Whether you need to tell a friend about a hard-to-find a coffee shop or to remember where you left your car in an amusement park lot, you'll likely need to know how to drop a pin in Google Maps.

Dropping a pin to highlight a location is a key feature of the Google Maps experience. Yet it's easy to lose track of that pin. Especially when you're using the Android or iPhone version of the app.

You can bookmark a location in seconds by dropping a pin in Google Maps. A pin brings up relevant information for that location. It also opens the door to useful ...