Useful & Interesting Websites
Updated: Thursday December 19, 2024.
Weather
- Weather Prediction Center
- Earth Wind Map
- National Hurricane Center
- National Weather Service
- Tropical Tidbits Forcast Models
- Weather Nerds
- Weathertrends 360
- Wunderground
- Climate.gov Maps & Data
Tides and Big Waves
- National Water Information System: Web Interface
- Stevens Flood Advisory System
- Tide Forecast
- Tide Predictor
- Tsunami warning center
- National Storm Surge Hazard Maps
Online Libraries
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- Internet Archive
- Library of Congress
- NCSU Libraries
- Project Gutenberg
- Public Domain Review
Journals and Data
- DOI Search
- Google Scholar
- American Naturalist
- Australia Museum
- Biodiversity Data Journal
- BioOne Complete
- BioRxiv preprints
- Cell
- Ecological Society of America
- European Journal of Entomology
- Journal of Economic Entomology
- Journal of Heredity
- Journal of Insect Science
- Journal of Threatened Taxa
- Jstor
- Magnolia Press
- mBio
- Molecular Biology and Evolution
- National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Nature
- Open Payments
- Oxford Academic Journals.
- Peerj.com
- PLOS
- Portal de Periódicos UFSC
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Research Gate
- ScienceDirect
- Springer Link
- Systematics and Biodiversity
- Taylor & Francis Online
- The University of Chicago Press: Journals
- Wiley Online Library
- ZooKeys
- Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
- Zootaxa
Math and Science
- Mindat
- The National Geological Map Database
- Time and Date Reference.
- American Museum of Natural History
- CERN
- Clear Sky Chart
- Discover Magazine
- Eureka Alert
- Nature Publishing Group
- The On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences
- Scientific American
- Science Magazine
- Science News
- The Scientist
- Wired
- Yale Environment 360
Rocks
- The Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society, Inc. (FOMS)
- Friends of Mineralogy New Jersey
- Franklin Mineral Museum
- Geology of the New York City Region
- Geology.com
- Mindat
- Sterling Hill Museum
- Geologic maps of US states
- USGS Publications Warehouse
- Nick Zentner
Entomology
- Bug Guide
- Cicada Mania
- Entomological Society of America (ESA)
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
Flora & Fauna
- Biodiversity Mapping
- NY Harbor Nature Blog
- iNaturalist
- Shark Tracker
- Wildflowers of the United States
- EcoRegistros
Space
- AstroSamantha's Photostream
- ESA
- GDGPS
- JAXA
- Near Earth Objects
- NASA
- NASA Science
- NWS Space Weather Prediction Center
- Office of Satellite and Product Operations
- SDO Solar Dynamics Observatory
- SECCHI
- Solar and Heliospheric Observatory
- Space.com
- Space Weather
- Spaceweather.com Realtime Image Gallery
Earth Problems
- Earthquake Hazards Program
- Radiation Network
- US Environmental Protection Agency
- U.S. Geological Survey
Unusual Maps
Favorite Places
- Brooklyn Museum
- Gateway National Recreation Area
- House on the Rock
- Jungle Jim's International Market
- Mammoth Cave National Park
- Momofuku
- Roadside America
Design
Photography
New Jersey History and Parks
- Whitesbog: historical blueberry and cranberry farm
- Wharton State Forest
- Pinelands Alliance
- New Jersey Conservation Alliance
- New Jersey Lighthouse Challenge
- Highpoint State Park
- Brendan T. Byrne State Forest
- Batsto Village
- NJ Pinebarrens blog
Music
- My (Dan Century) Music: free music
- The Manual: How To Have A Number 1 The Easy Way
- Prog Archives: everything about prog music
- DFA Records
- Funky 16 Corners: funk and soul music
- Incompetech Royalty Free Music
- Oscilloscope Music
- Ozma Records: Voyager Golden Record
- Wax Works Records: horror and halloween vinyl.
- Sundazed: retro vinyl reissues
- WFMU: the best radio station?
- Rock n' Roll Ichiban!
