Get Latitude and Longitude values from Google Maps


	Get Latitude and Longitude values from Google Maps

anpl32

7-12-2007 8:15 PM

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9-12-2008 1:10 PM

kyletolle

Very handy! Just add it as a bookmark to be able to reuse this code whenever you need.

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</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/2403/google_maps_get_latitude_longitude_values"><DIV>When the location you want is in the center of the map, copy and paste this code into the location bar of your browser and press enter:
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