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Iâm not so great with Google Maps, but did locate the coordinates ( I think) for Songdhammakalyani
Phra Prathon
Mueang Nakhon Pathom District, Nakhon Pathom 73000, Thailand
13.814363, 100.093019
Maybe this works, @Brenna ?
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Wat Nirotharam
Doi Kaeo, Chom Thong District, Chiang Mai 50160, Thailand
+66 84 804 2040
https://goo.gl/maps/9EruQBm7p8D2
And here is nirotharam!
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Yay, thank you so much, Michael! 
Edit: And Cara!
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You could ask @Aminah to help here. She has made the entire Google map of Buddhist India and did a great job on that.
Tilorien (when we finally get building permission) is in Engreux, Belgium (no address yet, just a plot number) at coordinates: 50.1245, 5.70279
https://www.google.com/maps/d/embed?mid=14NHIAFxG_ePrLdIbif-xphhZugY
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There be dragons! Mapping is all fun and games until somehow someone ends up trying to learn javascript or looses an eye! 
Anyway, figured Iâd have a little poke at the list, Iâm not 100% about some of the the Asian ones. @Cara, might be able to verify them what with actually having visited the countries in question which rather beats my poor-manâs Google pilgrimage. In the order they appear on the AfB site:
###Sri Lanka
Ayya Khema International Meditation Centre : 6.76728, 80.03449 (itâs on the AfB list, but I guess strictly speaking it might not belong within the bounds of this map as itâs not a Bhikkhuni Monastery - if it does, however, then Milntuim Hermitage absolutely does: 56.34691, -4.00535)
Sakyadhita Training Center: 6.76192, 79.90189
Bhikkhuni Training Centre: 6.93674,80.09511 (Kahatapitiya, 12418 Horana, Sri Lanka)
Mahamevnawa Nunsâ Monastery (Sri Lanka): 7.341587,80.251996
##thailand
Thippayasathandhamma Bhikkhuni Arama: 7.15529, 100.53503
Suan Siridhamma Center: 13.62638, 100.18731 (very unsure about this one)
International Womenâs Meditation Center Foundation: 12.64558, 101.37536
###USA
Awakening Truth: 38.43115, -122.66691
Dhamma Cetiya Buddhist Vihara: 42.26015, -71.15214
Embracing Simplicity Hermitage & Meditation Center: 35.30614, -82.457
###Vietnam
KhemÄrÄma (Tá»nh An Lan NhĂŁ): 10.5712, 107.22147
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Oh thank you but I think you overstate my knowledge- I havenât been to any of the ones you have listed 
I can give you the rough coordinates for wat Khun pang - bhikkhuni phalanyanis place in thailand⊠Good luck getting there though
Also some caveats-
The gotami vihara in Mâsia is very small, I donât even know if they have lay accomodation or can be visited.
And as some may know bhikkhuni dr leeâs place in Rayong was fire bombed last year 
not sure if theyâre still there nowâŠ
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lol - well sure, but youâve been to at least Thailand and Sri Lanka beating my, âonce thought about leaving my bedroomâ which in turn qualifies you as an expert 
Oh shucks yes, as I was going through the list I could tell that some of the info was outdated, but I didnât connect the dots with that particular case. Very sad.
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Thank you so much, Aminah!
Hmmmm. Yeah I donât know. Do you think I should include non-bhikkhuni monasteries? Iâm inclined not to as there will be so many monasteries. Also I think it would be cool to show just bhikkhuni placesâŠis that insensitive?
As Amma Thanasanti is disrobing, I donât think Iâm going to include Awakening Truth. 
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A couple of things:
The coordinates for this one show satellite footage of a forest 
. I mean they could definitely have built in the forest, but Iâm not seeing any recent structures.
I think this is the main monastery, I believe the nuns monastery might be here:
As per the directions given here.
Haha, ok, then maybe weâll hold off on this one for now. 
I feel like maybe Ven Pannavatiâs meditation center has switched to the Heartwood Refuge, but I am very unsure.
Thanks, again, Aminah!
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The Ayya Khema Centre is home to Ayya Kusuma Bhikkhuni, the first Bhikkhuni in Sri Lanka and also the preceptor of the following generation of Bhikkhunis. When I visited last year, there was also another nun staying and Ayya Kusuma would love more nuns to come, but considering that she is already 90, it might be too much for her. In any case, I think she should be included. Nunâs monasteries tend to fluctuate in numbers. As far as I know, there is only one Bhikkhuni at Santi Forest Monastery at the moment too. But hopefully more in the future. It is certainly the intention for the Ayya Khema Centre that it will again grow as a Bhikkhuni monastery with more nuns, as it was in the past.
https://www.samita.eu/en/2016/07/29/ayya-gunasari-meets-ayya-vimala/
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Hi@Brenna, I didnât know and am sorry to hear this. Iâm rather âout of the loopâ on such news these days but could you share more? On her website sheâs still a Bhikkhuni & lists upcoming retreats and events.
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Yes, I saw that on Ven. Bhikkhuni Kusumaâs website when I was having a poke. I had no idea and I think I gave a delighted âoooohâ out loud when I read it. At the same time the site seems to suggest the centre is ⊠well, a centre. It looks (again just from the site) to be oriented towards any meditator, and it itself doesnât mention anything about a monastery. Your point thus renews an intriguing question that came up in a discussion I was involved with elsewhere: is a monastery anywhere where a bhikkhuni or bhikkhu is resident?
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No, not necessarily. There are meditation centers where nuns or monks are staying for some time. But it is a grey area. I lived in a monastery called The Pyu Tawye in Myanmar. âTawyeâ actually means âmeditation centerâ but 90% of the people living there were monks and nuns (no Bhikkhunis, needless to say). There were sometimes retreats there too for lay people.
But I think that in the case of Ayya Kusuma, it should be included.
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Ahem to that⊠so to speak.
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I actually have a few more links on our website:
https://www.samita.eu/en/links/ (scroll to the bottom).
We donât want to miss Ayya @Santacari 
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She just announced her intention to disrobe a few days ago.
Thanks, Ayya! I think I already have Dakkhina Dhammatthala on the map.
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OK, Itâs working fine for me now. Very interesting. Lots of places I wasnât aware ofâŠ
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