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My Elevation
0 m = 0 ft
My Location Address:
Latitude:
Longitude:
Country:
Sunrise:
Sunset:
Boiling Point of Water: °C
Barometric Pressure: hPa
How to Use the Elevation Tool
The tool runs in your web browser on phones, tablets, and computers.
- Turn on location services. Make sure they are enabled on your device.
- Allow location access. When your browser asks, allow this site to use your location.
- Read your elevation. Your elevation appears in the My Elevation box in meters and feet, with your location details below it.
- Keep the page open as you move. When your location changes, the tool updates your elevation, the map, and the elevation-time plot.
Elevation Tool Features
Elevation and Location Details
- My Elevation: the height of your location above mean sea level, in meters and feet.
- My Location Address: the address closest to your coordinates.
- Latitude and Longitude: your coordinates as reported by your device.
- Country: the country you are in.
- Sunrise and Sunset: the times of sunrise and sunset at your location.
- Boiling Point of Water: the temperature, in °C, at which water boils at your location.
- Barometric Pressure: the air pressure at your location, in hectopascals (hPa).
Interactive Map
The map shows your current position and moves with you as your latitude and longitude change. Use the plus and minus buttons to zoom in and out.
Elevation-Time Plot
The elevation-time plot records your elevation while the page is open. Time is on the horizontal axis and elevation is on the vertical axis. The newest point on the plot is your current elevation. As you move, the line rises and falls with the terrain along your path.
The elevation data uses a 90-meter grid, so small rises and dips may not appear on the plot. On a phone, keep the page open and the screen on while tracking, because browsers may pause location updates when a page is in the background.
Sharing Your Elevation Data
Use the Share my elevation data button to send your current readings. The shared data includes your elevation, address, latitude, longitude, country, sunrise and sunset times, boiling point of water in °C, and barometric pressure in hPa.
How the Tool Finds Your Elevation
The tool combines two sources of information:
- Your location. The tool gets your coordinates only through your browser's standard Geolocation API, and your browser and operating system choose the source. Phones combine GPS, nearby Wi-Fi networks, and mobile network towers, using whichever is faster or more accurate. GPS is usually the most accurate, typically within about 5 meters under open sky, but less so near tall buildings, bridges, and trees. Laptops and desktop computers usually lack GPS, so the browser sends a list of nearby Wi-Fi networks to a location service such as Google's or Apple's. In cities, this is often accurate to within a few tens of meters. Without Wi-Fi, the browser uses your IP address, which is usually accurate only to the city level and can be off by several kilometers, or much more with a VPN.
- An elevation model. The tool sends your coordinates to the Open-Meteo Elevation API. Open-Meteo returns the elevation from the Copernicus Digital Elevation Model (DEM) GLO-90, 2021 release. GLO-90 is a global elevation model made mainly from satellite radar data.
What Your Reading Represents
- Each value in the model covers an area about 90 meters across. The reading reflects the general height of the land around you rather than one exact spot.
- GLO-90 is a surface model, so readings include buildings and tree canopy, not just bare ground. In a forest or a built-up area, the value can be higher than the ground you are standing on.
- The model's specified vertical accuracy is within about 4 meters for 90% of points. It is often better than that on open, gently sloping ground. On steep slopes, the difference can be larger.
- The elevation is only as accurate as your location. If your device places you in the wrong spot, the reading is for that spot instead. This can happen when your location comes from your IP address or a VPN.
- The reading depends only on your latitude and longitude, so climbing stairs or riding an elevator does not change it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does the Tool Show My Altitude?
No. The tool shows elevation, the height of a point on the Earth’s surface above mean sea level. Altitude usually describes objects in the air, such as airplanes or weather balloons, and is also measured from mean sea level. If you are in a plane or on an upper floor of a building, the tool shows the elevation of the surface below you.
Why Isn’t My Elevation Showing?
Check that location services are turned on for your device, that your browser app has permission to use location in your device settings, and that your browser allows this site to use your location. If you blocked location access earlier, allow it in your browser’s site settings and reload the page.