How can I tell where an IP address is?

How can I tell where an IP address is?
by Alan Smithee (2013-01-14 12:47:21)

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I've noticed some ads on this site and others are pretty targeted to me. I usually see stuff from Indianapolis, and I would guess lots of other people don't.

How do the ads know where I am? I figure it has something to do with IP addresses. Is there a database out there that has the locations? Usually when I do a whois I end up with who owns the IP address.

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Lots of services can resolve IP numbers to a geograhic place - fontoknow 2013-01-14 12:52:10

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