quick reference
almanacs and factbooks
CIA World Factbook
Farmers’ Almanac
Infoplease Almanac
Olympic Games
The Old Farmer’s Almanac
refdesk.com – Fast Facts
U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets (Information on all the countries of the world with which the United States has relations)
Whitaker’s Almanack
World Statesman
currency converters
MegaConverter2
The Universal Currency Converter XE
F/X Converter (foreign exchange currency converter)
dates and times
Calendars Through the Ages
Clock, The official US time
Federal Holidays
Rosetta Calendar (a calendar conversion service)
The World Clock (time zones) (may not load in Chrome)
Time Zones of the World (from the CIA)
encyclopedias and dictionaries
Acronym Finder
For help decrypting the wide world’s daily output of acronyms
The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Dictionary.com
Encyclopedia.com
A collection of online encyclopedias, including sources like Oxford University Press and Columbia Encyclopedia
InfoVisual Visual Dictionary
To find the names of things you’ve seen
Learner’s Dictionary
Clear and simple definitions in basic American English ideal for English language learners ~ from Merriam-Webster
Legal Dictionary Online
Comprehensive searchable and browsable dictionary of legal terms
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Online
Great for ESL students!
Medical Dictionary Online
Comprehensive searchable and browsable dictionary of medical terms
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Dictionary / Thesaurus / Encyclopedia and more
Merriam-Webster Visual Dictionary Online
An illustrated reference work covering everything from Science to Sports
NetLingo
Explains thousands of terms that define our life online
OneLook Reverse Dictionary
When you know there’s a word for it, but you cannot think of the word
Online Etymology Dictionary
Explanations of what our words meant and how they sounded 600 or 2,000 years ago
Roget’s International Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases
RhymeZone
Find rhymes, synonyms, definitions, and more
Rhyming Dictionary
Try this before you write your next poem!
Symbols.com
Contains everything about symbols, signs, flags and glyphes by culture, country, religion, and more
Visuwords
visual dictionary, visual thesaurus, and interactive lexicon
Vocabulary.com
The easiest, most intelligent way to improve your vocabulary
Your Dictionary
Simple, easy-to-understand definitions
For help decrypting the wide world’s daily output of acronyms
The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Dictionary.com
Encyclopedia.com
A collection of online encyclopedias, including sources like Oxford University Press and Columbia Encyclopedia
InfoVisual Visual Dictionary
To find the names of things you’ve seen
Learner’s Dictionary
Clear and simple definitions in basic American English ideal for English language learners ~ from Merriam-Webster
Legal Dictionary Online
Comprehensive searchable and browsable dictionary of legal terms
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Online
Great for ESL students!
Medical Dictionary Online
Comprehensive searchable and browsable dictionary of medical terms
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Dictionary / Thesaurus / Encyclopedia and more
Merriam-Webster Visual Dictionary Online
An illustrated reference work covering everything from Science to Sports
NetLingo
Explains thousands of terms that define our life online
OneLook Reverse Dictionary
When you know there’s a word for it, but you cannot think of the word
Online Etymology Dictionary
Explanations of what our words meant and how they sounded 600 or 2,000 years ago
Roget’s International Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases
RhymeZone
Find rhymes, synonyms, definitions, and more
Rhyming Dictionary
Try this before you write your next poem!
Symbols.com
Contains everything about symbols, signs, flags and glyphes by culture, country, religion, and more
Visuwords
visual dictionary, visual thesaurus, and interactive lexicon
Vocabulary.com
The easiest, most intelligent way to improve your vocabulary
Your Dictionary
Simple, easy-to-understand definitions
statistical information
2022 ACS 1-Year Ranking Tables (U.S. Census Bureau)
American FactFinder (This site has been decommissioned and State and National data is now found here)
Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
Census Bureau (Census)
Census Bureau Economic Statistics (Economic Census, Economic Indicators, County Business Patterns, Monthly & Annual Retail Trade, Statistics of US Businesses, and more)
Census Data Mapper (U.S. Census Bureau)
CDC Data & Statistics (links to vital statistics and records by topic)
ChildStats.gov (statistics and reports on children and families)
CIA World Factbook
City-data.com (a directory of US city data)
College Affordability and Transparency Center
Consumer Price Index (CPI)
County and City Data Books (U.S. Census Bureau)
Data.gov (access to datasets that are generated and held by the Federal Government)
Economic statistics from 1995-present (U.S. Government Publishing Office)
FAOSTAT (statistical database from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)
FedStats (provides access to the full range of official statistical information produced by the Federal Government without having to know in advance which Federal agency produces which particular statistic)
Google Dataset Search (a tool to help users locate publicly available datasets)
Google Public Data Explorer (data sets from the World Bank, the US CDC, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, and other sources of public data)
International Database (U.S. Census Bureau)
Kids Count Data Center (data on child and family well-being in the United States by state and across states)
Migration Information Source (global analysis of international migration and refugee trends)
National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) (U.S. Department of Education)
National Center for Health Statistics (the health statistics agency for the federal government, providing data on all aspects of health and health care)
National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (the nation’s leading provider of statistical data on U.S. science and engineering)
NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development Data Tools (NJ specific labor market information, including a consumer price index, NJ census data, and employment projections)
Numbeo (real-time stats from around the globe)
NVSS – National Vital Statistics System (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Occupational Outlook Handbook (Information about the nature of work, working conditions, training and education, earnings and job outlook for hundreds of different occupations in the United States)
Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, a Project of the Pew Research Center (covers issues at the intersection of religion and public affairs)
Pew Internet & American Life Project, a Project of the Pew Research Center (explores the Internet’s impact on our world)
Pew Research Center (a nonpartisan fact tank of polling and demographic research)
Pew Research Center for the People & the Press (public opinion survey research about American attitudes toward politics and policy)
Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism (tracks who is reporting the news and what new players are emerging)
Pew Research Global Attitudes Project (examines international public opinion on a broad range of issues)
Pew Research Hispanic Center (chronicles the lives of the U.S. Latino population and their impact on the nation)
Pew Research Social & Demographic Trends (studies behaviors and attitudes of Americans in key realms of their lives)
Population Reference Bureau (locate population and health statistics in the Datafinder area of this Web site)
State Facts for Students (U.S. Census Bureau)
State Health Facts (compilations of data about “minority” and women’s health, HIV/AIDS, health costs, insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, etc.)
