How can I get city name from a latitude and longitude point?

Question

Is there a way to get a city name from a latitude and longitude point using the google maps api for javascript?

If so could I please see an example?

Answer 1

This is called Reverse Geocoding

• Documentation from Google:

  http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/geocoding/#ReverseGeocoding.

• Sample Call to Google's geocode Web Service:

  http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?latlng=40.714224,-73.961452&sensor=true&key=YOUR_KEY