{"id":391952,"date":"2010-03-05T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-05T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1652419620964346731.post-7287396233292153491"},"modified":"2010-03-05T04:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-03-05T08:00:00","slug":"get-latitude-and-longitude-from-google-maps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/391952","title":{"rendered":"Get latitude and longitude from Google Maps"},"content":{"rendered":"

So say you need to get the latitude and longitude from a Google map<\/a> to post in some app or what not. Sure there apps or you can read though the url query string and look for the ll= section but i found that putting this little javascript code in the url makes it just a lot easier to find it. <\/p>\n

Now if you have Firefox installed and have a tab plugin that puts urls entered in the address bar to open in a new window this will not work, so just use another browser and it should work fine.<\/p>\n

This can be useful for Geocaching, which according to Wikipedia<\/a> is, \u201can outdoor activity in which the participants use a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver or other navigational techniques to hide and seek containers (called "geocaches" or "caches") anywhere in the world. A typical cache is a small waterproof container (usually a tupperware or ammo box) containing a logbook. Larger containers can also contain items for trading, usually toys or trinkets of little value. Geocaching is most often described as a "game of high-tech hide and seek", sharing many aspects with orienteering, treasure-hunting, and waymarking.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

You could hide a cache, then using Google Maps and the javascript below, pinpoint the latitude and longitude of the cache. Kind of a neat trick right?<\/p>\n

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Paste into URL: <\/p>\n