(**Note the Mountain Lion update at end of question**) Some GUI apps use OS X location services, but I want to retrieve a Mac's physical location from the [command line][1]. This could be useful for running scripts, switching settings etc. The mechanism should be [CoreLocation][2], not a Geo IP service (data too low-res, needs online connection). Minimum requirement is output of **longitude** and **latitude**. Nice would be a number indicating the precision. Super nice: a geocoder that provides location names. **Update for Mountain Lion**: The result of my 100 points bounty is: We have three working versions for OS X 10.8. Thanks to all involved! ### [WhereAmI][3] (1.02) *paulgrav* [built a new binary][4] that runs on 10.8 ([download][5]). This is my personal recommendation, because it’s so simple, and has the best error reporting. Output style: Latitude: 63.518321 Longitude: 3.431305 Accuracy (m): 65.000000 Timestamp: 04.01.13 18:20:13 MEZ ### [LocateMe][6] (0.2) Works [if binary is moved to `/Applications`][7]. Output style (linebroken for readability): <+63.518321,+3.431305> +/- 65.00m (speed -1.00 mps / course -1.00) @ 04.01.13 18:22:48 Mitteleuropäische Winterzeit ### [corelocationcli][8] Works if binary is moved to `/Applications`, but feels rather unfinished anyway. Output style (continuously, app does not finish!) <+51.91892126,+4.45120488> +/- 65.00m (speed -1.00 mps / course -1.00) @ 04.01.13 18:22:48 Mitteleuropäische Winterzeit <+51.91902353,+4.45133598> +/- 65.00m (speed -1.00 mps / course -1.00) @ 04.01.13 18:26:17 Mitteleuropäische Winterzeit <+51.91894650,+4.45124279> +/- 65.00m (speed -1.00 mps / course -1.00) @ 04.01.13 18:26:18 Mitteleuropäische Winterzeit [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Command_line [2]: https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/CoreLocation/Reference/CoreLocation_Framework/_index.html [3]: https://github.com/robmathers/WhereAmI [4]: http://apple.stackexchange.com/a/76388/26522 [5]: http://d.pr/f/C2qV [6]: http://iharder.sourceforge.net/current/macosx/locateme/ [7]: http://apple.stackexchange.com/a/76503/26522 [8]: https://github.com/fulldecent/corelocationcli