# Coorinate map: points are offset by several thousand miles while coords are correct

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/coorinate-map-points-are-offset-by-several-thousand-miles-while-coords-are-correct/143225>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [August 6, 2018, 11:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/coorinate-map-points-are-offset-by-several-thousand-miles-while-coords-are-correct/143225 "2018-08-06T23:44:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![bthoon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/bthoon/32/34177_2.png) [@bthoon](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bthoon)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2018, 11:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/coorinate-map-points-are-offset-by-several-thousand-miles-while-coords-are-correct/143225/1 "2018-08-06T23:44:52Z")

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This image pretty much says it all.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/f/2/f2f698ccdada96332c6869a323b1e424eccae762.png)

As you can see in the tooltip, the coordinates are correct, but they are displayed quite far from where they should be. They are correct relative to OTHER displayed points, but all points appear to be offset by several thousand miles, and all of my customers are apparently penguins.

Edit for those that aren't aware, these points should be running down the US east coast 😛

Help!

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**Author:** ![Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/christian_dahlqvist/32/4617_2.png) [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2018, 7:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/coorinate-map-points-are-offset-by-several-thousand-miles-while-coords-are-correct/143225/2 "2018-08-11T19:57:50Z")

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The position for that altitude and longitude looks correct to me. Are you sure you have not switched lat and long when you mapped your data? If you swap the latitude and longitude you end up with a location near Providence on the US east coast.

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**Author:** ![bthoon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/bthoon/32/34177_2.png) [@bthoon](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bthoon)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2018, 11:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/coorinate-map-points-are-offset-by-several-thousand-miles-while-coords-are-correct/143225/3 "2018-08-24T23:36:13Z")

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I apologize! I was sure I'd replied. This is exactly what happened. Thanks so much

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2018, 11:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/coorinate-map-points-are-offset-by-several-thousand-miles-while-coords-are-correct/143225/4 "2018-09-21T23:36:17Z")

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Closed on September 21, 2018, 11:36pm UTC

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