Finding Coordinates on Google Map

I don’t usually make technology related posts, but I keep having to Google this to remember how to do it! So, if you need to find the coordinates, the latitude and longitude of a location on Google Maps then here’s how you do it…

1. Find your point of interest on Google Maps
2. Right click on the point and click ‘Center map here’ – centre?
3. In your browser address bar type the following Javascript code, then press enter:

javascript:void(prompt(gApplication.getMap().getCenter()))

A small dialogue box will then appear with two long numbers in brackets – latitude coordinate first, longitude second.

I use these two create Google Maps in my websites through plugins for WordPress and Joomla.