How to Find All Stores Within a Radius of a Latitude and Longitude
- 1). Obtain a local address by using popular freeware maps and GPS programs. Plug in your coordinates into the search bar an the program will zoom to that place on the map. Go to street view of your exact coordinate and the program will give you the exact address at that location if available.
- 2). Go the Internet website of the store you are trying to find the store or station locator. Plug your acquired address into the blank spaces on this page. Often, these sites will give you the option of setting the maximum radius anywhere from a few to a couple hundred miles depending on how prevalent the store is.
- 3). Submit the completed form to the website and wait for the resulting page.
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The Internet can be used to find your favorite stores and restaurants.Shopping carts of supermarket image by TekinT from Fotolia.com
The ensuing page will give you the stores that are within the radius provided. Stores are most often listed in order of closest to furthest away. If they are not listed in this manner, they will have a number designating their distance. Some websites will even offer directions from your address to the store's address.