Statistical Programs of the United States Government
Statistical Sites on the World Wide Web (The Bureau of Labor Statistics maintains this listing that includes some statistical agencies in foreign countries)
Statistics of Income (SOI)
IRS Tax Statistics
UNdata (official statistics produced by countries and compiled by United Nations data system)
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
US Census International Database
USDA Economic Research Service
U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) (official energy statistics from the U.S.Government)
United States Census (population, economic and social conditions, housing, and business data)
USAFacts (curated U.S. data from government sources covering population, government’s finances, and government’s impact on society)
Worldmapper (maps by population, births, children, etc.)
Worldometers (real time world statistics)
American FactFinder (This site has been decommissioned and State and National data is now found here)
Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
Census Bureau (Census)
Census Bureau Economic Statistics (Economic Census, Economic Indicators, County Business Patterns, Monthly & Annual Retail Trade, Statistics of US Businesses, and more)
Census Data Mapper (U.S. Census Bureau)
CDC Data & Statistics (links to vital statistics and records by topic)
ChildStats.gov (statistics and reports on children and families)
CIA World Factbook
City-data.com (a directory of US city data)
College Affordability and Transparency Center
Consumer Price Index (CPI)
County and City Data Books (U.S. Census Bureau)
Data.gov (access to datasets that are generated and held by the Federal Government)
Economic statistics from 1995-present (U.S. Government Publishing Office)
FAOSTAT (statistical database from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)
FedStats (provides access to the full range of official statistical information produced by the Federal Government without having to know in advance which Federal agency produces which particular statistic)
Google Dataset Search (a tool to help users locate publicly available datasets)
Google Public Data Explorer (data sets from the World Bank, the US CDC, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, and other sources of public data)
International Database (U.S. Census Bureau)
Kids Count Data Center (data on child and family well-being in the United States by state and across states)
Migration Information Source (global analysis of international migration and refugee trends)
National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) (U.S. Department of Education)
National Center for Health Statistics (the health statistics agency for the federal government, providing data on all aspects of health and health care)
National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (the nation’s leading provider of statistical data on U.S. science and engineering)
NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development Data Tools (NJ specific labor market information, including a consumer price index, NJ census data, and employment projections)
Numbeo (real-time stats from around the globe)
NVSS – National Vital Statistics System (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Occupational Outlook Handbook (Information about the nature of work, working conditions, training and education, earnings and job outlook for hundreds of different occupations in the United States)
Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, a Project of the Pew Research Center (covers issues at the intersection of religion and public affairs)
Pew Internet & American Life Project, a Project of the Pew Research Center (explores the Internet’s impact on our world)
Pew Research Center (a nonpartisan fact tank of polling and demographic research)
Pew Research Center for the People & the Press (public opinion survey research about American attitudes toward politics and policy)
Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism (tracks who is reporting the news and what new players are emerging)
Pew Research Global Attitudes Project (examines international public opinion on a broad range of issues)
Pew Research Hispanic Center (chronicles the lives of the U.S. Latino population and their impact on the nation)
Pew Research Social & Demographic Trends (studies behaviors and attitudes of Americans in key realms of their lives)
Population Reference Bureau (locate population and health statistics in the Datafinder area of this Web site)
State Facts for Students (U.S. Census Bureau)
State Health Facts (compilations of data about “minority” and women’s health, HIV/AIDS, health costs, insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, etc.)
Statistical Programs of the United States Government
Statistical Sites on the World Wide Web (The Bureau of Labor Statistics maintains this listing that includes some statistical agencies in foreign countries)
Statistics of Income (SOI)
IRS Tax Statistics
UNdata (official statistics produced by countries and compiled by United Nations data system)
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
US Census International Database
USDA Economic Research Service
U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) (official energy statistics from the U.S.Government)
United States Census (population, economic and social conditions, housing, and business data)
USAFacts (curated U.S. data from government sources covering population, government’s finances, and government’s impact on society)
Worldmapper (maps by population, births, children, etc.)
Worldometers (real time world statistics)