Reading Coordinates On A Map

Reading and interpreting contour lines on a topographical map to find out the coordinates of a point on a topographic map, locate two intersecting west lines, represented by solid black lines, and then measure horizontally from one line to the other. Here is a basic explanation, and an easy way to remember which is which… first, here is an excellent map & compass book. These can help tell you where in the world you are.

The number located at this intersection is your coordinate reading for that point. On your computer, open google maps. When pasting these map coordinates into showmymap’s mapping tool, make sure that the latitude and longitude values are in separate columns;

Latitude uses the horizontal plane from the equator.

In the upper menu bar, click view grid. To plot coordinate values, always read right, then up. Open a web browser and go to the google maps website. It is written like this ( x, y ).