Find Your Current Latitude and Longitude
Your exact coordinates, in decimal degrees, computed from your device's own GPS or network location — not estimated from your IP address.
Your Location
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Click “Detect My Location” and allow the permission prompt your browser shows. We only read your position after you approve it — nothing runs in the background.
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Not your live GPS position — a looked-up location you can still view, map, and share.
What next?
- Current address
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- Latitude
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- Longitude
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- Location accuracy
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- City
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- State / region
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- Country
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- Postal code
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What Latitude and Longitude Actually Mean
Every point on Earth's surface can be described with two numbers. Latitudemeasures how far north or south you are from the equator, from -90° (South Pole) to +90° (North Pole).Longitude measures how far east or west you are from the Prime Meridian in Greenwich, UK, from -180° to +180°. Together, a latitude/longitude pair pinpoints a single location anywhere on the globe — that's the pair this tool detects and displays for you.
Decimal Degrees vs. DMS
Coordinates can be written two common ways. Decimal degrees (DD)express the position as a single decimal number per axis, like 40.7128, -74.0060.Degrees, minutes, seconds (DMS) split each axis into three parts — degrees, minutes, and seconds, like a clock face — written as 40° 42' 46.1" N, 74° 0' 21.6" W. Both describe the exact same point. Decimal degrees are simpler to type, copy, and paste into modern tools like Google Maps, which is why this tool — and most current mapping software — uses it as the default.
How Your Browser Computes These Numbers
When you click "Detect My Location," your browser calls the Geolocation API, which asks your operating system for a position. On a phone, that's usually a genuine GPS fix combined with Wi-Fi and cell-tower signals for a faster lock; on a laptop without GPS hardware, it's typically derived from nearby Wi-Fi network signatures. Either way, the number that comes back — along with an accuracy radius in meters — is handed directly to this page. Nothing is looked up from your IP address or sent to a location history service.
Precision: How Many Decimals Matter
| Decimal places | Approx. precision | Useful for |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | ~1.1 km | City / neighborhood |
| 4 | ~11 m | Street / building |
| 6 | ~11 cm | Beyond consumer GPS accuracy |
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Latitude & Longitude — FAQ
What format are the coordinates shown in?
Decimal degrees (DD), like 37.774900, -122.419400 — the format used by Google Maps, GPS devices, and most mapping APIs. It's the most widely compatible way to share a coordinate pair.
How many decimal places do I need?
4 decimal places (~11 m precision) is enough for most everyday uses. 6 decimal places (~11 cm precision) is more than any consumer GPS can actually achieve — we show 6 so you have headroom, but treat anything beyond 5 decimal places as noise rather than real precision.
Can I convert decimal degrees to degrees/minutes/seconds (DMS)?
Yes — the same coordinate can always be written either way. For example 37.7749° N is the same point as 37° 46' 29.6" N. Decimal degrees are easier to paste into most modern tools, which is why we show that format by default.