location
Where something is
Location is a place or position—where something is or where something happens.
A store's location affects its success.
You can share your location with an app.
We're still looking for a location for the wedding.
In film and television, shooting on location means filming at real sites rather than on studio sets.
Designated location
zone · district · territory · sector · precinct · vicinity · neighborhood · address
Geographic or personal freedom
- longitudeEast-west angular distance
- GPSSatellite-based location technology
- gridFramework of intersecting lines
- datumSingle unit of information
reference · cartography · mapping · plotting · triangulation · pinpoint · waypoint · coordinates
Device showing cardinal directions
- bearingPosture or orientation
- headingDirectional course traveled
- coursePlanned path forward
- orientationPosition relative to surroundings
direction · route · waypoint · landmark · guidance · tracking · finder · directions
Rear stage scenery
- sceneDramatic unit or locale
- environmentExternal conditions affecting life
- contextCircumstances shaping meaning
- ambianceMood of surroundings
milieu · arena · landscape · sphere · atmosphere · surroundings · domain · grounds
Directly next to
- nearbyAt small distance
- closeNearby or to shut
- neighboringSituated beside another
- surroundingEnclosing on all sides
accessible · reachable · convenient · next-door · bordering · contiguous · adjoining · proximate
Land's physical features
- topographyPhysical feature mapping
- elevationHeight above reference point
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
- climatePrevailing atmospheric conditions
biome · plateau · valley · mountain · river · continent · island · peninsula
Conclusion from investigation
- detectingPerceiving something present
- pinpointingLocating with precision
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- tracingCopying by following lines
identifying · determining · uncovering · spotting · searching · scouting · reconnaissance · surveillance
site
Designated location
region · zone · district · territory · sector · precinct · vicinity · neighborhood · address · quarters
latitude
Geographic or personal freedom
- longitudeEast-west angular distance
- GPSSatellite-based location technology
- gridFramework of intersecting lines
datum · reference · cartography · mapping · plotting · triangulation · pinpoint · waypoint · coordinates · geotagging
compass
Device showing cardinal directions
orientation · direction · route · waypoint · landmark · guidance · tracking · finder · directions · turn-by-turn
backdrop
Rear stage scenery
- sceneDramatic unit or locale
- environmentExternal conditions affecting life
- contextCircumstances shaping meaning
ambiance · milieu · arena · landscape · sphere · atmosphere · surroundings · domain · grounds · establishment
adjacent
Directly next to
- nearbyAt small distance
- closeNearby or to shut
- neighboringSituated beside another
surrounding · accessible · reachable · convenient · next-door · bordering · contiguous · adjoining · proximate · distant
terrain
Land's physical features
- topographyPhysical feature mapping
- elevationHeight above reference point
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
climate · biome · plateau · valley · mountain · river · continent · island · peninsula · delta
finding
Conclusion from investigation
- detectingPerceiving something present
- pinpointingLocating with precision
- trackingMonitoring location over time
tracing · identifying · determining · uncovering · spotting · searching · scouting · reconnaissance · surveillance · triangulating
- geographycontinents, continent, oceans, countries, country
- placescity, town, village, hamlet, building
- workplacehours, cubicle, desk job, holiday party, desk
- locationhere, there, place, position, spot
- film industryfilm studios, film production, film distribution, Hollywood, Bollywood
- buying factorsprice, cost, value, quality, brand
locationnowhere
Not at any place
everywhere · displacement · dislocation · placelessness · no fixed address
- film locationWhere production takes place
- haunted locationsSites of alleged paranormal activity
- location independent
- remote locationIsolated, distant area
- current location
- location servicesPosition-detecting phone feature
relocation, locating, allocation, locations, dislocation, relocating, allocations, allocating, locational