diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bd7950d..40f2382 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -138,17 +138,31 @@ optional arguments:
 ### spansh.py ###
 
 ```
-usage: spansh.py [-h] {oldstations} ...
+usage: spansh.py [-h] {nearestsystem,oldstations} ...
 
 Script for interfacing with Spansh’s API.
 
 optional arguments:
-  -h, --help     show this help message and exit
+  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
 
 subcommands:
-  {oldstations}  sub-command help
-    oldstations  Searches for stations with old data (>1 year without an
-                 update.
+  {nearestsystem,oldstations}
+                        sub-command help
+    nearestsystem       Searches for the nearest system in the database to
+                        given coordinates.
+    oldstations         Searches for stations with old data (>1 year without
+                        an update.
+```
+
+```
+usage: spansh.py nearestsystem [-h] [--short] coordinate coordinate coordinate
+
+positional arguments:
+  coordinate  the coordinates to search for (order: x, y, z)
+
+optional arguments:
+  -h, --help  show this help message and exit
+  --short     short output format (system name only)
 ```
 
 ```
diff --git a/generate_docs.sh b/generate_docs.sh
index b183f74..cb9a73f 100644
--- a/generate_docs.sh
+++ b/generate_docs.sh
@@ -80,6 +80,12 @@ EOF
 cat >> README.md << EOF
 \`\`\`
 
+\`\`\`
+EOF
+./spansh.py nearestsystem -h >> README.md
+cat >> README.md << EOF
+\`\`\`
+
 \`\`\`
 EOF
 ./spansh.py oldstations -h >> README.md
diff --git a/spansh.py b/spansh.py
index 4c6c798..d7381c8 100755
--- a/spansh.py
+++ b/spansh.py
@@ -9,9 +9,33 @@ from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 
 # ===========================================================================
 
+def getNearestSystem(coords):
+  params = {
+      "x": coords[0],
+      "y": coords[1],
+      "z": coords[2]
+      }
+  json = requests.post(APIURLS["nearest"], params).json()
+
+  ret = ""
+  if args.short:
+    ret = json["system"]["name"]
+  else:
+    system = json["system"]
+    ret = "{} ({}, {}, {}), {} ly".format(system["name"], system["x"],
+        system["y"], system["z"], round(system["distance"], 2))
+
+  return ret
+
 def getOldStations():
-  params = {"json": JSON.dumps({"filters": FILTERS, "sort": SORT, "size": COUNT})}
-  json = requests.post(APIURL, params).json()
+  params = {
+      "json": JSON.dumps({
+        "filters": FILTERS,
+        "sort": SORT,
+        "size": args.count
+        })
+      }
+  json = requests.post(APIURLS["stations"], params).json()
 
   ret =""
   for station in json["results"]:
@@ -25,8 +49,13 @@ def getOldStations():
 
 def getOldStationsInSystem(system):
   FILTERS.update(system_name={"value": system})
-  params = {"json": JSON.dumps({"filters": FILTERS, "sort": SORT})}
-  json = requests.post(APIURL, params).json()
+  params = {
+      "json": JSON.dumps({
+        "filters": FILTERS,
+        "sort": SORT
+        })
+      }
+  json = requests.post(APIURLS["stations"], params).json()
 
   ret =""
   for station in json["results"]:
@@ -44,11 +73,18 @@ parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Script for interfacing with "
 subparsers = parser.add_subparsers(title="subcommands", help="sub-command help",
     dest="subcommand", required=True)
 
+parser_nearestsystem = subparsers.add_parser("nearestsystem",
+    help="Searches for the nearest system in the database to given coordinates.")
+parser_nearestsystem.add_argument("coordinate", nargs=3, type=int,
+    help="the coordinates to search for (order: x, y, z)")
+parser_nearestsystem.add_argument("--short", action='store_true',
+    help="short output format (system name only)")
+
 parser_oldstations = subparsers.add_parser("oldstations",
     help="Searches for stations with old data (>1 year without an update.")
 parser_oldstations.add_argument("--system", nargs="?",
     help="a single system to query. If not present, get the oldest stations "
-        + "overall.")
+    + "overall.")
 parser_oldstations.add_argument("--count", nargs="?", type=int, default=50,
     help="how many stations to output. Defaults to 50.")
 parser_oldstations.add_argument("--short", action='store_true',
@@ -59,18 +95,30 @@ args = parser.parse_args()
 
 # ===========================================================================
 
-APIURL = "http://backend3.spansh.co.uk:3000/api/stations/search"
-
-FILTERS = {"updated_at":
-  {"value":
-    ["2017-11-06",
-    (datetime.now() - timedelta(days=365)).strftime("%Y-%m-%d")],
-  "comparison": "<=>"}}
-SORT = {"updated_at": {"direction": "asc"}}
-COUNT = args.count
+APIURLS = {
+    "stations": "https://spansh.co.uk/api/stations/search",
+    "nearest": "https://spansh.co.uk/api/nearest"
+    }
+FILTERS = {
+    "updated_at":
+      {
+        "value": [
+          "2017-11-06",
+          (datetime.now() - timedelta(days=365)).strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
+        ],
+        "comparison": "<=>"
+      }
+    }
+SORT = {
+    "updated_at": {
+      "direction": "asc"
+      }
+    }
 
 out =""
-if args.subcommand == "oldstations":
+if args.subcommand == "nearestsystem":
+  out = getNearestSystem(args.coordinate)
+elif args.subcommand == "oldstations":
   if args.system:
     out = getOldStationsInSystem(args.system)
   else: