http://forum.geonames.org/gforum/posts/list/4.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net http://ws.geonames.org/findNearbyPlaceNameJSON?lat=44.837&lng=1.027 returns {"geonames":[{ "countryName":"France", "adminCode1":"97", "fclName":"city, village,...", "countryCode":"FR", "lng":1.0333333, "fcodeName":"populated place", "distance":"0.6447", "fcl":"P", "name":"Berbiguières", "fcode":"PPL", "geonameId":3033430, "lat":44.8333333, "population":194, "adminName1":"Aquitaine" }]} http://ws.geonames.org/findNearbyPlaceName?lat=44.837&lng=1.027 returns the correct results - - Marnac 44.8376735947423 1.02679252624512 2995621 FR France P PPL 0.0767 In addition, the location returned by findNearbyPlaceNameJSON? is not the current position for Berbiguières show by www.geonames.org. I corrected the postion approximately 24 hours ago. The postion returned by www.geonames.org for Berbiguières is N44.83384 / E1.04153. ]]> http://forum.geonames.org/gforum/posts/list/1131.page#4912 http://forum.geonames.org/gforum/posts/list/1131.page#4912 GMT http://forum.geonames.org/gforum/posts/list/1131.page#4921 http://forum.geonames.org/gforum/posts/list/1131.page#4921 GMT − Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil 44.9333333 1.0166667 3001095 FR France P PPL 0.3784 using same lat/lng but JSON form http://ws.geonames.org/findNearbyPlaceNameJSON?lat=44.93660&lng=1.01532 returns different PPL {"geonames":[{"countryName":"France","adminCode1":"97","fclName":"city, village,...","countryCode":"FR","lng":1.0166667,"fcodeName":"populated place","distance":"0.3784","fcl":"P","name":"La Mouthe","fcode":"PPL","geonameId":3007978,"lat":44.9333333,"population":0,"adminName1":"Aquitaine"}]} I have subsequently corrected the location for La Mouthe but it has not had any effect yet. Regardless, I would think that the JSON form should return the same PPL for the same lat/lng if no changes have been made to the data recently. Thanks.]]> http://forum.geonames.org/gforum/posts/list/1131.page#4945 http://forum.geonames.org/gforum/posts/list/1131.page#4945 GMT