How to find latitude and longitude The always helpful Tech-Recipes has come up with an ingenius way to find latitude and longitude values for any location using Google Maps.

How can I convert it to locations on a map? Answer: Latitude and longitude are the basis of all global map coordinates and has been around for more than 2,000 years.

John Harrison created a device that helped sailors find longitude at sea, but it took another 250 years before he'd get credit for his most amazing invention.

All modern mapping programs know how to work with lat/long addresses, so identifying that location is as easy as typing it into Google Maps.