- Awesome Tapes of Africa: music from Africa
- Norton Records
- RPM Challenge
- 365 Days Project: 356 days of weird songs
Music & Video Equipment
Good Record Shops
- Groovy Graveyard Asbury Park NJ
- Revilla Groves and Gear Milltown NJ
- Princeton Record Exchange Princeton NJ
- Blue Arrow Records Cleveland OH
Pop Culture
- Everlasting Blort: fringe pop-culture
- Institute of Offical Cheer
- The Lope
- Retro Wave meme maker
- Secret Fun Blog
- Weird Christmas
YouTube Channels
- 8-Bit Guy: computers and electronics
- Abroad in Japan. Japanese culture.
- Afro Tech Mods: electronics
- Ashens: weird food, unboxings, geek stuff
- AvE: disassembles machines
- Beyond the Press: smashing things
- Big Clive: electronics disassembly
- Cars and Water: red hot nickle ball
- Cathode Ray Dude: video technology
- Coalcracker Bushcraft
- Cody's Lab: science experiments
- Computerphile: computers
- Crime Pays but Botany Doesn't:plant life
- Dan Bell, Film It: urban exploration.
- Dan Bell, This Is: urban exploration.
- Deep Sky Videos: space science
- Diode Press: electronics
- CaptainDisillusion. Debunking Video Tricks
- EEV Blog: electronics
- Electro Boom: electronics
- Electron Instructor: electronics
- Engineer 775 Practical Preppers
- Engineerguy
- Explaining Computers: computers
- The Exploring Series: SCP explained, sci-fi
- First we Feast: food & hot sauce
- Fran Blanche: electronics.
- Found Footage Festival. Odd VHS Tapes.
- Guitologist: guitar and amp repair
- Hey! It's Mosogourmet!!: food prep
- Household Hacker: life hacks
- Hydraulic Press Channel
- Kurz Gesagt - In a Nutshell: science
- Lock Picking Lawyer
- LGR: retro computers
- Mental Floss: facts
- MKK3ch: food prep
- Mr. Carlson's Lab: electronics
- Nasa Science Casts
- New England Forests
- NightHawkInLight: science experiments
- Nile Red: science experiments
- Numberphile: math
- NurdRage: science experiments
- Paul Sellers: woodworking
- PBS Space Time: space science
- PaleoCris: Fossil Hunting.
- Peter Brown: woodworking & epoxy
- Periodic Videos
- Red Letter Media: wacky movie reviews
- Report of the Week: food reviews and shortwave radio
- Save it for parts: radio experimentation.
- Scanner Guys
- Sigma 3 Survival: outdoor survival
- Sixty Symbols: science
- Some Ordinary Gamers: Internet security
- SpaceX: rocket launches
- Taofledermaus: projectiles and mercury
- Theoria Apophasis: magnet fun & photography
- Techmoan: home electronics
- The Tim Dillon Show: comedy for the 21st century
- Tom Scott: interesting facts
- This is Dan Bell: exploration of the abandoned
- Townsends: 18th century cooking
- Vsauce & Vsauce 2 & Vsauce 3: science
- Vice Grip Garage
- VWestlife: home audio
- What is Going on With Shipping? w/Sal Mercogliano
Podcasts
- Ari Shaffir's Skeptic Tank: interviews
- Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
- Joe Rogan Experience: interviews
- Marc Maron Podcast: interviews
- The Dollop
Art Galleries and News
- Antieau Gallery
- Hi-Fructose Magazine
- Jonathan Levine
- Juxtapoz Magazine
- Parlor Gallery
- Simon Stålenhag Art Gallery
Artists
- Alex Gross
- AM DeBrincat
- Andrea Heimer
- Audrey Kawasaki
- Ben Venom
- Elizabeth Waggett
- Eric Joyner
- INDIE 184
- Jason Wheatley
- Katsuyo Aoki
- Martha Wirkijowski
- Mary O'Malley
- Michela Martello
- Mike Egan
- Ravi Zupa
- Ray Geary
- Sam Guay
- Sandra Arteaga
- Swoon
- Takashi Murakami
- Tara McPherson
- Toilet Paper
- Tom Sachs
- VHS Girl
Things to Buy
- Abby's Better nut butter
- Adafruit: electronics
- American Chairs
- American Science & Surplus
- Arcane Bullshit: stickers and shirts
- Archie McPhee sells novelties.
