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Show your current location in Maps on Mac
Maps uses your location to help you find directions from where you are to where you want to go, and shows you businesses, restaurants and other places of interest that are nearby.
Allow Maps to use your location
If a message says that Maps can’t use your current location, you can turn on Location Services in System Settings.
On your Mac, choose Apple menu
> System Settings, then click Privacy & Securityin the sidebar. (You may need to scroll down.)
Click Location Services on the right, turn on Location Services, then turn on Maps in the list below.
Show your location on the map
In the Maps app
on your Mac, click the Current Location button
in the toolbar.
A dot appears on the map at your location.
Turn off your current location
You can turn off Location Services for all apps on your Mac or just for Maps.
On your Mac, choose Apple menu
> System Settings, then click Privacy & Securityin the sidebar. (You may need to scroll down.)
Click Location Services on the right, then turn off Maps. You can also turn off Location Services for all apps.
For more information about Location Services and privacy, see Allow apps to detect the location of your Mac.