Find a place using latitude and longitude coordinates
- On the Edit menu, click Find, and then click the Lat/Long tab.
- In Latitude, type the latitude of the place you want to find in either decimal degrees or degrees/minutes/seconds (DMS) format.
- In Longitude, type the longitude of the place you want to find in either decimal degrees or DMS format.
- Click Find, and then click OK.
Note When you find a latitude and longitude coordinate, MapPoint creates a Pushpin on your map. You can add text to the Pushpin balloon and rename the Pushpin. These Pushpins are automatically stored in a Pushpin set called My Pushpins and saved with your map.
Notes
DMS coordinates can be entered in any of the following ways, where D is a single letter that indicates direction (N for north, S for south, E for east, or W for west):
dd.mm.ss.sD
dd:mm:ss.sD
dd mm ss.sD
dd°mm'ss.s"D
If you are entering coordinates in decimal format and the location is south of the equator or west of the prime meridian, express the latitude or longitude as a negative value; for example, –15.75 degrees latitude or –64.25 degrees longitude.
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Display latitude and longitude coordinates