You can also click on the "zoom to" box and click on the dot on the map,
and get the information that way.
Louise

On Wed, Feb 22, 2023 at 12:54 PM LOUISE RATLIFF <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I had some success going here:
> https://geonames.nga.mil/geonames/GeographicNamesSearch/.  I typed in my
> search term of Belfast. Then I clicked on the box labeled "fuzzy search,"
> in the upper right. It returned a long list of Belfast places along with
> checkboxes for filtering by country.  I selected UK and got a smaller
> list.  But that did not tell me any information.  So, I checked the box for
> City of Belfast and clicked the magnifying glass to zoom to it on the map.
> Next I closed out that fuzzy search results window so I could see the map.
> Then I clicked on the dot on the map and it gave me the name information.
> This is really bizarre behavior, in my humble opinion.
>
> Louise
>
> On Wed, Feb 22, 2023 at 8:40 AM Mike Flannigan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>>
>> I have the same problem as Debbie Hall.
>> Your link gave a 503 gateway error.
>> Now I just tried it again and it does go to the map.
>>
>> This is the website I use instead:
>> http://www.geonames.org/
>>
>> Yeah, no https, but my website doesn't have https either.
>>
>>
>> Mike Flannigan
>> Houston, TX
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>> On 2/22/23 09:29, Angela R Cope wrote:
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>> Is anyone else struggling to search for official US geographic names for
>> foreign places? I keep getting spun in circles, I get to the web app but it
>> won't load or I get an "unresponsive" message following a search. Does
>> anyone have a link that works? Is it possible to load the app without the
>> map? I only need summaries - official and variant place names.
>>
>> Help!
>>
>> Here's one of the many links that sends me into a vortex ...
>>
>>
>> https://geonames.nga.mil/geonames/GeographicNamesSearch/
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>> Angie Cope
>> AGS Library, UW Milwaukee Libraries
>> 2311 E. Hartford Avenue
>> Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53211
>>
>> http://uwm.edu/libraries/agsl/
>> M-F 8:00am-4:30pm  [log in to unmask]
>>  Personal phone: (414) 251-7608
>> AGSL phone: (414)229-6282
>> 43°03'8"N 87°57'21"W
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