Locate City
(Races of Destiny)

Divination
Level: Bard 1, Ranger 1, Sorcerer 1, Wizard 1, Spellthief 1, Consecrated Harrier 1,
Components: V,
Casting Time: 1 round
Range: 10 miles/level
Area: 10 miles/level radius circle, centered on you
Duration: Instantaneous

You sense the distance and direction to the nearest community of a minimum size designated by you at the time of casting.

For instance, you could choose to find the nearest community at least as large as a village, or you could choose to locate only the nearest metropolis.
This spell measures the distance to the “nearest”
community as the minimum distance one would have to travel to reach the city without moving through solid objects.

Thus, a caster on the surface isn’t likely to locate a subterranean city half a mile beneath his feet, even if the next closest community is 5 miles away overland.