diff --git a/lib/Controller/LocationController.php b/lib/Controller/LocationController.php
index 8c9f0d81..9981a5a8 100644
--- a/lib/Controller/LocationController.php
+++ b/lib/Controller/LocationController.php
@@ -53,29 +53,29 @@ class LocationController extends ApiBase
             return new JSONResponse(['message' => $e->getMessage()], Http::STATUS_NOT_FOUND);
         }
 
-        // Just check bound parameters but not use them; they are used in transformation
+        // Just check bound parameters instead of using them; they are used in transformation
         $minLat = $this->request->getParam('minLat');
         $maxLat = $this->request->getParam('maxLat');
         $minLng = $this->request->getParam('minLng');
         $maxLng = $this->request->getParam('maxLng');
 
-        if (!$minLat || !$maxLat || !$minLng || !$maxLng) {
-            return new JSONResponse(['message' => 'Parameters missing'], Http::STATUS_PRECONDITION_FAILED);
+        if (!is_numeric($minLat) || !is_numeric($maxLat) || !is_numeric($minLng) || !is_numeric($maxLng)) {
+            return new JSONResponse(['message' => 'Invalid perameters'], Http::STATUS_PRECONDITION_FAILED);
         }
 
-        // Zoom level is used to determine the size of boxes
+        // Zoom level is used to determine the grid length
         $zoomLevel = $this->request->getParam('zoom');
         if (!$zoomLevel || !is_numeric($zoomLevel)) {
             return new JSONResponse(['message' => 'Invalid zoom level'], Http::STATUS_PRECONDITION_FAILED);
         }
 
         // A tweakable parameter to determine the number of boxes in the map
-        $clusterDensity = 3;
-        $boxSize = 180.0 / (2 ** $zoomLevel * $clusterDensity);
+        $clusterDensity = 2;
+        $gridLength = 180.0 / (2 ** $zoomLevel * $clusterDensity);
 
         try {
             $clusters = $this->timelineQuery->getMapClusters(
-                $boxSize,
+                $gridLength,
                 $root,
                 $uid,
                 $this->isRecursive(),
@@ -83,9 +83,66 @@ class LocationController extends ApiBase
                 $this->getTransformations(true),
             );
 
+            // Merge clusters that are close together
+            $distanceThreshold = $gridLength / 3;
+            $clusters = $this->mergeClusters($clusters, $distanceThreshold);
+
             return new JSONResponse($clusters);
         } catch (\Exception $e) {
             return new JSONResponse(['message' => $e->getMessage()], Http::STATUS_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
         }
     }
+
+    private function mergeClusters($clusters, $distanceThreshold): array
+    {
+        $valid = array_fill(0, \count($clusters), true);
+        for ($i = 0; $i < \count($clusters); ++$i) {
+            if (!$valid[$i]) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            for ($j = 0; $j < \count($clusters); ++$j) {
+                if ($i === $j) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                if (!$valid[$i] || !$valid[$j]) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                if ($this->isClose($clusters[$i], $clusters[$j], $distanceThreshold)) {
+                    $this->merge($valid, $clusters, $i, $j);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        $updatedClusters = [];
+        for ($i = 0; $i < \count($clusters); ++$i) {
+            if ($valid[$i]) {
+                $updatedClusters[] = $clusters[$i];
+            }
+        }
+
+        return $updatedClusters;
+    }
+
+    private function isCLose(array $cluster1, array $cluster2, float $threshold): bool
+    {
+        $deltaX = (float) $cluster1['center'][0] - (float) $cluster2['center'][0];
+        $deltaY = (float) $cluster1['center'][1] - (float) $cluster2['center'][1];
+
+        return $deltaX * $deltaX + $deltaY * $deltaY < $threshold * $threshold;
+    }
+
+    private function merge(array &$valid, array &$clusters, int $index1, int $index2): void
+    {
+        $cluster1Count = (int) $clusters[$index1]['count'];
+        $cluster1Center = $clusters[$index1]['center'];
+        $cluster2Count = (int) $clusters[$index2]['count'];
+        $cluster2Center = $clusters[$index2]['center'];
+        $newCenter = [
+            ($cluster1Count * $cluster1Center[0] + $cluster2Count * $cluster2Center[0]) / ($cluster1Count + $cluster2Count),
+            ($cluster1Count * $cluster1Center[1] + $cluster2Count * $cluster2Center[1]) / ($cluster1Count + $cluster2Count),
+        ];
+        $clusters[] = ['center' => $newCenter, 'count' => $cluster1Count + $cluster2Count];
+        $valid[] = true;
+        $valid[$index1] = $valid[$index2] = false;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/lib/Db/TimelineQueryDays.php b/lib/Db/TimelineQueryDays.php
index 6a8e166c..53f28c84 100644
--- a/lib/Db/TimelineQueryDays.php
+++ b/lib/Db/TimelineQueryDays.php
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ trait TimelineQueryDays
     }
 
