LatLong: https://www. latlong. net/ Texas A&M’s Geoservices department: https://geoservices. tamu. edu/Services/ReverseGeocoding/Interactive/ GPS-Coordinates: https://www. gps-coordinates. net/

Coordinates are listed in degrees, minutes, and seconds. So a coordinate of 44° 56’ 9. 816" S reads as 44 degrees, 56 minutes, and 9. 816 seconds. Occasionally, western and southern coordinates will use a minus sign (-) instead of a cardinal direction. You may come across coordinates that list the degree and gives the minutes and seconds as a decimal. Type your coordinates in using whatever format you have in front of you.

Programmers often use reverse geocaching tools to ensure that their website’s map function is accurate and up-to-date.

You can visit Google Maps online at https://www. google. com/maps. They also have a dedicated Google Maps app for Android and iPhone.

The more accurate your coordinates are, the longer Google will take to process the search. This is a fair compromise for an accurate search, though!

On a PC, right click to pull up the context menu. On an Apple computer, press the Control key (Ctrl on the keyboard).

Google will also include the name of any business or landmark that is at your address.

Topographical and geographical maps always list longitude and latitude. These coordinates are also often overlaid on a globe or world map. Longitude and latitude coordinates are so accurate that you cannot find an exact address without using a geocoding tool or digital map. The human eye and a standard map don’t have the level of magnification and accuracy needed to manually get an address out of GPS coordinates. Pull up a list of geographical and topographical maps at https://www. usgs. gov/products/maps/topo-maps.

On a world map, the guidelines often represent 15° each, so the first guideline above the equator is 15° N, and the second guideline is 30° N. So if your latitude is given as 44° 56’ 9. 816‘‘ S, start at the Equator and move down 3 horizontal lines to reach 45° S. Your latitude will be just above this line. Keep in mind, your scale may be different and each line may represent increments of 5, 10, or 30 degrees.

For example, if your longitude is given as 116° 32’ 8. 192" E, and your scale lists every guideline as 10 degrees, start at the Prime Meridian and move 11 lines to the right to reach 110° E. Then, move halfway to the middle of the 2 guidelines and slightly to the right to get near 116°.

For example, if 100 miles (160 km) is 1 in (2. 5 cm) on your ruler, you know that each 1/16 of an inch is the equivalent of 6. 25 miles (10. 06 km) and every 1 mm is equal to 1 mile (1. 6 km). If you’re trying to reach 44° 56’ 9. 816" S and you’re at the guideline for 45°, you know that you need to move up 11. 2 hash marks on your ruler if you’re using inches and 70 mm if you’re using the centimeter side.

For 44° 56’, this corresponds to 64. 4 miles (10,360,000 cm). If 100 miles (160 km) is 1 in (2. 5 cm), then move 0. 64 in (1. 6 cm) based on the coordinate’s cardinal direction. You can only do this if you have a map with a smaller scale. You can get even more accurate by adding 80 feet (24 m) for every 1 second. This can be nearly impossible to get right without a highly-magnified map, though.

If you’re doing this without the help of a geocoding tool, you’re going to probably be off a few miles or kilometers. This method works best for finding approximate addresses of coordinates.