diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 90af6a46..c469499a 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -3221,8 +3221,9 @@
     </div>
 
     <div id="cellInfo" style="display: none" class="dialog stable">
-      <p><b>Cell:</b> <span id="infoCell">0</span></p>
-      <p><b>Coord:</b> <span id="infoX">0</span>/<span id="infoY">0</span></p>
+      <p><b>Cell:</b> <span id="infoCell"></span> <b>X:</b> <span id="infoX"></span> <b>Y:</b> <span id="infoY"></span></p>
+      <p><b>Latitude:</b> <span id="infoLat"></span></p>
+      <p><b>Longitude:</b> <span id="infoLon"></span></p>
       <p><b>Area:</b> <span id="infoArea">0</span></p>
       <p><b>Type:</b> <span id="infoFeature">n/a</span></p>
       <p><b>Precipitation:</b> <span id="infoPrec">0</span></p>
diff --git a/modules/ui/general.js b/modules/ui/general.js
index b5c34aba..51048f76 100644
--- a/modules/ui/general.js
+++ b/modules/ui/general.js
@@ -128,8 +128,11 @@ function getRiverName(id) {
 // get cell info on mouse move
 function updateCellInfo(point, i, g) {
   const cells = pack.cells;
-  infoX.innerHTML = rn(point[0]);
-  infoY.innerHTML = rn(point[1]);
+  const x = infoX.innerHTML = rn(point[0]);
+  const y = infoY.innerHTML = rn(point[1]);
+  infoLat.innerHTML = toDMS(mapCoordinates.latN - (y / graphHeight) * mapCoordinates.latT, "lat");
+  infoLon.innerHTML = toDMS(mapCoordinates.lonW + (x / graphWidth) * mapCoordinates.lonT, "lon");
+
   infoCell.innerHTML = i;
   const unit = areaUnit.value === "square" ? " " + distanceUnitInput.value + "²" : " " + areaUnit.value;
   infoArea.innerHTML = cells.area[i] ? si(cells.area[i] * distanceScaleInput.value ** 2) + unit : "n/a";
@@ -149,6 +152,16 @@ function updateCellInfo(point, i, g) {
   infoBiome.innerHTML = biomesData.name[cells.biome[i]];
 }
 
+// convert coordinate to DMS format
+function toDMS(coord, c) {
+  const degrees = Math.floor(Math.abs(coord));
+  const minutesNotTruncated = (Math.abs(coord) - degrees) * 60;
+  const minutes = Math.floor(minutesNotTruncated);
+  const seconds = Math.floor((minutesNotTruncated - minutes) * 60);
+  const cardinal = c === "lat" ? coord >= 0 ? "N" : "S" : coord >= 0 ? "E" : "W";
+  return degrees + "° " + minutes + "′ " + seconds + "″ " + cardinal;
+}
+
 // get user-friendly (real-world) height value from map data
 function getFriendlyHeight(p) {
   const packH = pack.cells.h[findCell(p[0], p[1])];
diff --git a/modules/ui/heightmap-editor.js b/modules/ui/heightmap-editor.js
index fb867b7a..fd70c905 100644
--- a/modules/ui/heightmap-editor.js
+++ b/modules/ui/heightmap-editor.js
@@ -307,9 +307,20 @@ function editHeightmap() {
       pack.cells.religion[i] = religion[g];
     }
 
+    // find closest land cell to burg
+    const findBurgCell = function(x, y) {
+      let i = findCell(x, y);
+      if (pack.cells.h[i] >= 20) return i;
+      const dist = pack.cells.c[i].map(c => 
+        pack.cells.h[c] < 20 ? Infinity : (pack.cells.p[c][0] - x) ** 2 + (pack.cells.p[c][1] - y) ** 2
+      );
+      return pack.cells.c[i][d3.scan(dist)];
+    }
+
+    // find best cell for burgs
     for (const b of pack.burgs) {
       if (!b.i || b.removed) continue;
-      b.cell = findCell(b.x, b.y);
+      b.cell = findBurgCell(b.x, b.y);
       b.feature = pack.cells.f[b.cell];
       pack.cells.burg[b.cell] = b.i;
       if (!b.capital && pack.cells.h[b.cell] < 20) removeBurg(b.i);