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Module:Location map

Parts of this documentation were copied from the English Wikipedia article on this module. Note that the documentation could have been edited since copying.

The Location map template is helpful for creating static maps on the wiki.

Maps Supported

This template will work for all 50 states and the District of Columbia. To use more than one point, use the Location map many template.

Parameters

mapname - the name of the map

width - the width of the map in pixels (do not include "px")

label - the name of the point

coordinates - the coordinates of the point

Optional parameters

Reference wikipedia's documentation for additional parameters.

Icons

Icon	Name
	Red pog.svg
	Yellow pog.svg
	Blue pog.svg
	Purple pog.svg
	Red Arrow Up.svg
	Red Arrow Right.svg
	Red Arrow Down.svg
	Red Arrow Left.svg

Finding Coordinates

Do you not know how to find coordinates for an object? This should help:

Understand that for coordinates in North America, longitude should generally be between -130 and -60 and latitude should generally be between 50 and 20
Use a search engine to find the coordinates. For example, "Boca Raton Community High School coordinates".
Get the coordinates from a search result.
Make sure longitude (the bigger number) is negative and latitude (the smaller number) is positive
Discard anything regarding "N", "E", "S", "W" and make sure your coordinates are simply a decimal number (no ', ", or ° characters)

Examples

Code

Result

{{Location map | Florida
| width = 250
| float = right
| label = Boca Raton Community High School
  | coordinates = {{coord|26.362254|-80.116757}}
}}

Boca Raton Community High School

Boca Raton Community High School (Florida)

{{Location map | Florida
| width = 400
| float = none
| caption = Boca's location in FL
| label = Boca Raton Community High School
  | coordinates = {{coord|26.362254|-80.116757}}
  | mark = Purple pog.svg
}}

Boca Raton Community High School

Boca's location in FL

{{Location map | Florida
| width = 400
| float = none
| caption = Boca's location in FL
| label = Boca Raton Community High School
  | coordinates = {{coord|26.362254|-80.116757}}
  | background = yellow
  | position = bottom
}}

Boca Raton Community High School

Boca Raton Community High School (Florida)

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 == Maps Supported ==
-'''This template will work for all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
+This template will work for all 50 states and the District of Columbia. To use more than one point, use the [[Template:Location map many| Location map many template]].
 == Parameters ==
 :<code><nowiki>mapname</nowiki></code> - the name of the map
 :<code><nowiki>width</nowiki></code> - the width of the map in pixels (do not include "px")
-:<code><nowiki>label</nowiki></code> - the latitude of the point
+:<code><nowiki>label</nowiki></code> - the name of the point
-:<code><nowiki>coordinates</nowiki></code> - the longitude of the point
+:<code><nowiki>coordinates</nowiki></code> - the coordinates of the point
 ==Optional parameters==