People who know how to search Twitter by location can filter tweets to discover content from any place. They stay aware of hot conversations happening around them on the Twitter platform. In this article, we will guide you on how to find Twitter users and tweets nearby you and anywhere using in-built settings and advanced search operators.
Get an Account and Enable Location
It’s best if you already have a Twitter account. Twitter automatically detects its users’ location when they access its platform to show tweets from local Twitter users. You can provide location information to view and find local Twitter users and their tweets.
We will show how to enable location from your smartphone and computer. There are two ways to enable your exact location in a smartphone using the “Explore Settings” tab.
On Smartphone
- Open the Twitter app and login into your account.
- Your Timeline will appear.
- On the top-right corner, tap on the settings icon.
- The Explore Settings page will open.
- Turn on the blue toggle to see content from your specific location.
- This is one way.
- Now, Tap on the profile picture icon on the top-left side of the screen.
- Scroll down and select “Settings and Privacy.“
- Tap on “Privacy and Safety.”
- Inside the “Your Twitter activity” section, Tap on the “Content you see” option.
- Tap on “Explore settings” and turn on the setting “To show content in this location.”
On the computer’s desktop
- Open Twitter’s official website in your browser.
- In the bottom-left corner of the home screen, click on the “More” setting.
- Click on the “Settings and Privacy.“
- Click on the “Privacy and Safety.”
- Inside the “Your Twitter activity” section, Tap on the “Content you see” option.
- Tap on “Explore settings” and turn on the setting “To show content in this location.”
- To manage your location information, Inside the “Data sharing and personalization” section, click on the “Location information.”
- Turn on the option “Personalize based on places you’ve been.” When you enable this setting, Twitter will store your location data from all the places you access your account. Twitter will show you tweets based on these locations to create a personalized experience.
How to Search Tweets From People Near You
Follow the below steps to find Twitter users nearby using the Twitter search box.
On a smartphone.
- Run the Instagram app.
- Tap on the search bar (magnifying glass icon) at the bottom of the screen.
- Enter your query in the search bar at the top of the screen.
- Tap on the “settings” icon next to the right of the search bar.
- In the “Location” section, tap on the “Near you” option.
- A pop-up window will appear, requesting confirmation to use your device’s precise location.
- Tap on “ok” to permit Twitter.
- All the search results will refine based on your current location.
On Computer.
- Open the link – twitter.com.
- Type any term you want to search for in the “Search bar” in the top right-hand corner,
- Press the “Enter” key.
- View the “Search filters” setting in the top right corner.
- Under the “Location” section, check the circle to the right side of “Near you.”
How to Search Twitter by Any Location
Follow the below steps to do a Twitter search by any location.
On a smartphone.
- Run the Instagram app.
- Tap on the search bar (magnifying glass icon) at the bottom of the screen.
- Enter your query in the search bar at the top of the screen.
- Tap on the “settings” icon next to the right of the search bar.
- In the “Location” section, tap on the “Anywhere” option.
- All the search results will be refined based on different locations.
On Computer.
- Open the link – twitter.com.
- Type any word you want to search for in the “Search bar” in the top right-hand corner,
- Press the “Enter” key.
- View the “Search filters” setting in the top right corner.
- Under the “Location” section, check the circle to the right side of “Anywhere.”
Once you know how to enable your location, you access Twitter’s advanced search feature to search for desired tweets from any user. This function is available only on Twitter’s web version. Here are the steps to use the Twitter advanced search tool.
- Follow the steps described above to view Tweets From People Near You.
- Inside the “Search filters” setting, Click on the “Advanced search” option.
- Enter the words in the text field to search tweets from any account related to specific hashtags, words, or date ranges. When you read all the boxes, you will self-understand how to make a precise search query.
- Click on the “Search.”
Use Twitter Advanced Search Operators for More Accuracy
Twitter has advanced operators for location-based search queries. Those two search operators are “near:” and “within:” You can use them to find other Twitter users’ content from any specific location on mobile phones and desktops.
Use of “near” operator.
In the near: operator, you can enter the name of any location, postal code, country, area, state, city, or geocode. Of all these, the most precise is a geocode. It represents the GPS coordinates for a location. You can search any region’s latitude and longitude coordinates through Google search or Google Maps.
Use of “within” operator.
In the within: operator, you enter the distance. Twitter uses 15 miles as the default distance. You can edit the value. Example – “Cats near: Seattle within:10mi”
Filter Tweets by Location Tweepy
Tweepy is a famous package in Python language used by researchers, students, and developers worldwide to interact with the Twitter API. To use Tweepy, you have to install python on your device.
Many Tweets have location information published with them. To search geo tagged tweets, use these operators – place_country, place, point_radius, bounding_box, etc. For example, if you want to search for tweets from the USA, that’s how you will type = place_country: US operator.
Wrap Up
Twitter’s search features are enough to find tweets from any location and user. You can also use third-party apps. It’s your choice. The above-discussed ways are sufficient to help you explore the tweets from any place and user on Twitter.
