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MapBench Tools

Browse geographic calculators, map utilities, coordinate converters, routing tools and file tools.

Location

Find My Location

See your current position on the map with live coordinates and the nearest address — processed by your browser.

What County Am I In?

Instantly find which county your current location (or any point on the map) belongs to.

What City Am I In?

Find the city, town or municipality for your current position or any point on the map.

What State Am I In?

Find the US state (or first-level region worldwide) for your current location or any map point.

What Country Am I In?

Resolve your position — or any point — to its sovereign country, with ISO code.

What ZIP Code Am I In?

Find the postal code for your current location. Best coverage in the US, with postcode support worldwide.

Reverse Geocoder

Turn any latitude and longitude into a full structured address: road, city, county, state, postcode, country.

Coordinates to Address

Convert latitude/longitude into a human-readable street address, instantly and worldwide.

Address to Coordinates

Geocode any address, place name or landmark into latitude and longitude — worldwide, no API key needed.

Place Lookup

Search any place on Earth — cities, landmarks, parks, airports — and see it on the map with coordinates.

Nearby Places Finder

Find cafés, hospitals, fuel stations, ATMs and more within a radius of any point — live from OpenStreetMap.

What Timezone Am I In?

Instantly find the IANA time zone, current local time and UTC offset for your position or any place on Earth — computed locally, no map needed.

What Area Code Am I In?

Find the telephone area codes for your current US location — resolved from your state with a NANPA reference snapshot.

What Congressional District Am I In?

Find your US House district for any address or point, straight from the US Census Bureau's TIGER boundaries.

What School District Am I In?

Resolve any US point to its unified, elementary or secondary school district using Census TIGER boundaries.

Nearest Airport Finder

List the closest major international airports to any point on Earth, with distances and rough transfer times.

Nearest Hospital Finder

Find hospitals, clinics and doctors near any point — live from OpenStreetMap, sorted by distance.

Nearest Beach Finder

Find the closest mapped beaches to any coastal (or not-so-coastal) point, with distance and direction.

Nearest Border Crossing Finder

Locate the closest mapped international border crossings to any point — useful for road trips and logistics.

Whose Land Am I On? (Indigenous Territory)

Learn which traditional indigenous territories your location falls within, from the Native Land Digital Map.

Nearest McDonald's / Starbucks Finder

The internet's favourite geography question, answered live from OpenStreetMap brand tags.

Distance & Bearing

Distance Between Two Places

Measure the great-circle distance between any two places, addresses or coordinates — in miles, km, nautical miles and more.

Distance Between Cities

How far apart are two cities? Get straight-line distance, bearing and coordinates for any city pair worldwide.

Distance Between Coordinates

Paste two lat/long pairs and get the precise distance in km, miles, meters, feet or nautical miles.

Crow-Flies Distance Calculator

The classic “as the crow flies” straight-line distance between two points on Earth.

Nautical Distance Calculator

Distance between ports or coastal points in nautical miles, with bearing and speed-based passage time.

Great Circle Calculator

Compute great-circle distance and initial/final bearings between two points — the geometry pilots actually use.

Earth Distance Calculator

How far apart are two points on the planet? Spherical distance with full unit table and map view.

Distance Between ZIP Codes

Measure the distance between two US ZIP codes (or any postcodes) with one search each.

Bearing Calculator

Find the compass bearing from one point to another, in degrees and as a compass point.

Compass Calculator

Convert between degrees and compass points, and find the direction between two places.

Halfway Between Two Places

Find the exact geographic midpoint between two places — great for meet-ups, layovers and splitting trips.

Distance Matrix Calculator

Compute straight-line distances between up to eight places at once, as a full matrix with CSV export.

Flight Time Calculator

Estimate gate-to-gate flight time and air distance between ~90 major world airports.

Nautical Mile Converter

Convert nautical miles to km, statute miles, metres, feet and cable lengths — exact by definition.

Walking Time Calculator

How long is that walk? Distance + your pace = time, steps and rough energy burn.

Routing & Travel Time

Driving Distance Calculator

Real road distance and travel time between two places, from live OpenStreetMap routing.

Walking Route Planner

Plan a walking route with distance and time on the pedestrian network, including paths and footways.

Cycling Route Planner

Bike-friendly routing that prefers cycleways and quieter roads, with distance and time.

Multi-Stop Route Planner

Route through up to 12 stops with per-leg distances and totals — driving, walking or cycling.

