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My Location Now: see exactly where you are
This map shows your current location the moment the page loads, first estimated from your IP address, then pinpointed by GPS once you allow access. You'll get your city, state, country, street address and coordinates in one place. No app, no signup.
IP FIX
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My addressDetecting…Allow GPS for a street-level address
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What country am I in—
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My IP address—
My GPS coordinates
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Where am I right now, and how does this page know?
You are at the point marked on the map above. The page finds it in two stages, and it helps to know which stage you're looking at.
The first reading appears within a second of the page loading. It comes from your IP address, the number your internet provider assigns to your connection. Providers register those numbers by area, so an IP lookup can name your city with fair confidence, but it can't see your street. On mobile data it sometimes points to a gateway a whole region away.
The second reading is the accurate one. When you tap Show my exact location and allow access, your browser asks the device itself. A phone answers with its GPS chip, cross-checked against nearby cell towers and Wi-Fi networks. A laptop without GPS answers with Wi-Fi positioning alone. Either way the map jumps from "somewhere in your city" to a specific building or street corner, and the amber IP FIX badge in the readout turns green.
GPS location vs. IP location
The two methods answer different questions. GPS tells you where your device physically is. An IP lookup tells you where your connection enters the internet. Most of the time those match at the city level, and they diverge exactly when it matters: on a VPN, on corporate networks, on mobile data.
| Feature | GPS (browser) | IP address |
|---|---|---|
| Typical accuracy | 5–15 m outdoors on a phone; 20–100 m via Wi-Fi | City level; can drift 50–200 km |
| Needs your permission | Yes, every site asks | No — visible to any website |
| Shows street address | Yes, after reverse geocoding | No |
| Affected by VPN | No | Completely — shows the VPN server's city |
| Works indoors | Degraded; Wi-Fi fills the gap | Yes, unchanged |
A practical takeaway: if you want to check what location websites and streaming services see, look at the IP reading. If you're trying to figure out where you actually are, or you need coordinates to send someone, use the GPS reading.
How accurate is my location on this map?
The honest answer is printed right in the readout: the Accuracy value is the radius, in meters, within which your device believes it sits. Outdoors with clear sky, phones routinely report 5 to 15 meters. Between tall buildings the signal bounces and the radius grows. Indoors, GPS may fail entirely and the browser silently switches to Wi-Fi triangulation, which still lands within a city block.
Desktop numbers look different for a simple reason. Most desktops and many laptops have no GPS hardware, so the reading depends on how well the surrounding Wi-Fi networks are mapped. In a dense city that's remarkably precise. On a wired connection in a rural area it can fall back to something close to the IP estimate.
If the accuracy circle looks too wide, walk near a window, disable any VPN, and tap the refresh button. Each new fix is independent, and the second one is often tighter than the first.
Location not working? Turn it on in your browser
If you tapped the button and nothing happened, or you dismissed the permission popup earlier, the fix takes under a minute:
iPhone / iPad (Safari)
- Open Settings → Privacy & Security → Location Services and make sure it's on.
- Scroll to Safari Websites and choose "While Using the App".
- Reload this page and tap the button again.
Android (Chrome)
- Tap the icon left of the address bar → Permissions.
- Set Location to Allow.
- If it's greyed out, enable Location in the phone's quick settings first, then reload.
Chrome / Edge on desktop
- Click the padlock or tune icon in the address bar.
- Switch Location to Allow.
- Reload the page.
Firefox
- Click the permissions icon in the address bar.
- Remove the "Blocked" state next to Access Your Location.
- Reload and choose Allow when asked.
Why does it show the wrong city?
Nine times out of ten, a wrong city on the first reading means the IP estimate missed, and that has ordinary causes. A VPN or proxy places you wherever its server lives. Mobile carriers route traffic through regional gateways, so a phone in a small town can appear in the nearest big city. Some ISPs simply registered their address blocks years ago at a headquarters that has since moved.
None of these affect GPS. Grant location access and the pin will land where you're standing regardless of what your network looks like. If even the GPS reading seems off, check that you haven't allowed a browser extension to spoof your position, and try once outdoors — a first fix after a long time without one can take 20–30 seconds while the device downloads fresh satellite data.
What happens to my location data
Nothing is stored. Your coordinates live in this browser tab and disappear when you close it. The page makes exactly one outbound request with your position: a reverse-geocoding lookup to OpenStreetMap's Nominatim service, which turns numbers like 56.9496, 24.1052 into a readable address. That request carries no name, no account, no advertising identifier.
Your browser enforces the rest. Location access works only over HTTPS, only after you explicitly allow it, and you can revoke it for this site at any time from the address bar. The permission popup you see isn't ours — it's the browser standing between every website and your GPS chip, which is exactly how it should be.
Frequently asked questions
How can I find my exact location?
Tap "Show my exact location" at the top of this page and allow access when the browser asks. On a phone you'll get GPS coordinates accurate to a few meters, the map will center on them, and the nearest street address appears in the answer card.
What are these coordinates, exactly?
Latitude is your distance north or south of the equator, longitude your distance east or west of the Greenwich meridian. Together they define one unique point on Earth. Decimal degrees (like 56.9496) are what apps and APIs use; degrees-minutes-seconds (56°56′59″N) is the traditional notation you'll see on paper maps and in aviation. This page shows both.
Can someone else see my location through this page?
No. The reading happens on your device and is shown only to you. The single exception is deliberate: if you press Share, you create a link and choose who receives it.
Does it work without GPS?
Yes, with reduced precision. Browsers fall back to Wi-Fi positioning, and if that fails too, the page still shows the IP-based estimate, which is usually right about your city.
Why is my phone's location different from my laptop's?
Different hardware, different method. The phone uses its GPS chip; the laptop guesses from Wi-Fi networks or its IP. On the same desk they can disagree by anything from a few meters to half a city.
What is my elevation or altitude?
Some devices report altitude alongside coordinates, and when yours does, it appears in the readout after a GPS fix. Phone altitude comes from satellite geometry plus a barometer if present, and it's rougher than the horizontal fix — expect an error of 10–30 meters.
Can I use this to find a lost phone?
Not this page — it can only locate the device it's open on. For a lost phone, use Google's Find My Device (Android) or Apple's Find My (iPhone), which locate the phone remotely through your account.
Does a VPN hide my location from this tool?
It hides the IP reading, which will show the VPN server's city. It does not affect GPS — if you grant location permission, your true position appears regardless of the VPN. That's a useful way to test whether your VPN setup leaks location through the browser.