Finding the co-ordinates of a place in the new Google Maps
This article explains how to get the co-ordinates for a particular location in the new and old Google Maps interfaces. New vs old Google Maps In mid 2013, Google started rolling out a new version of Google Maps, which even now (Nov 2013) is still in Beta-testing and only works with Chrome and Firefox on desktop (ie not mobile) devices. It's related to Google Maps Engine Lite - a better tool for creating custom map - not not exactly the same product. When I looked at Maps Engine Lite, one of the things I noticed is that there are a number of features which are missing from the new tool- and the lack of a right-click feature on map-positions means that lots of functions are accessed in a different, possibly non-intuitive, way. How to find the co-ordinates of a particular place in the new Google Maps Left click on the exact place that you want co-ordinates for. Notice that there is a small circle which radiates at that place, or the nearest on-street place. It's a...