How to Find GPS Coordinates in Google Maps (Desktop and Mobile)

Google Maps knows the coordinates of every point on Earth — it just doesn't show them by default. Here is exactly how to pull latitude and longitude out of Google Maps on any device, and what to do with the numbers once you have them.

On Desktop

1. Open Google Maps in your browser.
2. Right-click the exact spot you want (not a business label — any point on the map).
3. The first line of the context menu shows the coordinates, e.g. 37.56650, 126.97800.
4. Click the coordinates — they are copied to your clipboard instantly.

That is the whole trick. The coordinates are in decimal degrees (DD), latitude first.

On Mobile (iPhone and Android)

1. Open the Google Maps app.
2. Press and hold the spot until a red pin drops.
3. The coordinates appear in the search bar at the top (Android) or in the place card at the bottom — swipe it up if needed (iPhone).
4. Tap the coordinates to copy or share them.

Tip: if you tap an existing place marker instead of dropping a pin, you get the place card without coordinates. Drop the pin on an empty spot near the place to force the coordinate display.

Reading What You Got

Google Maps gives you decimal degrees (DD):

• First number = latitude (positive = north, negative = south)
• Second number = longitude (positive = east, negative = west)
• 37.5665, 126.9780 → 37.5665°N, 126.9780°E (Seoul)

Five decimal places pin a location to about 1.1 meters — more than enough for navigation. Anything beyond six decimals is precision theater: consumer GPS cannot measure that finely.

Entering Coordinates Into Google Maps

The reverse also works: paste coordinates into the Google Maps search bar and it jumps straight there. It accepts DD (37.5665, 126.9780) and DMS (37°33'59.4"N 126°58'40.8"E) formats.

Converting to Other Formats

Many tools want something other than decimal degrees:

• DMS (degrees-minutes-seconds) for nautical charts and legal documents
• DDM (degrees-decimal minutes) for marine GPS and geocaching
• UTM (meters within zones) for surveying and topo maps

Paste your Google Maps coordinates into our coordinate converter for instant DMS/DDM conversion, or the UTM converter for zone, easting, and northing. And if you want to look up an address or place first and get its coordinates in all formats at once, use the GPS coordinates finder.