Random GPS Coordinates
Generate random GPS coordinates, anywhere or within a region.
A random point on Earth
This generates random latitude and longitude coordinates, either anywhere on the globe or within bounds you set. It is useful for testing mapping software, sampling locations, games, or simply exploring random places in the world.
Generate random coordinates, optionally within a region.
Land, sea, and even sampling
A genuinely useful quirk to know is that random points anywhere on Earth land in the ocean most of the time, since the majority of the planet's surface is water — so a truly global random coordinate is more likely to be at sea than on land, which surprises people expecting to explore random towns. Constraining the range to a region gives more useful results for most purposes. Random coordinates are handy for testing location-based software with realistic inputs, generating sample data, powering games that send you to random spots, or the fun of dropping a pin somewhere unexpected and seeing what is there. When sampling for anything statistical, it is worth remembering that points spread evenly by latitude and longitude are not spread evenly over the actual surface, a subtlety that matters for genuine geographic sampling.
Common questions
Why do random global coordinates usually land in the ocean?
Because most of Earth's surface is water, so a point chosen anywhere on the globe is more likely to be at sea than on land.
What are random coordinates useful for?
Testing mapping software, generating sample location data, games that send you to random spots, or simply exploring unexpected places.
Is anything uploaded?
No. The coordinates are generated in your browser.