Reading longitude and latitude on a map If you know how to read latitude and longitude on a map, you can determine the geographic coordinates of any spot on the map. While online maps make it easy to determine latitude and longitude with the click of a button, sometimes it is helpful to know how to do it on paper. 1 google earth 2 Get the coordinates of a place. On your computer, open Google Maps. Right-click the place or area on the map. This will open a pop-up window. You can find your latitude and longitude in decimal. 3 google maps 4 DISTANCES – Degrees, Minutes, Seconds. At the equator, one degree of Latitude or Longitude represents approximately 70 statute miles (a statue mile is feet). At higher Latitudes (further up or down from the equator), the distance of one degree of Longitude decreases. 5 Its coordinates are latitude: 41° 56’ ” N, longitude: 87° 39’ ” W. To read it, start with the first set of numbers, or the latitude. That line reads, 41 degrees, 56 minutes, seconds north. The longitude reads as 87 degrees, 39 minutes, seconds west. 6 You can easily find the GPS coordinates (showing the latitude and longitude) for a location using the Google Maps website. These steps work for Maps in any web browser, not just Google Chrome. To do this, search for a location in the search bar at the top of the Google Maps website, or use your mouse to zoom in on a location on the visible map. 7 gps handling 8 You now need to ensure Maps can read from and write to your Verified Latitude and Longitude fields. 9 Provides a clear and concise display of your position in map coordinates used widely around the world. 10 Latitude and Longitude are the units that represent the coordinates at geographic coordinate system. To make a search, use the name of a place, city, state, or address, or click the location on the map to find lat long coordinates. Place Name. Add the country code for better results. Ex: London, UK. 11