Best Route Order (Route Optimizer)

Find the shortest order to visit a list of stops — automatic travelling-salesman ordering.

Delivery Route Planner

Plan a delivery or service route with multiple stops, optimised order and GPX export.

Route Distance Calculator

Compare driving, walking and cycling distances for the same two places, side by side.

Travel Time Calculator

How long does it take to get there? Estimated duration for driving, walking or cycling.

Drive Time Map (Isochrone)

See everywhere you can reach within 5–30 minutes by car, foot or bike — real isochrone polygons.

Service Area Map

Draw the area your business can serve within a target response time — and export it for proposals.

Isochrone Map (15 / 30 / 45 min)

Draw multiple drive-time zones at once — see 15, 30 and 45-minute reachable areas as layered polygons.

Fuel Cost Calculator

Turn a trip into a fuel bill: road or straight-line distance × your car's consumption × local fuel price.

Route Optimizer (Best Stop Order)

Paste your stops; get the shortest visiting order on the real road network, with totals and GPX-ready output.

Radius & Area

Coordinates

Latitude & Longitude Finder

Click anywhere on the map to get precise coordinates — decimal, DMS, UTM and Plus Code at once.

GPS Coordinate Lookup

Paste GPS coordinates from any device and see them on the map with full format conversion.

Coordinate Converter

One input, every output: decimal, DMS, UTM, MGRS and Plus Codes — converted both ways.

DMS to Decimal Converter

Convert degrees, minutes and seconds (40°26'46"N) to decimal degrees (40.44611) instantly.

Decimal to DMS Converter

Convert decimal degrees to classic degrees/minutes/seconds notation with hemisphere letters.

UTM Converter

Convert between latitude/longitude and UTM (zone, easting, northing) in both directions.

MGRS Converter

Convert Military Grid Reference System (MGRS) coordinates to/from latitude and longitude.

Plus Code Lookup

Convert Open Location Codes (Plus Codes) to coordinates and back — the short-code system for everywhere.

Coordinate Bearing Calculator

Initial bearing, final bearing and back-bearing between two coordinate pairs.

Coordinate Distance Calculator

Fast distance between two pasted coordinate pairs, with a full unit table.

Coordinate Midpoint Calculator

The spherical midpoint between two coordinate pairs, with copyable result.

What3Words Converter

Convert what3words addresses to coordinates using your own API key — with the free Plus Code alternative built in.

Grid Reference Converter

Convert MGRS and UTM grid references to latitude/longitude and back, at any precision.

Address Validator & Standardizer

Check an address against OpenStreetMap and get it back in clean, standardized components.

Reverse Postal Code Lookup

Coordinates in, postcode out — for the US and every country OpenStreetMap covers.

Map Files

Map Creation

Earth Science

Elevation Finder

Get the ground elevation of any point on Earth from the Copernicus 90 m digital elevation model.

Elevation Profile

Draw a line between two points and get the full elevation cross-section with gain and loss.

Line-of-Sight Calculator

Can you see from point A to point B? Terrain + Earth-curvature visibility check with an elevation profile.

Horizon Distance Calculator

How far can you see to the horizon from a given height — accounting for Earth's curvature and refraction.

Antipode Finder (Earth Tunnel)

Dig straight down from anywhere and find out where you'd emerge — your antipodal point.

Nearest Mountain / Peak Finder

Find mapped summits near any point, with elevations where tagged, sorted by distance.

Nearest Lake / River Finder

Locate the closest mapped lakes and rivers to any point — for paddling, fishing or curiosity.

Watershed Finder (US HUC)

Resolve any US point to its hydrologic unit — the watershed your rain belongs to.

Climate Zone Finder (Köppen)

Classify any location's climate with the Köppen system, computed from 30 years of ERA5 normals.

USDA Hardiness Zone Finder

Gardening's favourite number: your plant hardiness zone from 24 winters of temperature data.

Flood Zone Checker (US FEMA)

Check a US point against FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layer for mapped Special Flood Hazard Areas.

Earthquake Fault Line Finder

See recent seismicity within 300 km of any point — the practical signature of active faults.

How Far Can I See From Here?

Your height + your terrain's elevation = how far the horizon sits, and how far two of you could spot each other.

Furthest Point From You on Earth

The single point maximally far from where you stand — your antipode, 20,015 km of great circle away.

Sun & Moon

Geographic Lines

Places & Population