Find my current coordinates
Tap the button below to get your exact location in every coordinate format. Works on phones, tablets, and laptops.
What are my coordinates right now?
Your current coordinates (sometimes called your GPS location, my location coordinates, or simply your latitude and longitude) are the two numbers that describe exactly where you are on Earth. The most common form is a latitude and longitude pair, such as 51.488865, -0.014573. Latitude tells you how far north or south you are from the Equator. Longitude tells you how far east or west you are from the Prime Meridian in Greenwich.
The same physical location can be written in several different coordinate formats including DMS, DDM, UTM, MGRS, and UK Grid, and which one you need depends on what you are using the coordinates for. The tool at the top of this page calculates all of them in one go, so you never have to convert manually.
How to find your current coordinates on a phone
Every modern smartphone has a built-in GPS receiver. The fastest way to read your exact coordinates is to use the tool at the top of this page. Tap Get my coordinates, approve the location permission, and your latitude and longitude appear straight away alongside every other format you might need.
If you prefer to use a built-in app, here is how to find your current GPS coordinates on the two major mobile platforms:
- iPhone (iOS): The simplest method is Apple Maps. Long-press on the blue dot showing your location, then scroll up on the place card to reveal the latitude and longitude. On older versions of iOS the Compass app also displayed live coordinates at the bottom of the screen, but this has changed in recent releases.
- Android: Open Google Maps and long-press anywhere on the map at your current location. A red pin will drop and the coordinates appear in the search bar at the top. You can also tap the blue dot to open a "Your location" card that includes the latitude and longitude.
- Both platforms: The tool on this page works in Safari, Chrome, Firefox, and every modern mobile browser. No installation, no app sign-up, no account.
Most built-in apps only give you latitude and longitude. If you need UTM, MGRS, UK Grid, or DMS for a survey, planning document, or field-ops context, this page is the fastest way to get those formats from the same GPS reading.
How to find your current coordinates on a computer
Most desktop and laptop computers do not contain a dedicated GPS chip. Instead, they estimate your position using a combination of nearby Wi-Fi networks, IP address geolocation, and (on some devices) cellular signals. The accuracy is typically 20 to 100 metres in built-up areas, and can be considerably worse in rural locations or behind a VPN.
To find your current coordinates on a computer, simply use the tool at the top of this page. Your browser will ask once for permission to share your location; approve it, and CoordinateMapper will display your estimated position in every supported format. If you need a more precise reading for surveying or field work, use a phone with GPS enabled instead.
If the browser never prompts you, check your operating system's location settings. On Windows 10 and 11, go to Settings → Privacy & security → Location and make sure "Location services" is on and your browser is allowed. On macOS, open System Settings → Privacy & Security → Location Services and confirm your browser appears in the allowed list.
Which coordinate format should you use?
Once you know your current coordinates, the next decision is which format to share or save. Different tools and professions expect different formats. Here is a short cheat sheet:
| If you want to… | Best format | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Share your location in WhatsApp, SMS, or email | Decimal Degrees | 51.488865, -0.014573 |
| Search in Google Maps or Apple Maps | Decimal Degrees | 51.488865, -0.014573 |
| Hike, navigate, or plan on UK Ordnance Survey maps | UK Grid Reference | TQ 37942 78526 |
| Use a marine or aviation chart | DMS or DDM | 51°29'19.91"N 0°0'52.46"W |
| Work in a GIS project or international survey | UTM | 30N 707256 5708417 |
| Communicate with military or emergency response teams | MGRS | 30U WB 07256 08417 |
If you are not sure which one you need, Decimal Degrees is almost always the safest default. It is the format that pastes directly into Google Maps, so if you intend to share your location with someone for navigation, see our Convert Coordinates for Google Maps guide. For deeper detail on each format, read our Coordinate Formats Explained guide.
If you need to share your location with someone non-technical (for example to direct a friend to a meeting point), consider what3words or Google's Plus Codes instead. Both are easier to read aloud than raw coordinates and are designed for everyday sharing rather than mapping or survey work.
How accurate are GPS coordinates from your browser?
The accuracy of your current coordinates depends almost entirely on your device, not on the website you use to read them. The location reported by the browser is the same value Google Maps or Apple Maps would receive.
- Smartphones outdoors with GPS: typically 1 to 10 metres of accuracy.
- Smartphones indoors or in cities: 10 to 50 metres, depending on Wi-Fi signal and surrounding buildings.
- Laptops and desktops: 20 to 100 metres typically, and up to several kilometres if only IP-based geolocation is available.
- VPNs and privacy tools: can spoof your location entirely. Disable them if you want your real coordinates.
The tool above also displays the accuracy reported by your device (in metres) once you have allowed location access, so you know how much to trust the result. For more on what precision actually means, see Coordinate Precision Explained.
Privacy: where do your coordinates go?
Your privacy matters. When you tap Get my coordinates on this page, your browser asks for permission to share your location with CoordinateMapper. We use that location only to compute and display your coordinates in the formats shown above. Your coordinates are never uploaded, never stored on our servers, and never shared with third parties or analytics tools. All of the conversion maths happens entirely on your device, inside your browser. (We do use Google Analytics elsewhere on the site to measure traffic, but it never receives your location data.)
Once you close the tab or refresh the page, your coordinates are gone. You can read more in our Privacy Policy.
Common reasons people look up their coordinates
- Reporting an exact location to emergency services when you do not know the address. UK Grid references or Decimal Degrees are usually the most useful formats.
- Sharing where you are with friends or family when there is no street address, such as a campsite, a trailhead, or a meeting point in a park.
- Recording a field observation for surveying, ecology, archaeology, geocaching, or planning, often in UTM, UK Grid, or MGRS.
- Logging your current position for a delivery, a job site, or a service appointment.
- Curiosity, like finding out your exact latitude and longitude, or checking which UTM zone or 100 km MGRS grid square you are standing in (the large lettered square that the MGRS system divides the world into).
Troubleshooting location access
If the tool fails to read your location, the cause is almost always a permission or hardware setting on your device. Here are the most common fixes:
- Permission denied: your browser is blocking location access. Click the padlock icon in the address bar and enable location for this site, then try again.
- Location services disabled: on iPhone and Android, check that Location Services are enabled in system settings, and that your browser app is allowed to use them.
- Timed out: indoors and surrounded by concrete, GPS can take 30 seconds or longer to lock on. Step closer to a window or outside, then try again.
- VPN or proxy enabled: a VPN can override your real location with the location of its exit server. Disable it temporarily for a true reading.
- Page not on HTTPS: the browser Geolocation API only works on secure (https://) pages. CoordinateMapper is served over HTTPS, but if you have embedded this tool elsewhere on an http:// page it will silently fail.
- Old browser: the Geolocation API is supported by every modern browser, but very old versions may not implement it. Update to the latest version of Chrome, Safari, Firefox, or Edge.