diff --git a/unit_tests/library/coordinates.hpp b/unit_tests/library/coordinates.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1c622b59f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unit_tests/library/coordinates.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#ifndef OSRM_UNIT_TEST_COORDINATES
+#define OSRM_UNIT_TEST_COORDINATES
+
+#include "osrm/coordinate.hpp"
+
+#include <vector>
+
+// Somewhere in 2b8dd9343d5e615afc9c67bcc7028a63 Monaco
+
+// Convenience aliases
+using Longitude = osrm::util::FloatLongitude;
+using Latitude = osrm::util::FloatLatitude;
+using Location = osrm::util::Coordinate;
+using Locations = std::vector<Location>;
+
+inline Location get_dummy_location()
+{
+    return {osrm::util::FloatLongitude{7.437069}, osrm::util::FloatLatitude{43.749249}};
+}
+
+inline Locations get_locations_in_small_component()
+{
+    return {{Longitude{7.437246}, Latitude{43.747225}},
+            {Longitude{7.438023}, Latitude{43.746465}},
+            {Longitude{7.439263}, Latitude{43.746543}},
+            {Longitude{7.438190}, Latitude{43.747560}}};
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/unit_tests/library/nearest.cpp b/unit_tests/library/nearest.cpp
index 5e70ae26b..c4c1b9b07 100644
--- a/unit_tests/library/nearest.cpp
+++ b/unit_tests/library/nearest.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 #include "args.hpp"
 #include "fixture.hpp"
+#include "coordinates.hpp"
 
 #include "osrm/nearest_parameters.hpp"
 
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_nearest_response)
     using namespace osrm;
 
     NearestParameters params;
-    params.coordinates.emplace_back(util::FloatLongitude{}, util::FloatLatitude{});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(get_dummy_location());
 
     json::Object result;
     const auto rc = osrm.Nearest(params, result);
@@ -67,8 +68,8 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_nearest_response_multiple_coordinates)
     using namespace osrm;
 
     NearestParameters params;
-    params.coordinates.emplace_back(util::FloatLongitude{}, util::FloatLatitude{});
-    params.coordinates.emplace_back(util::FloatLongitude{}, util::FloatLatitude{});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(get_dummy_location());
+    params.coordinates.push_back(get_dummy_location());
 
     json::Object result;
     const auto rc = osrm.Nearest(params, result);
diff --git a/unit_tests/library/route.cpp b/unit_tests/library/route.cpp
index 10d347156..dbe4fd1f0 100644
--- a/unit_tests/library/route.cpp
+++ b/unit_tests/library/route.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 #include "args.hpp"
 #include "fixture.hpp"
+#include "coordinates.hpp"
 
 #include "osrm/route_parameters.hpp"
 
@@ -22,9 +23,9 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_route_same_coordinates)
     using namespace osrm;
 
     RouteParameters params;
-    params.coordinates.emplace_back(util::FloatLongitude{}, util::FloatLatitude{});
-    params.coordinates.emplace_back(util::FloatLongitude{}, util::FloatLatitude{});
-    params.coordinates.emplace_back(util::FloatLongitude{}, util::FloatLatitude{});
+    params.coordinates.push_back(get_dummy_location());
+    params.coordinates.push_back(get_dummy_location());
+    params.coordinates.push_back(get_dummy_location());
 
     json::Object result;
     const auto rc = osrm.Route(params, result);
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_route_same_coordinates)
         const auto location = waypoint_object.values.at("location").get<json::Array>().values;
         const auto longitude = location[0].get<json::Number>().value;
         const auto latitude = location[1].get<json::Number>().value;
-        BOOST_CHECK(longitude >= 180. && longitude <= -180.);
+        BOOST_CHECK(longitude >= -180. && longitude <= 180.);
         BOOST_CHECK(latitude >= -90. && latitude <= 90.);
 
         const auto hint = waypoint_object.values.at("hint").get<json::String>().value;
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_route_same_coordinates)
                 const auto location = maneuver.at("location").get<json::Array>().values;
                 const auto longitude = location[0].get<json::Number>().value;
                 const auto latitude = location[1].get<json::Number>().value;
-                BOOST_CHECK(longitude >= 180. && longitude <= -180.);
+                BOOST_CHECK(longitude >= -180. && longitude <= 180.);
                 BOOST_CHECK(latitude >= -90. && latitude <= 90.);
 
                 const auto bearing_before = maneuver.at("bearing_before").get<json::Number>().value;