# Geo distance sort point value

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/geo-distance-sort-point-value/145704>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [August 23, 2018, 10:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/geo-distance-sort-point-value/145704 "2018-08-23T10:54:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![ytzlax](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ytzlax/32/34754_2.png) [@ytzlax](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ytzlax)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2018, 10:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/geo-distance-sort-point-value/145704/1 "2018-08-23T10:54:55Z")

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Hi,  
Why we need the point value, in the sort request?  
GET /\_search  
{  
"sort" : [  
{  
"\_geo\_distance" : {  
"pin.location" : **[-70, 40]**,  
"order" : "asc",  
"unit" : "km"  
}  
}  
],  
"query" : {  
"term" : { "user" : "kimchy" }  
}  
}

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2018, 11:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/geo-distance-sort-point-value/145704/2 "2018-08-23T11:35:31Z")

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How would you sort by distance to a given point if you don't set this point?

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**Author:** ![ytzlax](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ytzlax/32/34754_2.png) [@ytzlax](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ytzlax)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2018, 11:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/geo-distance-sort-point-value/145704/3 "2018-08-23T11:48:14Z")

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I got it.  
Thanks

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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 20, 2018, 11:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/geo-distance-sort-point-value/145704/4 "2018-09-20T11:48:17Z")

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