How do I link to Google Maps with a particular longitude and latitude?

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Deepika picture Deepika · Nov 26, 2009 · Viewed 309.9k times · Source

I have a small application that gives the current location: longitude and latitude. Now I have to browse to google maps with the longitude and latitude. Please suggest how I can do this.

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beerstorm picture beerstorm · Jun 5, 2011

The best way is to use q parameter so that it displays the map with the point marked. eg.:

https://maps.google.com/?q=<lat>,<lng>

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