Home Assistant: Precise Home Location Setup
The home zone (zone.home) is the foundation for: ✅ Presence detection (automations for “arrived/left”) ✅ Sunrise/sunset calculation (lighting, blinds) ✅ Weather forecasting (coordinate-based) ✅ Geofencing for devices and users Inaccurate coordinates = false triggers, wrong forecasts, broken automations. 🎯 The Default Wizard Problem During initial setup, Home Assistant asks to pick a location on a map. But: ❌ No manual coordinate input in the wizard ❌ IP-based auto-detection often has 1–10 km error ❌ Elevation above sea level is not requested Solution: configure precise coordinates after installation, via UI or YAML. ...