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Outdoor Activities => Northern Ireland Hiking, Walking, Running, Orienteering and Geocaching => Topic started by: FairWeatherCamper on February 12, 2013

Title: Online Maps and Coordinates
Post by: FairWeatherCamper on February 12, 2013

Hi, I was just wondering if there are any maps available online where I can plug in coordinates (like on a gps) and see that particular point on the map? Can it be done in Google maps or anything? If so how?

Sorry if this is a silly question.

I was trying to see the Knockdhu Souterrain on a map - Map Reference: D348068 (3348, 4068).

Title: Re: Online Maps and Coordinates
Post by: Typo-On on February 12, 2013

As far as I know I will work in google earth/maps.

Title: Re: Online Maps and Coordinates
Post by: specimanYak on February 12, 2013

Quote from: willmarks1984 on February 12, 2013

I was trying to see the Knockdhu Souterrain on a map - Map Reference: D348068 (3348, 4068).

Copy and paste this into Google Maps:

54.89126,-5.90005

*edit, it's roughly where the green arrow is not the red one, but RedLeader has it spot on.

Title: Re: Online Maps and Coordinates
Post by: RedLeader on February 12, 2013

Google maps will take a Lat/Long. Use this website to convert grid references (or other co-ord systems)

http://www.nearby.org.uk/

This is the Google Satellite View of that Grid Ref
https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=loc:54.8906519534579,-5.89890109286441

Title: Re: Online Maps and Coordinates
Post by: FairWeatherCamper on February 12, 2013

Thanks for that guys. I'd worked it out eventually. The Souterrain looks pretty close to that grey bungalow. Has anyone ever been to it? And did you get permission from anyone first? I just want a look at it.

Title: Re: Online Maps and Coordinates
Post by: Daithi2004 on February 13, 2013

Another website is http://mountainviews.ie. There is a wy of putting co - ords onto the map but I don't know how.