Atlas of the World
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To find the coordinates of a specific city:
Use one of the listed websites or ask a Reference Librarian to help you locate one of the atlases. In the index you will find city names in alphabetical order listed with their exact coordinates.
Use Google Maps to find coordinates
Example:
Latitude: 40 Deg. 43 min. 21 sec.
Longitude: -82 Deg. 31 Min. 52 Sec.
To find the city that matches these coordinates, enter the following into Google Maps search field: 40 43' 21" -82 31' 52" and the GPS coordinate will show up in Google Maps
Additionally, if your latitude and longitude numbers are in decimal format, like say, 40.7225 -82.5331 there is no need to convert over to the degree minutes, seconds, notation. Google Maps will give you your coordinates.