Find a place with latitude and longitude

  1. On the Tools menu, click Find, and then click the Lat/Long tab.

  2. In the Latitude box, type the latitude of the place you want to find in either decimal degrees or degrees, minutes, seconds (DMS) format.

  3. In the Longitude box, type the longitude of the place you want to find in either decimal degrees or DMS format.

  4. 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 are 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.

  • To copy the latitude and longitude coordinates of your mouse cursor to the clipboard, press CTRL+ALT+C.

  • The format of the coordinates is determined by settings in the Options dialog box on the Tools menu.

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