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freegeolocate
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Find coordinates of any position fast and easy no api keys required just install and use.
freegeolocate is a simple Node.js package that allows you to search for a location and retrieve its latitude and longitude without the need for an API key or other configurations. It provides an easy and straightforward way to get geolocation data for any place.
To install freegeolocate, use npm:
npm install freegeolocate
const { fetchCoordinates, getDistanceBetween } = require('freegeolocate');
const getLocationInfo = async () => {
try {
const londonLocation = await fetchCoordinates('london');
console.log('London Coordinates:', londonLocation);
const distance = await getDistanceBetween('london', 'pakistan');
console.log('Distance between London and Pakistan:', distance);
} catch (error) {
console.error('Error:', error.message);
}
}
getLocationInfo();
London Coordinates: {
address: 'London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom',
latitude: 51.5074456,
longitude: -0.1277653
}
Distance between London and Pakistan: { distance_miles: 3840.223890143061 }
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Find coordinates of any position fast and easy no api keys required just install and use.
The npm package freegeolocate receives a total of 4 weekly downloads. As such, freegeolocate popularity was classified as not popular.
We found that freegeolocate demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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