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Free geographic tools for distance, area, radius, routing, coordinates, elevation, GPS files and blank maps.

Map tools

Browse the full MapBench tool directory. Interactive calculations run in your browser and results can be shared by URL.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Radius & Area

Map Radius Tool

Draw a radius circle around any point on the map. Drag it, resize it, change units, share the link.

Multiple Radius Tool

Add several radius circles to one map — different centres, sizes and colours. Export as GeoJSON.

Distance Ring Generator

Generate concentric distance rings (5/10/15… miles or km) around a point, labelled and exportable.

Map Area Calculator

Draw a polygon on the map and get its area in m², hectares, acres, km² or square miles.

Polygon Area Calculator

Measure any polygon's area and perimeter from map drawing or pasted coordinates.

Circle Area Calculator

Enter a radius, get the circle's area and circumference — with the circle drawn to scale on a map.

Area Unit Converter

Acres ↔ hectares ↔ km² ↔ mi² ↔ m² ↔ ft² — exact conversions with copy buttons.

Perimeter Calculator

Draw any boundary on the map and get its perimeter in km and miles — fence lines, tracks, plots.

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.

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

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.

Map Files

Drop a .geojson file to validate it, view it on a map, inspect properties and export KML or GPX.

Open KML files (Google Earth / My Maps exports) in the browser — with GeoJSON and GPX export.

Visualise GPX tracks and waypoints with distance, elevation gain/loss and duration stats.

Turn a spreadsheet of lat/lng rows into an interactive map — clustering, colouring and export included.

Map Creation

Drop labelled, coloured pins on a map and export your creation as PNG, GeoJSON or CSV.

Custom Marker Map

A pin map with full styling control: colour per marker, labels and a clean export.

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.

Sun & Moon

Sunrise & Sunset Calculator

Sunrise, sunset, solar noon and day length for any place and date — NOAA algorithm, timezone-aware display.

Day Length Calculator

How many hours of daylight does a place get on any date — and how it changes through the year.

Moon Phase Calculator

Current moon phase, illumination, age in days, and the next new and full moons — for any date.

Meeting Time Planner

Compare up to six cities' local times and instantly see the UTC window where everyone is at work.

Daylight Hours Calculator (Year Chart)

A full-year daylight chart for any location, with longest and shortest day — NOAA algorithm, local math.

Solar Panel Potential Calculator

Estimate annual solar production for any site from a year of real satellite radiation data.

Golden Hour Calculator

Morning and evening golden-hour windows for any place and date — the photographer's light, computed.

Geographic Lines

The Equator on a Map

Explore the Equator — 0° latitude — with an interactive map, country list and key facts.

The Prime Meridian on a Map

Explore 0° longitude — the Prime Meridian through Greenwich — with an interactive map and facts.

The International Date Line on a Map

Explore the zig-zag International Date Line near 180° longitude — where tomorrow meets yesterday.

Tropic of Cancer on a Map

Explore the Tropic of Cancer (23.44° N) — the northern limit of the overhead Sun.

Tropic of Capricorn on a Map

Explore the Tropic of Capricorn (23.44° S) — the southern limit of the overhead Sun.

Arctic Circle on a Map

Explore the Arctic Circle (66.56° N) — the land of midnight sun and polar night.

Antarctic Circle on a Map

Explore the Antarctic Circle (66.56° S) — the gateway to the polar south.

Places & Population

Cities Within Radius

List major world cities within any radius of a point, sorted by distance — with export.

Population Within Radius

Estimate the population inside any radius from major-city data — instant, offline-capable math.

City Comparison Tool

Two cities side by side: population, density, cost of living and the distance between them.

Cost of Living by Location Calculator

What salary matches your purchasing power in another city? Index-ratio math with a transparent baseline.

Population Density Comparison

Visualise how tightly two cities live: people per km² with bars and the ratio between them.

International language support

MapBench provides language-specific URLs so visitors can choose their preferred language. Use the language switcher to move between versions without changing the tool or result.