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I wanted to know if there's a website that will pin point my current location? Basically, where I'm presently connecting from to get out to the internet.
Yes and no. Your IP address can be used to locate your ISP because that who it belongs to. As to where you actually and precisely are, no one can easily find that. At least not without a search warrant and a great deal of effort. Even with a warrant, it's not nearly as easy as they show it on TV. A lot of people have 'dynamic' IP addresses which change, some often, some not.
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Any other suggestions? I tried the first link and it was not very accurate.
Again, it won't be very accurate. You need GPS hardware or some other method to get more accurate. All your computer sends out to the web that can be used to get a location is the IP address. That's as good as you can get without something else.
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This uses your IP address to find your approximate location. Note that IP addresses will not get you a very precise location and if you are connecting through a proxy it may be way off. There is no better way built into regular PCs unless you have some kind of GPS hardware installed (like smart phones do).