diff --git a/frontend/src/app/chapters/page.tsx b/frontend/src/app/chapters/page.tsx
index 15d93df6ea..e79d3c81b0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/chapters/page.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/app/chapters/page.tsx
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ const ChaptersPage = () => {
         <ChapterMapWrapper
           geoLocData={searchQuery ? chapters : geoLocData}
           showLocal={true}
+          showLocationSharing={true}
           style={{
             height: '400px',
             width: '100%',
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/ChapterMap.tsx b/frontend/src/components/ChapterMap.tsx
index 3921e6711d..5e9bf37150 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/ChapterMap.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/ChapterMap.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import L, { MarkerClusterGroup } from 'leaflet'
 import React, { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react'
 import type { Chapter } from 'types/chapter'
+import type { UserLocation } from 'utils/geolocationUtils'
 import 'leaflet.markercluster'
 import 'leaflet/dist/leaflet.css'
 import 'leaflet.markercluster/dist/MarkerCluster.css'
@@ -12,10 +13,12 @@ const ChapterMap = ({
   geoLocData,
   showLocal,
   style,
+  userLocation,
 }: {
   geoLocData: Chapter[]
   showLocal: boolean
   style: React.CSSProperties
+  userLocation?: UserLocation | null
 }) => {
   const mapRef = useRef<L.Map | null>(null)
   const markerClusterRef = useRef<MarkerClusterGroup | null>(null)
@@ -103,7 +106,26 @@ const ChapterMap = ({
 
     markerClusterGroup.addLayers(markers)
 
-    if (showLocal && validGeoLocData.length > 0) {
+    if (userLocation && validGeoLocData.length > 0) {
+      const maxNearestChapters = 5
+      const localChapters = validGeoLocData.slice(0, maxNearestChapters)
+      const localBounds = L.latLngBounds(
+        localChapters.map((chapter) => [
+          chapter._geoloc?.lat ?? chapter.geoLocation?.lat,
+          chapter._geoloc?.lng ?? chapter.geoLocation?.lng,
+        ])
+      )
+      const maxZoom = 12
+      const nearestChapter = validGeoLocData[0]
+      map.setView(
+        [
+          nearestChapter._geoloc?.lat ?? nearestChapter.geoLocation?.lat,
+          nearestChapter._geoloc?.lng ?? nearestChapter.geoLocation?.lng,
+        ],
+        maxZoom
+      )
+      map.fitBounds(localBounds, { maxZoom: maxZoom })
+    } else if (showLocal && validGeoLocData.length > 0) {
       const maxNearestChapters = 5
       const localChapters = validGeoLocData.slice(0, maxNearestChapters - 1)
       const localBounds = L.latLngBounds(
@@ -123,7 +145,7 @@ const ChapterMap = ({
       )
       map.fitBounds(localBounds, { maxZoom: maxZoom })
     }
-  }, [geoLocData, showLocal])
+  }, [geoLocData, showLocal, userLocation])
 
   return (
     <div className="relative" style={style}>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/ChapterMapWrapper.tsx b/frontend/src/components/ChapterMapWrapper.tsx
index 48fb313e4a..719767a28e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/ChapterMapWrapper.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/ChapterMapWrapper.tsx
@@ -1,15 +1,105 @@
+import { faLocationDot } from '@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons'
+import { FontAwesomeIcon } from '@fortawesome/react-fontawesome'
+import { Button } from '@heroui/button'
 import dynamic from 'next/dynamic'
-import React from 'react'
+import React, { useState } from 'react'
 import type { Chapter } from 'types/chapter'
+import {
+  getUserLocationFromBrowser,
+  sortChaptersByDistance,
+  type UserLocation,
+} from 'utils/geolocationUtils'
 
 const ChapterMap = dynamic(() => import('./ChapterMap'), { ssr: false })
 
