I find this site(USGS)useful for finding places in the United States. It also looks like it searches for foreign, Antarctic and undersea names/features. It also provides Coordinates in the Legacy required DMS format. And it has links to several Mapping Services to view the location you searched for.
North Fork Memorial Cemetery Sequence Latitude(DEC) Longitude(DEC) Latitude(DMS) Longitude(DMS) Map Name 1 38.7481687 -79.4156019 384453N 0792456W Circleville http://geonames.usgs.gov/ ---- On 2/27/2014 12:23 PM, CE WOOD wrote: > There are many sites that allow you to enter a place name and then give you > the coordinates and show a map. Just Google "latitude and longitude" or > "mapping coordinates," and you will have a lot to choose from. Most also allow > you to enter coordinates, either in degrees and minutes or decimal, and find > what is there. All of the sites I have visited give you the coordinates in > both formats, so you don't have to do any calculations. > > I specify coordinates for abbeys, churches, castles, cemeteries, etc. > > As with anything, you will prefer some sites over others, and, especially if > dealing with mediaeval ruins, you may need to do more work. There are scads of > sites that help with old places, but that is another subject. > > > CE Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
