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Photography & map credits.

The places and photographers behind our state-guide imagery.

Photographs are served locally as resized WebP images. Creative Commons versions retain the same license linked for that photograph. NPS image credits include the notice: No claim to original U.S. Government works.

State outlines.

Geographic shapes use U.S. Census Bureau 2017 cartographic boundaries redistributed by us-atlas. Individual outlines are fitted to their own frames; Alaska and Hawaii use the source projection’s insets. The panel-cell pattern is decorative, not a solar-resource or survey map.

Census geography is public-domain material. The us-atlas redistribution uses the ISC license; the original license notice is included with our map assets.

Alabama

Little River Falls in autumn, Alabama

NPS Photo — No claim to original U.S. Government works.

Original photograph & source · Public domain — NPS employee work

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Alaska

Denali National Park, Alaska

Diego Delso

Original photograph & source · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Arizona

Grand Canyon from Powell Point, Arizona

Tuxyso / Wikimedia Commons

Original photograph & source · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Arkansas

Buffalo National River at Carver Landing, Arkansas

Brandonrush

Original photograph & source · CC0

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California

Valley View in Yosemite National Park, California

King of Hearts

Original photograph & source · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Colorado

Maroon Bells and Maroon Lake, Colorado

Rhododendrites

Original photograph & source · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Connecticut

West Branch Reservoir and Colebrook Dam, Connecticut

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, photographer not specified or unknown

Original photograph & source · Public domain

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Delaware

Cape Henlopen State Park, Delaware

Nolabob

Original photograph & source · CC BY-SA 4.0

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District of Columbia

Washington Monument at dusk, Washington, DC

NPS Photo. No claim to original U.S. Government works.

Original photograph & source · Public domain (U.S. Government work)

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Florida

Everglades National Park, Florida

AndrewKPepper

Original photograph & source · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Georgia

Live oaks in Forsyth Park, Savannah, Georgia

Michael Stokes

Original photograph & source · CC BY 2.0

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Hawaii

Sunset above Haleakalā crater, Maui, Hawaii

NPS Photo — No claim to original U.S. Government works.

Original photograph & source · Public domain — NPS employee work

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Idaho

View from Inferno Cone at Craters of the Moon, Idaho

NPS / Jacob W. Frank — No claim to original U.S. Government works.

Original photograph & source · Public domain — NPS employee work

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Illinois

Lincoln Home National Historic Site in Springfield, Illinois

NPS Photo — No claim to original U.S. Government works.

Original photograph & source · Public domain — NPS employee work

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Indiana

Central Avenue Beach at Indiana Dunes National Park, Indiana

NPS Photo — No claim to original U.S. Government works.

Original photograph & source · Public domain — NPS employee work

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Iowa

Bear effigy mound at Effigy Mounds National Monument, Iowa

NPS / Eaton Cote' — No claim to original U.S. Government works.

Original photograph & source · Public domain — NPS employee work

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Kansas

Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, Kansas

NPS — No claim to original U.S. Government works.

Original photograph & source · Public domain — NPS employee work

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Kentucky

Autumn at Sloans Crossing Pond in Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky

NPS Photo / J. Wheet — No claim to original U.S. Government works.

Original photograph & source · Public domain — NPS employee work

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Louisiana

Bayou through Tallulah, Louisiana

Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Original photograph & source · Public domain / no known restrictions

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Maine

Portland Head Lighthouse, Cape Elizabeth, Maine

Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Original photograph & source · Public domain / no known restrictions

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Maryland

Sunset over Chesapeake Bay, Maryland

Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Original photograph & source · Public domain / no known restrictions

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Massachusetts

Marconi Beach, Cape Cod National Seashore, Massachusetts

NPS / Brittni Connell. No claim to original U.S. Government works.

Original photograph & source · Public domain (U.S. Government work)

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Michigan

Pictured Rocks cliffs above Lake Superior, Michigan

National Park Service. No claim to original U.S. Government works.

Original photograph & source · Public domain (U.S. Government work)

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Minnesota

Split Rock Lighthouse, Two Harbors, Minnesota

Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Original photograph & source · Public domain / no known restrictions

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Mississippi

The Mississippi River at Natchez, Mississippi

Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Original photograph & source · Public domain / no known restrictions

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Missouri

Rolling roads in Greene County, Missouri

Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Original photograph & source · Public domain / no known restrictions

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Montana

Lake McDonald Valley, Glacier National Park, Montana

NPS / Jacob W. Frank. No claim to original U.S. Government works.

