#CLICK MAP FOR LATITUDE LONGITUDE CODE#
This code can be bookmarked and then used in the future by selecting the bookmark. If you need approximate location, just remove decimal precision.
Javascript:void(prompt('',gApplication.getMap().getCenter())) Ī little dialog box will pop up displaying the coordinates which can be copied and pasted for use elsewhere. GPS resolution is based on decimal places: If you cut off the lat/long at 2 decimals, now your coordinate is the center of 'every location within about a kilometer' at the equator, and 'within about half a kilometer' at 65N/S. When the location you want is in the center of the map, copy and paste this code into the location bar of your browser and press enter: Because this trick provides the latitude and longitude of the center of the map, moving the map around manually after that will change the center position and this technique will not work accurately. Looking up an address in Google Maps will center the map on that address if it was found. Select What’s here?ģOnce you’ve clicked What’s here?, Google Maps will automatically display the (latitude, longitude) pair in the Address search bar at the top of the Google Maps page. Finding Latitude and Longitude DirectlyġTo begin with, search for your desired location as you normally would.ĢNext, right click the red “A” pin displayed on the map. Drag the red marker (Press and Hold the mouse button until the marker pops up). With the latest version of Google Maps, this is no longer required. Press and Hold the Shift Key then Click on the point on the map. Previously, users had to paste custom JavaScript into the URL box of Google Maps to be able to display the latitude and longitude of an address. This article has been revised for the latest version of Google Maps. These techniques will provide the latitude and longitude coordinates for any location on the map.
Google Maps will display latitude and longitude values, and there are several methods to obtain these numbers.
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