Cool Map Tools
Latitude/Longitude Finder
(for the U.S.)
Results provided by www.fcc.gov.
Latitude/Longitude Finder
(for the U.S.)
Results provided by Juggling Information Service.
Choose any location on a U. S. map to get the latitude and longitude.
Latitude, Longitude, and Altitude Finder
(Worldwide)
Choose any location on a world map to get the latitude, longitude, and elevation.
Latitude/Longitude Converter
Results provided by the Federal Communications Commission
This utility permits the user to convert latitude and longitude between decimal degrees and degrees, minutes, and seconds.
Address to Latitude/Longitude Converter (Geocoding)
Results provided by USC GIS Research Lab
Geocoding is the process of converting non-spatial locational data into its corresponding spatial representation, most typically converting postal address data into geographic coordinates (latitude and longitude).
Address to/from Latitude/Longitude Converter
Results provided by Maporama, Terraserver, Geocoder, and Yahoo through One Step by Stephen P. Morse
This utility allows the user to convert a street address to latitude and longitude or the other way around.
Click on a map to get an address
Results provided by Digital Inspiration and Google Maps
Click on this Google Map and see what the address is.
Geographic/UTM Coordinate Converter
(Degrees, Minutes, Seconds/UTM)
Results provided by the Chuck Taylor Toolbox
This utility permits the user to convert between degrees, minutes, and seconds and UTM
Area Calculator Tool
Results provided by Daft Logic and Google Maps
This tool will show how Google Maps can be used to define an area and then measure the area enclosed.
Calculate Distance and Bearing
Results provided by Movable Type Scripts
This utility allows the user to calculate distance and bearing between two latitude/longitude points.
Calculate Magnetic Declination
Results provided by NOAA National Geophysical Data Center
This utility allows the user to determine the difference between magnetic north and true north for a given location.
Enter Latitude and Longitude and Get Elevation
Results provided by GPS Visualizer
This utility allows the user to enter lat/lon and get elevation.
Plot Coordinates on a Map
A little-known MapQuest tool - enter latitude and longitude coordinates and have that location plotted on a map.
World Place-Name Locator
Enter a city or town name and get coordinates. Easier and quicker than below but fewer locations in the database (250,000).
Enter a place-name and get coordinates. Not as simple and quick as above but many more locations in the database (5,500,000).
Click here, then choose "GNS Search" in the upper left-hand corner.
If you wish to have the locations plotted on a map, write down the coordinates and enter them into "Plot Coordinates on a Map" above.
World Distance Finder
Results provided by the U.S. Census Bureau
This service uses data from the US Census and a supplementary list of cities around the world to find the latitude and longitude of two places, and then calculates the distance between them (as the crow flies).
U.S. and Canada Driving Directions
Results provided by Yahoo!
Street Maps Finder for
the U.S. and Canada
Results provided by Yahoo!
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This page updated 03-16-10
