Use a global positioning satellite (GPS) device to tell you exactly where you are. These handy devices are used to give directions but also provide an option to tell you exactly what your latitude and longitude coordinates are.
Go to the Geo Names website and enter your city. This website will ask the city and state you are looking for and give you its precise coordinates on the globe.
Type in your street address into the Maporama website. This website will ask your street, city, state and zip code in order to determine your exact longitude and latitude.
Find non-United States longitude and latitudes by going to the Latitude and Longitude List of World Cities. This website allows you to input any city in the world and find out what its precise longitude and latitude are. While this database does not contain every small village on the planet, it does a remarkably thorough job of major cities.
Look up information in a reverse way if you know the latitude and longitude but do not know the address, type the coordinates into Mapquest. Here you will get an accurate map and street name of the precise location that lies on those coordinates. Make sure you have all the numbers typed in correctly down to the minute, so that your reading will be accurate and will not lead you astray.
