Nearby search is separate from typing a city or ZIP code. The location button asks your browser for permission; it does not silently enable location access.
Search around your location
- Open Explore Businesses and select Use my approximate location.
- Respond to the browser permission prompt. If permission is denied, use the city/ZIP field instead.
- Choose a radius under Within and select Nearest (use location) when you want distance order.
- Select Search businesses after adjusting the filters.
What the number means
The distance is an approximate straight-line calculation, not road mileage, travel time, or confirmation that the business serves your address. City-only and service-area locations are deliberately coarsened for discovery. A result near a radius boundary may move in or out when approximate coordinates change.
If the location button does not work
Read the message below the controls. Check whether your browser has denied location access for this site, or search using a city or ZIP instead. You can still browse categories without device location.
Location-search URLs can contain approximate coordinates. Use the plain directory link rather than forwarding your entire filtered URL if you do not want to share those parameters.
Checked October 9, 2026 against Discovery 0.3.0. Automatic address geocoding and an interactive map are not part of this release.