Mobile Phone - Place Information Finder

Place information located quickly and easily using GPS position (or network determined location).
This version (requires GPS or network location capable phone and uses a network connection to retrieve place information with distance - in units of miles - and corresponding bearing) - click here!
Or Android version (compass enhanced) click here !

Alternatively, if you do not have a GPS capable phone, these utilities can be used to search (using location keywords or parts of words) to find corresponding Wikipedia Keyword place entries and also nearby entries in the proximity (with the approximate distances indicated in units of 0.1 miles - a distance 10 = 1 mile). You can then download and launch an application to view the information on your phone (which will incur a normal data charge).
UK & Ireland version - click here!
West USA version - click here!
East USA version - click here!

Web Based - Route Planners

Enables route planning based on peaks (such as mountains and hills and trig points) or places of interest. If you log in the points are saved and can be loaded on future occasions. The Wiki version of the route planner enables places of interest to be used instead of peaks - go straight to the corresponding Wikipedia page by clicking the link - or download to your (Java enabled) phone.


Or try the new Google gadget version here - if you use iGoogle!