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National Weather Service - current conditions and advisories nationwide.
Local forecast from the National Weather Service office in Peachtree City.
The Georgia Automated Environmental Monitoring Network provides current and historical temperature, relative humidity, rainfall, and more, for reporting stations throughout the state.

National Parks to visit in Georgia, with lists of activities. Georgia is home to two National Forests and Atlanta home to many National Register sites. Or use Recreation.gov to find and book National Parks along with other, less-well-known areas managed or partnered by a Federal agency, such as Gray's Reef, the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum, Anna Ruby Falls, and the Banks Lake National Wildlife Refuge.

Browse Georgia state parks and historic sites. Patrons can borrow Georgia State Park ParkPasses and Historic Site passes allowing them free parking or admission at more than 60 attractions across the state. Find out more by calling your branch library.

Tennessee Valley Authority reservoirs are an inexpensive way to enjoy a day outdoors, and many are within driving distance of Atlanta.

Realtime road closings, road conditions, highway camera views statewide from Georgia Navigator. Consult the Atlanta Police Department Events Calendar for road closures in the city.

Travel tips from the U.S. Transportation Security Administration. Latest list of prohibited items, acceptable ID, travelers with disabilities & medical conditions, find out if you are on a watch list and download TSA's Claim Form for Missing or Damaged Items. Covers travel by air, rail, ship, highway and mass transit.

Check airline on-time statistics and aviation accident reports. Check the Aviation Consumer Protection and Enforcement website for consumer-related air travel information.

The State Department's Travel site providing details about requirements for travel out of the country.

Apply for a passport. Rules, forms, information about fees, links to local resources, and guide for professional photographers.

Hotel/Motel Fire-Safe List maintained by the U.S. Fire Administration. These lodgings have an an AC-powered ("hard-wired") smoke alarm in each room and a full automatic sprinkler system for each room if it is over 3 stories high.

Health information for international travel from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. Lists vaccines you will need, diseases found in your destination country and maybe some things to pack that you didn't think of.

Vessel Sanitation Program. Review results of cruise ship inspections and disease outbreak information from 1994 forward.

Boaters can get information about safety, recalls, laws, and how to get the Coast Guard's free annual Vessel Safety Check on the Boating Safety page.

Nautical charts from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Over 98% of the nation's commercial cargo is waterborne. Download data or get print-on-demand. Also view NOAA's Notice to Mariners Chart Updates.

Geodata.gov provides a single point of entry to Federal data in map form. Build, display and download maps on just about any topic. Additional local maps may be obtained from the National Geologic Map Database.

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