Where’s Santa Claus? This Year, Just Type “Santa” Into Google

If you’re looking for Santa’s location, Google has a super easy way to find it. Just type “Santa” into Google, to get a special box that locates him on a map. The image below shows you how it works on Google (click to enlarge). After typing in “santa,” a special map appears on the right-side […]

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If you’re looking for Santa’s location, Google has a super easy way to find it. Just type “Santa” into Google, to get a special box that locates him on a map.

The image below shows you how it works on Google (click to enlarge). After typing in “santa,” a special map appears on the right-side of the screen:

Santa   Google Search 2

It’s supposed to work the same way if you’re in Google Maps. Just type “santa,” and you’ll have his current location appear:

Santa   Google Maps

However, I found that if I wasn’t signed-in to Google, searching for Santa on Google Maps didn’t work for me. Instead, I simply got listings related to Santa Ana, a major city near me.

I don’t recall seeing this last year or in previous years, as part of my regular Santa tracker tracking duty. If it has been offered before, consider this a helpful reminder.

Of course, Google is also running its Google Santa Tracker, which provides more Santa tracking features than this easy map lookup. NORAD is also back with its NORAD Tracks Santa service.

For the full rundown on both, including how you can track Santa with them on the web, through your phone or even broadcast his location to your TV with a Chromecast, see the full story on our Search Engine Land sister site: The 2013 Santa Tracker List: All The Ways To Track Santa From NORAD & Google


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Danny Sullivan
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Danny Sullivan was a journalist and analyst who covered the digital and search marketing space from 1996 through 2017. He was also a cofounder of Third Door Media, which publishes Search Engine Land, MarTech, and produces the SMX: Search Marketing Expo and MarTech events. He retired from journalism and Third Door Media in June 2017. You can learn more about him on his personal site & blog He can also be found on Facebook and Twitter.

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