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Asked: 2026-06-11T12:47:37+00:00

I know how to pass coordinates to Google Maps like so: var locations =

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I know how to pass coordinates to Google Maps like so:

var locations = [
  ['Bondi Beach', -33.890542, 151.274856, 4],
  ['Coogee Beach', -33.923036, 151.259052, 5],
  ['Cronulla Beach', -34.028249, 151.157507, 3],
  ['Manly Beach', -33.80010128657071, 151.28747820854187, 2],
  ['Maroubra Beach', -33.950198, 151.259302, 1]
];

I’m interested to know if you have to have coordinates. I have a website with hundereds of users who have entered their own citys. Can I map these users without running a script to generate coordinates for each?

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  1. Editorial Team

    The process of mapping placenames to coordinates is called Geocoding. There is a Google Geocoding API available. You could also call this API on the fly for your city names to get the coordinates – or you run a background script to find all geocoordinates for your cities at once. Both options are possible with almost no changes to the rest of your mapping code.

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