Latitude & Longitude Finder

City centers are accurate to ~100 m; precise addresses to ~10 m.

Decimal degrees express a coordinate as a single number, like 48.8584, which computers and APIs handle easily. DMS splits the same position into degrees, minutes, and seconds, like 48 degrees 51 minutes 30 seconds, which is the traditional format printed on paper maps. The tool shows both so you can use whichever your task requires.

Geocoding usually resolves to the address or building level, accurate within tens of metres. For a landmark, the result is a representative point, such as the main entrance or centre, rather than every corner of the site. That is plenty for navigation and tagging, but not for surveying.

Yes. Turning a place name into coordinates is called geocoding, and it queries an online gazetteer database that lives on a server. Without a connection the search cannot run. The coordinate display and format conversion need no connection, but the initial lookup does.

Many place names are reused around the world: there are dozens of Springfields, Richmonds, and San Joses. The tool lists the matches it finds so you can pick the right country and region. Always check the suggested location details before accepting a result.

Usually yes, and it often works better. If the English name returns nothing useful, try the local spelling, such as Munchen for Munich or Firenze for Florence. Gazetteers index local names thoroughly, though transliteration variants can still trip up the search.

Negative latitude means south of the equator, and negative longitude means west of the prime meridian. Sydney, for example, sits at about -33.87 latitude, 151.21 longitude: south of the equator but east of Greenwich. The minus sign is simply the hemisphere encoded numerically.

Yes. Paste decimal degrees directly into the search box, for example 48.8584, 2.2945, and the map drops a pin at that exact point. This works in most mapping apps and is the quickest way to share a precise location with someone else.

Geocoders return the best point their database holds, which may be a rooftop centroid, a street interpolation, or an older surveyed point. Offsets of 10 to 50 metres are normal and harmless for navigation. If you need the exact doorway, stand there with a GPS instead.