I'd like to propose an addition to the info. Note that in step 1 I'm not sure if there are any good solutions that don't involve plugins for seeing the whole town list.
Question: Where is the town
<name>?
Answer:
1. Use the command
/town list to get a list of towns so you can find its correct name. Note that you can only see part of the list since there are so many towns. The command
/resident {player name} can be useful to work out the exact name of the town a particular player is a member of.
2. Use the command
/town {town name} to see information on the town, e.g. you type
/town the-empire and see:
Code:
.oOo._____.[ The-Empire (Large Town) (PvP) ].____.oOo.
[...]
Town Size: 150/152 [Home: 17,-120]
[...]
3. Convert the Towny coordinates shown in "[Home: <x>,<z>]" in the response into world coordinates by multiplying them by 32, e.g.:
x = 17*32 = 544
z = -120*32 = -3840
4. In the map on the web, move your mouse around and scroll and look at the "Location" box to find those coordinates on the map.
Note that this will give you the location of the main town, not of any of the town's outposts (if any).