Using GPS Coordinates with Google Maps (PC and Mobile Device)

There may be times you want to to share the location of one of your favorite outdoor spots with a friend but there isn't a physical address. Maybe it's a boat launch, or a particular area on a biking trail, or a fishing hole. You can use GPS coordinates to easily share those locations, or get directions from others who share GPS coordinates with you.
In this video we look at how to do that on a PC and also on a mobile device.

[@choobv2]

That was really clear and really useful. Thanks Rich.

[@WildWonderfulWeekends]

Thanks for that very kind feedback, I'm glad it was helpful!

[@Sew_Country]

Wow, I had no idea you could do this! Very helpful!

[@YolandAfonso]

Very helpful, thank you.

[@WildWonderfulWeekends]

Thanks Yolanda! I appreciate the kind feedback.

[@WelcometoRJOURNEY]

BTW - love the logo !

[@WildWonderfulWeekends]

Thanks!! I appreciate it my friend.

[@sandman38111]

Thank you

[@WildWonderfulWeekends]

Hey! I'm glad it was useful.

[@pepijarak3393]

thank you very much for the great video

[@WildWonderfulWeekends]

Thanks for watching, Pepi!

[@tebzamtee9639]

Thank you sir i managed to locate the location

[@WildWonderfulWeekends]

That's great! I'm glad it helped.

[@ednovak435]

Thank You. Very helpful ....

[@WildWonderfulWeekends]

Thanks Ed, I'm glad it was useful!

[@quidproquo4510]

Informative

[@WildWonderfulWeekends]

Thank you my friend!

[@ejshelby5460]

One details though, how to manually enter those numbers? Any tips like spacing? How to enter the little degree circle??

[@cheatlebeetle]

long hold the zero on your tablet or screen

[@robertmiller2124]

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[@redcoralstrand]

THANK YOU!!!

[@pragawa]

Thanks

[@fishnlift01]

Now if you could do a video on how to copy and paste out of a paper trail guide. Not sure what I'm doing wrong, but I'm having trouble getting Google to accept the coordinates I'm searching for.

[@WildWonderfulWeekends]

What are the coordinates? If you don't mind sharing them.

[@fishnlift01]

Figured it out. Coordinates included two apostrophes and a forward slash. My app must not like them. @@WildWonderfulWeekends

[@WildWonderfulWeekends]

@@fishnlift01 Awesome... glad you got it worked out!

[@Camh1968]

How can I generate my own google map with a whole lot of fishing coordinates - that I can save and update over a long period of time? Cameron

[@LiamMediaUG]

This is helpful

[@WildWonderfulWeekends]

Thanks Liam, I'm glad it was useful.

[@EnsianceI]

thanks

[@WildWonderfulWeekends]

Glad it was useful!

[@WelcometoRJOURNEY]

Nice & Informative....the fully qualified coordinates they use are not the format that you would enter into a Garmin GPS for autos....any idea on how to get that type format ? For instance we geocache and the GPS coordinates for geocaches can be entered directly into the Garmin and it will provide "driving directions" to the cache.

[@WildWonderfulWeekends]

Thanks! That's a good question... does the format your Garmin uses look like this? 38.348103, -81.689183

[@WelcometoRJOURNEY]

Wild Wonderful Weekends yes but too many digits and the second coord is not negative

[@Jeff2012WOWyay]

I watched this because I wanted to troll people into thinking that the mixels are actually in antarctica

[@WildWonderfulWeekends]

😆

[@Jeff2012WOWyay]

@@WildWonderfulWeekends sadly because I’m a dumb 10 year old I can:t put gps location to my photos

[@Calvin7007]

Thank U

[@WildWonderfulWeekends]

Thank you for watching! Much appreciated my friend.

[@xdiq]

36°06'08.4"N 107°08'1 5.0"W

[@WildWonderfulWeekends]

Hello xdiq, I believe there's a space between the 1 and the 5 that shouldn't be there. If that's the case, when I remove the space and put it into g-maps it takes me to Jicarilla Apache Nation Reservation, Jicarilla, NM.

[@stelic9515]

Is useful if lost a drone and have last coordinates

[@WildWonderfulWeekends]

That's a good point.

[@Lxvi_69]

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[@WildWonderfulWeekends]

Thanks!!

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[@brownbagz]

Maaannnn I'm a school bus driver and this is really frustrating

[@WildWonderfulWeekends]

Hi Brownbagz... which part is giving you trouble?

[@sportster88]

This shows you how to copy and paste but doesn't explain how to enter them manually.

[@WildWonderfulWeekends]

You type them into the search field. For instance, in this video the coords are: 38.397599, -81.584491 If you type that into the Google Maps search box it will accept that and show you the location on the map.

[@sportster88]

@@WildWonderfulWeekends Ok, thanks. Now I know the degree symbols aren't needed.

[@WildWonderfulWeekends]

@@sportster88 My pleasure and if you need to convert a standard coordinate format to a decimal format, this website makes it easy. www.fcc.gov/media/radio/dms-decimal

[@Luffy42069]

it doesnt work for me, idk

[@WildWonderfulWeekends]

Strange... which part doesn't work: getting GPS coordinates or entering them into the search field? Does it give you an error?

[@romeolucero3704]

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[@WildWonderfulWeekends]

Thanks for watching my video!

[@waterman7082]

NOTHING SHOWS UP. AGHHHHHHHHHHHHH NO ONE TALKS ABOUT THIS STUPID PROBLEM

[@WildWonderfulWeekends]

Nothing shows up where?

[@waterman7082]

@@WildWonderfulWeekends in the results

[@WildWonderfulWeekends]

@@waterman7082 Are you using a phone or computer?

[@waterman7082]

@@WildWonderfulWeekends computer

[@WildWonderfulWeekends]

@@waterman7082 Great, and when you say nothing shows up in the results, are you saying that after you enter GPS coordinates into the search bar that Google Maps can't find the location? If so, could you send me the coordinates you are using? I would like to see if I have the same results or if I can spot something wrong with the coordinate format maybe.