Display location Using Longitude/Latitude Coordinates - Google Maps

Question

How can I input a set of coordinates and have Google maps show a location. This is all to be done through javascript (ie: no user interface)

Any help is appreciated<

Answer 1

Note: If you already have a latitude/longitude, see Alteveer’s answer.

You'll need to need to use a geolocation service to get the latitude/longitude. Google Maps has one built in: http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/javascript/services.html#Geocoding

Here's an example of how to use it: