# @turf/nearest-point ## nearestPoint Takes a reference [point][1] and a FeatureCollection of Features with Point geometries and returns the point from the FeatureCollection closest to the reference. This calculation is geodesic. **Parameters** - `targetPoint` **[Coord][2]** the reference point - `points` **[FeatureCollection][3]<[Point][4]>** against input point set **Examples** ```javascript var targetPoint = turf.point([28.965797, 41.010086], {"marker-color": "#0F0"}); var points = turf.featureCollection([ turf.point([28.973865, 41.011122]), turf.point([28.948459, 41.024204]), turf.point([28.938674, 41.013324]) ]); var nearest = turf.nearestPoint(targetPoint, points); //addToMap var addToMap = [targetPoint, points, nearest]; nearest.properties['marker-color'] = '#F00'; ``` Returns **[Feature][5]<[Point][4]>** the closest point in the set to the reference point [1]: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7946#section-3.1.2 [2]: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7946#section-3.1.1 [3]: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7946#section-3.3 [4]: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7946#section-3.1.2 [5]: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7946#section-3.2 --- This module is part of the [Turfjs project](http://turfjs.org/), an open source module collection dedicated to geographic algorithms. It is maintained in the [Turfjs/turf](https://github.com/Turfjs/turf) repository, where you can create PRs and issues. ### Installation Install this module individually: ```sh $ npm install @turf/nearest-point ``` Or install the Turf module that includes it as a function: ```sh $ npm install @turf/turf ```