Use a URL to link to a Google map with a marker on it

Question

I want to link to google maps at a particular location with a marker on a particular point.

It's easy to link to a location:

http://maps.google.com/?ll=XX.XXXX,XX.XXXX

But how do I drop a marker at that point too? preferably with a bit of my own text but that's just a bonus.

2017 - Google has released documentation on this see new accepted answer: https://stackoverflow.com/a/44477650/359135

Answer 1

In May 2017 Google launched the official Google Maps URLs documentation. The Google Maps URLs introduces universal cross-platform syntax that you can use in your applications.

Have a look at the following document:

https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/urls/guide

You can use URLs in search, directions, map and street view modes.

For example, to show the marker at specified position you can use the following URL:

https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=36.26577,-92.54324

For further details please read aforementioned documentation.

You can also file feature requests for this API in Google issue tracker.

Hope this helps!

Answer 2

This format works, but it doesn't seem to be an official way of doing so

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=loc:36.26577,-92.54324

Also you may want to take a look at this. They have a few answers and seem to indicate that this is the new method:

http://maps.google.com/maps?&z=10&q=36.26577+-92.54324&ll=36.26577+-92.54324

Answer 3

If you want to include a zoom level, you can use this format:

https://www.google.com/maps/place/40.7028722+-73.9868281/@40.7028722,-73.9868281,15z

will redirect to this link (per 2017.09.21)

https://www.google.com/maps/place/40%C2%B042'10.3%22N+73%C2%B059'12.6%22W/@40.7028722,-73.9868281,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d40.7028722!4d-73.9868281

Answer 4

This URL format worked like a charm:

http://maps.google.com/maps?&z={INSERT_MAP_ZOOM}&mrt={INSERT_TYPE_OF_SEARCH}&t={INSERT_MAP_TYPE}&q={INSERT_MAP_LAT_COORDINATES}+{INSERT_MAP_LONG_COORDINATES}

Example for Mount Everest:

http://maps.google.com/maps?&z=15&mrt=yp&t=k&q=27.9879012+86.9253141

Full reference here:

https://moz.com/ugc/everything-you-never-wanted-to-know-about-google-maps-parameters

Answer 5

If working with Basic4Android and looking for an easy fix to the problem, try this it works both Google maps and Openstreet even though OSM creates a bit of a messy result and thanx to [yndolok] for the google marker

GooglemLoc="https://www.google.com/maps/place/"&[Latitude]&"+"&[Longitude]&"/@"&[Latitude]&","&[Longitude]&",15z" 

GooglemRute="https://www.google.co.ls/maps/dir/"&[FrmLatt]&","&[FrmLong]&"/"&[ToLatt]&","&[FrmLong]&"/@"&[ScreenX]&","&[ScreenY]&",14z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!4m1!3e0?hl=en"  'route ?hl=en

OpenStreetLoc="https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=16/"&[Latitude]&"/"&[Longitude]&"&layers=N"

OpenStreetRute="https://www.openstreetmap.org/directions?engine=osrm_car&route="&[FrmLatt]&"%2C"&[FrmLong]&"%3B"&[ToLatt]&"%2C"&[ToLong]&"#Map=15/"&[ScreenX]&"/"&[Screeny]&"&layers=N"