     public function getMapClusters(
-        float $boxSize,
+        float $gridLength,
         TimelineRoot &$root,
         string $uid,
         bool $recursive,
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ trait TimelineQueryDays
         $query = $this->joinFilecache($query, $root, $recursive, $archive);
 
         // Group by cluster
-        $groupFunction = $query->createFunction('latitude DIV '.$boxSize.', longitude DIV '.$boxSize);
+        $groupFunction = $query->createFunction('latitude DIV '.$gridLength.', longitude DIV '.$gridLength);
         $query->groupBy($groupFunction);
 
         // Apply all transformations (including map bounds)
diff --git a/src/components/top-matter/LocationTopMatter.vue b/src/components/top-matter/LocationTopMatter.vue
index 1c3c505e..f4cb1dd1 100644
--- a/src/components/top-matter/LocationTopMatter.vue
+++ b/src/components/top-matter/LocationTopMatter.vue
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
       @zoomend="updateMapAndTimeline"
     >
       <l-tile-layer :url="url" :attribution="attribution" />
-      <!-- <v-marker-cluster ref="markerCluster"> -->
       <l-marker
         v-for="cluster in clusters"
         :key="cluster.center.toString()"
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@
       >
         <l-popup :content="cluster.count.toString()" />
       </l-marker>
-      <!-- </v-marker-cluster> -->
     </l-map>
   </div>
 </template>
@@ -88,22 +86,28 @@ export default defineComponent({
 
     async updateMapAndTimeline() {
       let map = this.$refs.map as LMap;
-      //let markerCluster = this.$refs.markerCluster as Vue2LeafletMarkerCluster;
       let boundary = map.mapObject.getBounds();
+      let minLat = boundary.getSouth();
+      let maxLat = boundary.getNorth();
+      let minLng = boundary.getWest();
+      let maxLng = boundary.getEast();
       let zoomLevel = map.mapObject.getZoom().toString();
 
       this.$parent.$emit("updateBoundary", {
-        minLat: boundary.getSouth(),
-        maxLat: boundary.getNorth(),
-        minLng: boundary.getWest(),
-        maxLng: boundary.getEast(),
+        minLat: minLat,
+        maxLat: maxLat,
+        minLng: minLng,
+        maxLng: maxLng,
       });
 
+      let mapWidth = maxLat - minLat;
+      let mapHeight = maxLng - minLng;
       const query = new URLSearchParams();
-      query.set("minLat", boundary.getSouth().toString());
-      query.set("maxLat", boundary.getNorth().toString());
-      query.set("minLng", boundary.getWest().toString());
-      query.set("maxLng", boundary.getEast().toString());
+      // Show clusters correctly while draging the map
+      query.set("minLat", (minLat - mapWidth).toString());
+      query.set("maxLat", (maxLat + mapWidth).toString());
+      query.set("minLng", (minLng - mapHeight).toString());
+      query.set("maxLng", (maxLng + mapHeight).toString());
       query.set("zoom", zoomLevel);
 
       const url = API.Q(API.CLUSTERS(), query);