- Badgerhound: stickers and patches
- B. A. Sweetie Candy
- BicBugs sells insects.
- Bones Coffee
- Booskerdoo Coffee
- Casey Weldon art, pins & stickers
- CD Japan
- Collin Street Bakery fruit cakes
- Culture Hustle paint
- Death Wish Coffee
- Digi-key: electronics
- Earth 2 Kentucky
- Estate Sales
- Goji Girl: Godzilla and toys from Japan
- I Break Toys: heavy metal Wookies
- Hats in the Belfry: hats
- Horror in Clay: tiki mugs
- Louisiana Pantry: pickled eggs and other delights.
- Maiden Voyage Clothing patches and pins
- McMaster: nuts n' bolts
- Kevin Herdeman: Melt Monster figures
- Middle of Beyond: Horror-movie-themed clothes & novelties.
- Mochidoki: ice cream
- Mouser: electronics
- New Wave Toys: miniature arcade cabinet reproductions
- Nuts.com: nuts
- Quiet Tide patches and pins
- Punk Drunkers: shirts, glassware, toys
- Retro a Gogo horror-themed pins and masks
- Retro Estetica patches and pins
- Rootless Coffee
- Strictly Limited Games
- Strike Gently: blankets, patches, stickers
- Sugoi Mart snacks from Japan
- Super7 Action Figures
- Sure Design T-Shirts. Octopus shirts.
- Texas Snax. Buc-ee's merch.
- Tim Clarke Toys: Boglins
- Tin Toy Arcade toys made of tin
- Tittybats shirts, pins, stickers
- Trader Vics: tiki mugs
- Trash Cat co.: racoon-themed shirts and stickers
- True Jersey official source of New Jersey merchandise.
- Vat19. Wacky gifts.
Web Development
- Apache
- Bootstrap
- Can I Use
- Chromium Blog
- GitHub
- HTTP Archive
- Mozilla Blog
- Mozilla Developer Network
- Mozilla Hacks
- Next.js
- Ngnix
- Node.js
- PHP
- Stack Overflow
- URL Decoder/Encoder
- W3 Schools
- Wappalyzer
- Web App Manifest
- Web Developer Toolbar
- WebKit
- World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
Search, Social Media and Web Performance
- AMP Test
- AMP Validator
- Android Blog
- Android Developers Blog
- Answer the Public
- Apache PageSpeed
- Bing Webmaster Blog
- Elephate Blog
- Facebook Instant Articles
- Facebook Open Graph
- Facebook Sharing Debugger
- Google Blog
- Google Developers
- Google Online Security Blog
- Google PageSpeed Insights
- Google Rich Snippet Testing Tool for testing Schema
- Google Trends
- Google Webmaster Central Blog
- Google's Make the Web Faster
- Lighthouse (Google)
- Local Search Forum
- Moz Blog
- AMP Project
- Schema.org
- Screaming Frog
- Search Engine Land
- Search Engine Roundtable
- Search Engine Watch
- SEO by the Sea. RIP.
- SEO for Google News
- SEO Meta in 1 Click
- Snyk Vulnerability Database
- The Bruce Clay Blog
- Twitter Card Validator
- Twitter Cards
- Web Page Test
- Web.Dev
- Webmaster Tools Help
- WebmasterWorld
- WebP Images
- Wordpress News
Other Types of Development & Coding
Software
- Apache OpenOffice free office software.
- Audacity free audio editor.
- BBEdit text editor for Mac.
- Blender free 3D modeler.
- CodeWeavers Crossover
- Chris Titus Tech's Windows Utility
- Homebrew package manager
- Inkscape free vector-based art tool.
- Krita free software for illustration.
- MacPorts for installing open source apps on a Mac.
- Node.js Package Manager.
- Notepad++ free text editor.
- Open Broadcaster Software
- Rogue Amoeba audio utilities.
- Stallarium home planetarium software.
- Vienna RSS Reader
- VLC free video player.
- WordPress free Blog software.
- XoaS fractal software.
- Dan Century Archive. 1996 - 2025.
