What Is My Location?
Find your current place on the map
What is my location? Whether you're navigating a new city, confirming an address for a form, or just curious about where you're standing, our tools give you a clear answer: your position on a map, your coordinates, and your address. It's free, works in any modern browser, and shows a result in seconds — no download and no registration needed.
People ask this question for all kinds of reasons. Travellers landing in an unfamiliar place want a quick orientation. Drivers who've pulled over need to tell someone exactly where they are. Hikers want to log a coordinate before pressing on. And plenty of people simply enjoy seeing the precise numbers that describe their spot on the planet. Whatever brought you here, the goal is the same: turn "somewhere" into a specific, shareable place.
The Quickest Way to Find Out
Tap Where Am I (GPS), allow location access, and watch your exact spot appear on the map with a precise address resolved from your coordinates. GPS uses the satellites and sensors already built into your phone or laptop, so it can place you to within a few metres — accurate enough to identify the building you're in or the corner you're waiting on.
Prefer Not to Share GPS?
Use Where Am I (IP) for an instant estimate based on your internet connection — accurate to your city and completely permission-free. Because it reads only the network you're connected to, there's no prompt to accept and no wait for a satellite fix. It won't give you a street address, but for a fast "which city am I in?" answer it's ideal, and it's a great fallback when GPS is blocked or unavailable indoors.
Understanding the Result
Your location is shown as a pin on the map, along with the city, region, country, and — for GPS — a street-level address. You can copy any detail with a single tap. Here's what each part means:
- The map pin shows your position visually, often with a circle indicating accuracy.
- Coordinates (latitude and longitude) are the universal way to describe any point on Earth.
- The address translates those numbers into a street, city, and postal area you can read aloud.
- Satellite view lets you confirm your surroundings by matching the map to what you see.
Getting a Sharper Answer
If your first reading looks off, a few quick habits help. Move near a window or step outside so your device can see more of the sky. Grant precise location if your browser asks. Wait a couple of seconds for the fix to stabilise, then refresh to capture your latest spot. On desktop computers without GPS hardware, expect the IP-based estimate rather than a pinpoint — that's normal and still useful for a general fix.
Privacy Comes First
Everything happens in your browser. We don't record where you are, keep a history, or pass your data to third parties. You decide whether to allow access, and you can withdraw it at any time. When you're ready to look up a different place, open the GPS coordinates finder and tap anywhere on the map to read its exact latitude and longitude.
See also Local Atual for finding your current location and IP address lookup tools.