Question

Is there a way of finding the absolute position of an element, i.e. relative to the start of the window, using jQuery?

Answer 1

.offset() will return the offset position of an element as a simple object, eg:

var position = $(element).offset(); // position = { left: 42, top: 567 } 

You can use this return value to position other elements at the same spot:

$(anotherElement).css(position)