Get latitude and longitude of an address using google maps

Javascript, Tips, usability, Web Development 1 Minute

Google doesn’t make it easy to show you the latitude and longitude of an address you search in google maps, but there’s an easy way to get the info.

  1. go to google maps, type the address, and click search
  2. once you’ve found it, go to your address bar and clear what’s in it
  3. paste: javascript:void(prompt('',gApplication.getMap().getCenter())); into the address bar
  4. use the coordinates for whatever you wish!

Published by Jeremy Massel

Jeremy is a Mobile Infrastructure Engineer at Automattic.

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