Google Earth Help

Finding Addresses and Locations

Tip - Follow a tutorial on this subject: Searching for Locations and Businesses or watch the following video.

You can search for specific locations using the 'Fly To' tab in Google Earth. To do this, enter the location in the input box and click the Search button.

Search button

Each tab of the Search panel displays an example of a search term (see above). Google Earth recognizes the following types of search terms, which you can enter with or without commas.

	Format	Example
	City, State	Buffalo, NY
	City Country	London England
	Number Street City State	1600 Pennsylvania Ave Washington DC
	Zipcode or Postal Code	90210
	Latitude, Longitude in decimal format	37.7, -122.2 Note that such coodinates must appear in this order (latitude, longitude).
	Latitude, Longitude in DMS format	37 25'19.07"N, 122 05'06.24"W or 37 25 19.07 N, 122 05 06.24 W Note that format 37d25'19.07"N, 122d05'06.24"W does not work with Google Earth. Such coodinates must appear in this order (latitude, longitude).

Your most recent search terms are saved by Google Earth and appear as you enter matching text in the search field. To clear these search terms, click Edit > Clear Search History.

See Managing Search Results for more information.

About Search Terms

Certain search terms are not currently recognized as locations in the 'Fly To' tab. These include:

• Minor city names in many countries
• State or province names alone
• Search terms that are not a recognizable location search are treated as a business listing search over the current view. For more information on how listing searches work, see Searching for Listings.