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

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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

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

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This is called Reverse Geocoding  Documentation from Google: http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/geocoding/#ReverseGeocoding.   Sample Call to Google&#8217;s geocode Web Service: http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?latlng=40.714224,-73.961452&sensor=true&key=YOUR_KEY

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