{"name":"locationPosition","title":"locationPosition","type":"command","url":"https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/locationPosition","revid":377416,"updated":"2026-01-02T06:45:21Z","groups":["Locations"],"status":"ok","games":{"arma1":"1.08","arma2":"1.00","arma2oa":"1.50","tkoh":"1.00","arma3":"0.50"},"since":"arma1 1.08","arma3_since":"0.50","description":"Returns the position of a location. If the location is attached to an object, that object's position is returned.","syntaxes":[{"syntax":"locationPosition location","params":[{"name":"location","type":"Location","type_expr":"Location"}],"returns":{"type":"PositionAGL","type_expr":"PositionAGL","description":"as locations are placed at Z = zero ASL the returned Z is negative on land and around zero on water, see Example 3"},"form":"unary","right":{"text":"location"}}],"examples":[{"code":["_locationPos = locationPosition myLocation;"]},{"code":["_location = nearestLocation [getPos player, \"nameCity\"];\n_locationPos = locationPosition _location;"]},{"code":["private _landLocation = locationPosition nearestLocation [[2915.2, 6164.52], \"NameCityCapital\"]; // \"Agia Marina\" [2915.2, 6164.52, -21.9009]\nprivate _waterLocation = locationPosition nearestLocation [[2647.8799, 5989.9502], \"NameMarine\"]; // \"Marina Bay\" [2647.88, 5989.95, 0.0161484]"]}],"see_also":["setPosition","createLocation","nearestLocation","nearestLocations","position","size"]}