Original photograph & source · Public domain (U.S. Government work)

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Nebraska

Chimney Rock in Morrill County, Nebraska

Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Original photograph & source · Public domain / no known restrictions

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Nevada

Red Rock Canyon, Nevada

Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Original photograph & source · Public domain / no known restrictions

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New Hampshire

Mount Washington Hotel and reflection, Bretton Woods, New Hampshire

Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Original photograph & source · Public domain / no known restrictions

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New Jersey

Cape May Point Lighthouse and beaches, New Jersey

Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Original photograph & source · Public domain / no known restrictions

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New Mexico

Dunes at White Sands National Park, New Mexico

Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Original photograph & source · Public domain / no known restrictions

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New York

Statue of Liberty on Liberty Island, New York Harbor

NPS Photo. No claim to original U.S. Government works.

Original photograph & source · Public domain (U.S. Government work)

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North Carolina

Linn Cove Viaduct, Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina

Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Original photograph & source · Public domain / no known restrictions

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North Dakota

Badlands Overlook, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota

NPS / L. Thomas. No claim to original U.S. Government works.

Original photograph & source · Public domain (U.S. Government work)

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Ohio

Ledges Overlook, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio

NPS Photo / Tim Fenner. No claim to original U.S. Government works.

Original photograph & source · Public domain (U.S. Government work)

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Oklahoma

Bison at Chickasaw National Recreation Area, Oklahoma

NPS Photo. No claim to original U.S. Government works.

Original photograph & source · Public domain (U.S. Government work)

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Oregon

Crater Lake and Wizard Island from Discovery Point, Oregon

NPS Photo. No claim to original U.S. Government works.

Original photograph & source · Public domain (U.S. Government work)

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Pennsylvania

Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

NPS Photo. No claim to original U.S. Government works.

Original photograph & source · Public domain (U.S. Government work)

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Rhode Island

Springtime at Roger Williams National Memorial, Providence, Rhode Island

NPS Photo. No claim to original U.S. Government works.

Original photograph & source · Public domain (U.S. Government work)

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South Carolina

Cypress trees at Weston Lake, Congaree National Park, South Carolina

NPS Photo. No claim to original U.S. Government works.

Original photograph & source · Public domain (U.S. Government work)

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South Dakota

Badlands National Park, South Dakota

NPS Photo. No claim to original U.S. Government works.

Original photograph & source · Public domain (U.S. Government work)

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Tennessee

Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee

NPS Photo. No claim to original U.S. Government works.

Original photograph & source · Public domain (U.S. Government work)

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Texas

Santa Elena Canyon, Big Bend National Park, Texas

NPS / B. Trester. No claim to original U.S. Government works.

Original photograph & source · Public domain (U.S. Government work)

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Utah

Mesa Arch, Canyonlands National Park, Utah

NPS/Neal Herbert. No claim to original U.S. Government works.

Original photograph & source · Public domain (U.S. Government work)

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Vermont

The Pogue in autumn, Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park, Vermont

NPS Photo / Kyle Jones. No claim to original U.S. Government works.

Original photograph & source · Public domain (U.S. Government work)

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Virginia

Skyline Drive in autumn, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia

NPS Photo / Neal Lewis. No claim to original U.S. Government works.

Original photograph & source · Public domain (U.S. Government work)

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Washington

Mount Rainier reflected in Aurora Lake, Washington

NPS Photo. No claim to original U.S. Government works.

Original photograph & source · Public domain (U.S. Government work)

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West Virginia

Horseshoe Bend from Grandview, New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, West Virginia

NPS photo/Louise McLaughlin. No claim to original U.S. Government works.

Original photograph & source · Public domain (U.S. Government work)

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Wisconsin

Stockton Island shoreline, Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Wisconsin

NPS Photo / Billy Flynn. No claim to original U.S. Government works.

Original photograph & source · Public domain (U.S. Government work)

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Wyoming

Oxbow Bend, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming

NPS Photo. No claim to original U.S. Government works.

Original photograph & source · Public domain (U.S. Government work)

Resized and converted to WebP; display may be cropped. Photographs illustrate the place; they do not represent a solar installation, inspection, or endorsement.