GPS Coordinates Finder
This GPS coordinates finder works three ways: type an address or place to get its latitude and longitude, enter coordinates to find the address (reverse geocoding), or click the map. Results are shown in decimal degrees, DMS and DDM, ready to copy.
Coordinates → address (reverse lookup)
Any format: 56.9496, 56,9496, 56°56′58.6″N or N 56° 56.976′. You can also paste “lat, long” into the latitude field.
Map
Click anywhere on the map to set a point; its address is looked up automatically.
Search and addresses: Nominatim. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Queries are sent from your browser only when you press a button or click the map. © OpenStreetMap
About this tool
Lat Long Finder
Type a street address, city, landmark or postcode and press Search. The lat long finder returns the latitude and longitude of the best match plus up to five alternatives, and puts a marker on the map. Latitude is the angle north (+) or south (−) of the equator, from −90° to 90°; longitude is the angle east (+) or west (−) of the Greenwich meridian, from −180° to 180°. Both are on the WGS 84 datum used by GPS and OpenStreetMap. Riga's Freedom Monument, for example, is at about 56.9515, 24.1133. Six decimal places locate a point to about 11 cm.
Reverse Geocoding (Address from Coordinates)
Reverse geocoding turns a coordinate pair back into the nearest address. Enter latitude and longitude, press “Find address”, or simply click the map. Address search and reverse lookup use OpenStreetMap's Nominatim service directly from your browser, only when you press a button or click the map. To measure how far apart two points are, use the distance between coordinates calculator; to see what time it is there, use the city time zone finder or the time zone converter.
DMS to Decimal Converter
The same GPS coordinates can be written three ways: decimal degrees (56.9496°), degrees-minutes-seconds (56°56′58.6″N) and degrees with decimal minutes (56°56.976′N), common on marine and aviation charts. To convert DMS to decimal: decimal = degrees + minutes ÷ 60 + seconds ÷ 3600, negative for S or W. Going the other way, the whole number is the degrees, the remainder × 60 gives minutes, and that remainder × 60 gives seconds. Paste any format into the latitude and longitude fields and the converter shows all three, with every step under the result.
Formula
D = ⌊|DD|⌋M = ⌊(|DD| − D) × 60⌋S = ((|DD| − D) × 60 − M) × 60DDM: minutes = (|DD| − D) × 60DD = ± (D + M/60 + S/3600); minus for S and Wlatitude −90…90, longitude −180…180
How it is calculated
- Type an address or place and press Search, or press “Use my location”.
- Or enter latitude and longitude in any format and press “Find address”.
- Or open the map and click a point.
- Read the address and the coordinates in decimal degrees, DMS and DDM.
- Copy any format, or copy the shareable link with the point stored in the URL.
- Open “How the conversion is calculated” to see the DMS arithmetic for your point.
Questions
How do I convert decimal degrees to degrees, minutes and seconds?
Take the whole number as degrees, multiply the remainder by 60 for minutes, and the remainder of that by 60 for seconds. 56.9496° → 56°, 0.9496 × 60 = 56.976′ → 56′, 0.976 × 60 = 58.56″, so 56°56′58.56″N. Negative latitude is S, negative longitude is W.
How do I convert DMS back to decimal degrees?
Decimal = degrees + minutes ÷ 60 + seconds ÷ 3600, with a minus sign for S or W. 24°06′18.72″E = 24 + 6/60 + 18.72/3600 = 24.1052. You can type DMS straight into the latitude and longitude fields.
Which comes first, latitude or longitude?
By convention latitude comes first: “56.9496, 24.1052” means 56.95° N, 24.11° E. Some formats (GeoJSON, many APIs) store longitude first, so if a point lands in the sea, try swapping them.
Is my location or search sent to your server?
No. Everything runs in your browser. Your location is read only after you allow it, and a search or reverse lookup goes straight from your browser to OpenStreetMap's Nominatim (or Photon as a backup) only when you press a button or click the map. Their privacy policies apply to those requests.