (Added 8-20-98)

On-line maps and charts...

On-line NOAA Nautical Charts - free service - tax dollars doing real work!
Electronic Coast Pilot
Maps On Us - A service of Switchboard.com. No Lat/Long but works fast.
Yahoo Maps - Includes detailed driving directions.
Street Map directory of the U.S. Mapquest - can be used to get rough lat/long.
U S Local Maps
Color Landform Atlas of the U.S.
Perry-Castaņeda Map Collection
Tiger Mapping Service - I use this to obtain lat/long coordinates to plug into my GPS.
Vicinity Map Blaster

The Cap'n - a commercial site that sells electronic navigational charts and computer systems.

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