-const ChapterMapWrapper = (props: {
+interface ChapterMapWrapperProps {
   geoLocData: Chapter[]
   showLocal: boolean
   style: React.CSSProperties
-}) => {
-  return <ChapterMap {...props} />
+  showLocationSharing?: boolean
+}
+
+const ChapterMapWrapper: React.FC<ChapterMapWrapperProps> = (props) => {
+  const [userLocation, setUserLocation] = useState<UserLocation | null>(null)
+  const [isLoadingLocation, setIsLoadingLocation] = useState(false)
+  const [sortedData, setSortedData] = useState<Chapter[] | null>(null)
+
+  const enableLocationSharing = props.showLocationSharing === true
+
+  if (!enableLocationSharing) {
+    return <ChapterMap {...props} />
+  }
+
+  const handleShareLocation = async () => {
+    if (userLocation) {
+      setUserLocation(null)
+      setSortedData(null)
+      return
+    }
+
+    setIsLoadingLocation(true)
+
+    try {
+      const location = await getUserLocationFromBrowser()
+
+      if (location) {
+        setUserLocation(location)
+        const sorted = sortChaptersByDistance(props.geoLocData, location)
+        setSortedData(sorted.map(({ _distance, ...chapter }) => chapter as unknown as Chapter))
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+      console.error('Error detecting location:', error)
+    } finally {
+      setIsLoadingLocation(false)
+    }
+  }
+
+  const mapData = sortedData ?? props.geoLocData
+
+  return (
+    <div className="space-y-4">
+      <div className="mb-4 flex items-center gap-3 rounded-lg bg-gray-100 p-4 shadow-md dark:bg-gray-800">
+        <Button
+          isIconOnly
+          className="bg-blue-500 text-white hover:bg-blue-600"
+          onClick={handleShareLocation}
+          isLoading={isLoadingLocation}
+          disabled={isLoadingLocation}
+          aria-label={
+            userLocation ? 'Reset location filter' : 'Share location to find nearby chapters'
+          }
+          title={userLocation ? 'Reset location filter' : 'Share location to find nearby chapters'}
+        >
+          <FontAwesomeIcon icon={faLocationDot} size="lg" />
+        </Button>
+
+        <div className="text-sm text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-300">
+          {userLocation ? (
+            <>
+              <div className="font-semibold text-blue-600 dark:text-blue-400">
+                📍 Showing chapters near you
+              </div>
+              <div className="text-xs text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-400">
+                Location: {userLocation.latitude.toFixed(2)}, {userLocation.longitude.toFixed(2)}
+              </div>
+            </>
+          ) : (
+            <>
+              <div className="font-semibold text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-200">
+                Find chapters near you
+              </div>
+              <div className="text-xs text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-400">
+                Click the blue button to use your current location
+              </div>
+            </>
+          )}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      <ChapterMap {...props} geoLocData={mapData} userLocation={userLocation} />
+    </div>
+  )
 }
 
 export default ChapterMapWrapper
diff --git a/frontend/src/utils/geolocationUtils.ts b/frontend/src/utils/geolocationUtils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a7adcd5f2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/utils/geolocationUtils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+export interface UserLocation {
+  latitude: number
+  longitude: number
+  city?: string
+  country?: string
+}
+
+interface ChapterCoordinates {
+  lat: number | null
+  lng: number | null
+}
+
+export const calculateDistance = (
+  lat1: number,
+  lon1: number,
+  lat2: number,
+  lon2: number
+): number => {
+  const R = 6371
+  const dLat = ((lat2 - lat1) * Math.PI) / 180
+  const dLon = ((lon2 - lon1) * Math.PI) / 180
+
+  const a =
+    Math.sin(dLat / 2) ** 2 +
+    Math.cos((lat1 * Math.PI) / 180) * Math.cos((lat2 * Math.PI) / 180) * Math.sin(dLon / 2) ** 2
+
+  const c = 2 * Math.atan2(Math.sqrt(a), Math.sqrt(1 - a))
+  return R * c
+}
+
+export const getUserLocationFromBrowser = (): Promise<UserLocation | null> => {
+  return new Promise((resolve) => {
+    if (!navigator.geolocation) {
+      // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+      console.warn('Geolocation API not supported')
+      resolve(null)
+      return
+    }
+
+    /* Geolocation permission is required for the "Find chapters near you" feature.
+       The user must explicitly opt in by clicking a button. The location data never
+       leaves the client and is not sent to the backend. It is used only to calculate
+       distances between the user and nearby chapters.
+    */
+    navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(
+      (position) => {
+        resolve({
+          latitude: position.coords.latitude,
+          longitude: position.coords.longitude,
+        })
+      },
+      (error) => {
+        // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+        console.warn('Browser geolocation error:', error.message)
+        resolve(null)
+      },
+      {
+        enableHighAccuracy: false,
+        timeout: 10000,
+        maximumAge: 0,
+      }
+    )
+  })
+}
+
+const extractChapterCoordinates = (chapter: Record<string, unknown>): ChapterCoordinates => {
+  const lat =
+    (chapter._geoloc as Record<string, unknown>)?.lat ??
+    (chapter.geoLocation as Record<string, unknown>)?.lat ??
+    null
+
+  const lng =
+    (chapter._geoloc as Record<string, unknown>)?.lng ??
+    (chapter.geoLocation as Record<string, unknown>)?.lng ??
+    null
+
+  return { lat: lat as number | null, lng: lng as number | null }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Sort chapters by distance from user
+ */
+export const sortChaptersByDistance = (
+  chapters: Record<string, unknown>[],
+  userLocation: UserLocation
+): Array<Record<string, unknown> & { distance: number }> => {
+  return chapters
+    .map((chapter) => {
+      const { lat, lng } = extractChapterCoordinates(chapter)
+
+      if (typeof lat !== 'number' || typeof lng !== 'number') return null
+
+      const distance = calculateDistance(userLocation.latitude, userLocation.longitude, lat, lng)
+
+      return { ...chapter, distance }
+    })
+    .filter((item) => item !== null)
+    .sort((a, b) => a!.distance - b!.distance)
+}