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How to Find Addresses From Coordinates

Until the advent of dashboard-mounted GPS systems, lost travelers were basically at the mercy of road signs, posted street numbers and distinctive landmarks. Even after GPS became popular, navigation products like TomTom still relied on public records which, in some cases, could be outdated. Luckily, several free websites allow you to translate GPS coordinates into addresses with greater ease and accuracy.

Instructions

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  Look up the location's GPS coordinates.
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  Visit a GPS-to-Decimal coordinate converter site (http://www.cosports.com/index.php/tool/tools/latlong).
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  Type the GPS coordinates into input box. Click the button that converts the coordinates. Write down the resulting decimal coordinates.
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  Visit a geocoding search engine website (http://stevemorse.org/jcal/latlon.php)
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  Type the location's latitude and longitude (both in decimal coordinate form) into their respective text fields.
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  Click the box that will determine the address.
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  Compare the results from Virtual Earth, GoogleMaps and iBegin.com to confirm the correct address.