Question My location

[gandalf458]

I'm looking for a simple app to give me the longitude and latitude coordinates of my location. There is a website that is just perfect for this https://www.gps-coordinates.net/my-location but just wondering if there's an app for the job.

 

[belodion]

On my phones, both iPhone and Android, the stock Compass apps do that, with great precision.

 

[gandalf458]

Simples! Thanks @belodion, I didn't think of the Compass. The one on my old phone was pretty rubbish.

 

[B. Diddy]

You can also use Google Maps. Open it, make sure it's locating you correctly (tap the crosshairs icon at the lower right if it isn't), and then long-press the screen where Maps is locating you. This will drop a pin and show you the coordinates on the top of the screen.

 

[gandalf458]

Thanks. I wasn't sure how to do it in Google Maps, but it only gives me the plus code.

 

[B. Diddy]

Thanks. I wasn't sure how to do it in Google Maps, but it only gives me the plus code.

What do you mean by "plus code"?

 

[gandalf458]

I won't give my real plus code but it's something like 123A+XYZ, Town, State

I assume it's a Google thing. I don't know where else it's used, but it seems to be mentioned a bit in Google Maps.

 

[B. Diddy]

I won't give my real plus code but it's something like 123A+XYZ, Town, State

I assume it's a Google thing. I don't know where else it's used, but it seems to be mentioned a bit in Google Maps.

Oh, I recall seeing something like that before. But are you saying that if you long-press any random spot on Google Maps, you don't get map coordinates? Here's an example:

 

[gandalf458]

Ah, right. I see it now. I wasn't looking there, but scrolled down which is where it gives me the plus code.