Discover coordinates or search by latitude & longitude

To search for a place, enter the latitude and longitude GPS coordinates on Google Maps. You can also find the coordinates of the places that you've previously found. 

Besides longitude and latitude, you can use Plus Codes to share a place without an address.

Enter coordinates to find a place

1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google Maps app .
2. In the search box, enter your coordinates. Here are examples of formats that work:
   • Decimal degrees (DD): 41.40338, 2.17403
   • Degrees, minutes and seconds (DMS): 41°24'12.2"N 2°10'26.5"E
   • Degrees and decimal minutes (DMM): 41 24.2028, 2 10.4418

Get the coordinates for a place

1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google Maps app .
2. Touch and hold an area of the map that isn’t labelled to drop a red pin.
3. At the bottom, tap Dropped pin to find the coordinates.

Format your coordinates

To format your coordinates so that they work in Google Maps, use decimal degrees in the following format:

• Correct: 41.40338, 2.17403
• Incorrect: 41,40338, 2,17403

Tips

• List latitude coordinates before longitude coordinates.
• Check that the first number in your latitude coordinate is between -90 and 90.
• Check that the first number in your longitude coordinate is between -180 and 180.