Points of Interest Finder — Discover Nearby Hiking Trails, Museums, and Recreation Using OpenStreetMap

The Points of Interest Finder is an interactive map tool that locates specific categories of places near any location. Users can search for hiking trailheads, museums, recreation centers, fencing schools, dance studios, badminton courts, and other specialty venues by entering an address or allowing the browser to detect their location. Results appear as clickable markers on a Leaflet.js map powered by OpenStreetMap.

Location data is retrieved in real time from the Overpass API, the query interface for OpenStreetMap's database of over 8 billion geographic features. Each category uses a tailored Overpass QL query to find the most relevant amenity and leisure tags. The tool is particularly useful for finding niche recreation facilities that are difficult to discover through general-purpose mapping apps.

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POI Finder