https://mapsfera.pages.dev/guides/ Step-by-step guides from Mapsfera: coordinates, measuring, elevation, counties and printable maps. en-US Sat, 31 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://mapsfera.pages.dev/icon-512.pnghttps://mapsfera.pages.dev/guides/ https://mapsfera.pages.dev/guides/get-coordinates-google-maps/ https://mapsfera.pages.dev/guides/get-coordinates-google-maps/ Sat, 31 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT Google Maps, step by step On a computer, right-click the map: the coordinates are the first line of the menu, and one click copies them. On a phone, touch and hold the spot: they show up in the search box on Android and in the place sheet on iPhone. https://mapsfera.pages.dev/guides/measure-distance-area-google-maps/ https://mapsfera.pages.dev/guides/measure-distance-area-google-maps/ Sat, 31 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT Google Maps, step by step Google Maps measures distance: right-click, “Measure distance”, and click your way along. For area, Google’s tool is Google Earth, which shows the acreage when you close the shape. Or measure it on Mapsfera in acres and square feet, and save it as a link. https://mapsfera.pages.dev/guides/utm-coordinates-google-maps/ https://mapsfera.pages.dev/guides/utm-coordinates-google-maps/ Sat, 31 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT Google Maps, step by step Google Maps doesn’t accept UTM: only degrees. To find a UTM coordinate, convert it to latitude and longitude first; to get the UTM of a spot in Google Maps, copy its coordinates and convert them. The only tricky parts are the zone and the datum. https://mapsfera.pages.dev/guides/draw-radius-google-maps/ https://mapsfera.pages.dev/guides/draw-radius-google-maps/ Sat, 31 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT Google Maps, step by step Google Maps has no tool to draw a circle, and the My Maps help only covers lines and freehand shapes. The quickest way is to draw the radius on Mapsfera, which also gives you the area and what’s inside, and open it in Google Earth if you want to see it there. https://mapsfera.pages.dev/guides/find-elevation/ https://mapsfera.pages.dev/guides/find-elevation/ Sat, 31 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT Elevation and places The most reliable way is to read it from a terrain model, like the USGS one, not from your phone’s GPS. Google Maps only shows it as contour lines in the Terrain layer; Google Earth gives the elevation of the spot under your cursor; Mapsfera gives you the number in feet with one tap. https://mapsfera.pages.dev/guides/what-county-am-i-in/ https://mapsfera.pages.dev/guides/what-county-am-i-in/ Sat, 31 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT Elevation and places The fastest way is to open “What county am I in?” and allow your location: it tells you the county, the state and the ZIP code using Census boundaries. It works the same with an address or with coordinates from Google Maps. What doesn’t work is guessing from the city name or the ZIP code. https://mapsfera.pages.dev/guides/print-blank-map-classroom/ https://mapsfera.pages.dev/guides/print-blank-map-classroom/ Sat, 31 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT Maps for the classroom Pick the map, the version (blank, numbered, labeled or with capitals) and the paper size, then press “Print” or “Download PDF”. To keep it from getting cut off, print at 100% with no fit-to-page. Below are seven classroom activities and worksheets that come with an answer key.