Coordinates approximation

[Gianpiero Venditti]

Hello, I would like to know if there's some api to approximate coordinates to a certain location.

Let's say I place a marker in a map on the top of a palace, however i would rather it to be placed (and visualized) on the nearest street by approximating its coordinates.

Is there any api or other methods to accomplish this task?

Thanks in advance for the help.

[Barry Hunter]

You could try the reverse geocoder.

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[JKurtock]

Another possibility is the directionsService. Not too surprisingly,
if your "start location" is the center of the palace, the actual start
of the directions array is on the street in front of the palace. This
method requires asking for directions to somewhere, but you might be
doing that anyway.

- Jeff