How to Find Your Exact Location on Your Phone

Need to share your exact location but don't have a street address? Finding your GPS coordinates on your smartphone is incredibly easy and takes only 10 seconds.

For iPhone Users (Apple Maps)

  1. Open the Maps app on your iPhone.
  2. Tap the blue dot that shows where you are. (If you want another location, just tap and hold your finger on the map).
  3. Swipe up on the menu that appears at the bottom.
  4. Look for the numbers labeled "Latitude" and "Longitude" (e.g., 40.7128, -74.0060).

Did you get a weird format like MGRS or UTM? Convert it back to normal numbers here:

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For Android Users (Google Maps)

  1. Open the Google Maps app.
  2. Tap and hold your finger on an empty area of the map until a red pin drops.
  3. Look at the search box at the very top of your screen. The numbers there are your coordinates!

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