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Grid References on Google Maps

I made this ages ago, but forgot about it. And as I havent said anything on here for a while, I’ll post it now just to fill the void. Its a simple mapplet that allows jumping to the location on Google Maps by Grid reference, as well as displaying the GR of the clicked point. KISS

GB and Ireland Grid References Mapplet

Thanks to Lordelph for the Javascript (but I notice that links to a version hosted here!)

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12 Responses to “Grid References on Google Maps”

  1. Mike Nolan says:
    September 29, 2008 at 10:58 am

    Thanks for this – just what I’ve been looking for!

  2. Daniel says:
    October 28, 2008 at 6:47 pm

    Brilliant!

    Now how about a Maplet that will give me a postcode from a point on a Google Map as simply? I know about your converter on Nearby.org

    Or a way of putting a postcode into Google Maps?

  3. Barry says:
    October 28, 2008 at 8:18 pm

    > give me a postcode from a point on a Google Map as simply?
    Since Google has just released a reverse geocoder for the API, a nice demo here:
    http://digitalinspiration.com/community/location.html
    surprised no mapplet to do the same! (I guess that is the prompt to make it…)

    > Or a way of putting a postcode into Google Maps?
    Just enter a postcode into the search box, if it doesnt like it just add ‘, uk’ to the end :)

  4. Daniel says:
    November 11, 2008 at 11:17 am

    That’s great! Though a shame the reverse decoder won’t give the postcode (for UK addresses)

    Is there a way of putting a UK OS Grid Ref into Google?

  5. Piers Cunliffe says:
    January 9, 2009 at 1:44 am

    Hi, seems really good what you have a created, however…. in my maps i have already pinpointed certain locations, is it possible to get a grid ref off my pre defined points without having to hunt for the spot again?

    Thanks

    Piers

  6. Colin Chapman says:
    March 9, 2009 at 11:53 pm

    Thanks for a very useful add-on to Google maps, it will save a lot of time

  7. Nick says:
    June 6, 2009 at 6:34 pm

    Excellent. Very useful for manual setting of waypoints in GPS.

  8. Bob says:
    June 11, 2010 at 12:49 pm

    Thanks for a useful gadget.

    Would it be possible to put a Placemark at the location of the grid reference entered so that it can easily be found again and to enable it to be saved to Mymaps, used for directions etc.

  9. martin smith says:
    July 24, 2010 at 4:21 pm

    Thanks so much. Needed a couple of grid refs to submit a form to the environment agency. Much obliged.

  10. John Gow says:
    October 10, 2010 at 3:47 pm

    Thanks. I’ve found with some westerly areas that it automaticaally changes over to the Irish system and does not display UK OS grid refs. Is there anyway of fixing this? West of Scotland and Wales are suffering from this, not tried Cornwall.

  11. susan says:
    July 10, 2011 at 4:57 am

    Dear sir,

    Please let me know how to take grid reference from google earth map and take tha exact location.

    thanks

    kind regards
    susan

  12. Barry says:
    July 10, 2011 at 10:07 pm

    For Gogole Earth, can install

    http://www.nearby.org.uk/google.html#9

    then position the marker over the exact point. (its in the center of the view, so move the globe to position it) – read the location from the infowindow on that marker.