All device connected to the public Internet is assigned a unique number known as an Internet Protocol (IP) address. IP addresses consist of four numbers separated by periods and look something like 127.0.0.1. IP address location used to identify the region or country from which a computer is connecting to the Internet. An IP address can used to show the user's general location.
Iv'e Come Across This Site Before, And It Still Shows My ip Address As Kensington, Which Is A Suburb In Sydney, At Least They Got The State And Country Correct... Cheers Glen.
Very useful should you ever wake up in an unknow location but with access to a computer connected to the internet. Otherwise pointless.