diff --git a/include/mcpp/mcpp.h b/include/mcpp/mcpp.h
index a6ecbce..bb3e9b9 100644
--- a/include/mcpp/mcpp.h
+++ b/include/mcpp/mcpp.h
@@ -125,19 +125,18 @@ class MinecraftConnection {
     Chunk getBlocks(const Coordinate& loc1, const Coordinate& loc2);
 
     /**
-     * @brief Returns the height of the specific provided x and z coordinate
+     * @brief Returns the height of the specific provided 2D coordinate
      *
      * ***IMPORTANT:***
      * DO NOT USE FOR LARGE AREAS, IT WILL BE VERY SLOW
      * USE getHeights() INSTEAD
      *
-     * Gets the y-value of the highest non-air block at the specified (x, z)
+     * Gets the y-value of the highest non-air block at the specified 2D
      * coordinate.
-     * @param x
-     * @param z
+     * @param loc 2D coordinate
      * @return Returns the integer y-height at the requested coordinate.
      */
-    int getHeight(int x, int z);
+    int getHeight(Coordinate2D loc);
 
     /**
      * @brief Provides a scaled option of the getHeight call to allow for
@@ -145,10 +144,11 @@ class MinecraftConnection {
      *
      * \par USE THIS instead of getHeight in a for loop.
      *
-     * @param loc1
-     * @param loc2
+     * @param loc1 1st corner of rectangle
+     * @param loc2 2nd corner of rectangle
      * @return Returns a vector of integers representing the 2D area of heights.
      */
-    const HeightMap getHeights(const Coordinate& loc1, const Coordinate& loc2);
+    const HeightMap getHeights(const Coordinate2D& loc1,
+                               const Coordinate2D& loc2);
 };
 } // namespace mcpp
diff --git a/include/mcpp/util.h b/include/mcpp/util.h
index e738d8c..6a819ff 100644
--- a/include/mcpp/util.h
+++ b/include/mcpp/util.h
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ struct HeightMap {
 
     Iterator begin() { return Iterator(&raw_heights[0]); }
     Iterator end() { return Iterator(&raw_heights[_x_len * _z_len]); }
-    HeightMap(const Coordinate& loc1, const Coordinate& loc2,
+    HeightMap(const Coordinate2D& loc1, const Coordinate2D& loc2,
               const std::vector<int>& heights);
 
     ~HeightMap();
@@ -469,10 +469,10 @@ struct HeightMap {
 
     /**
      * Get the height at a Minecraft coordinate if saved inside the height map
-     * @param loc: Coordinate in Minecraft world to access in the map
+     * @param loc: 2D coordinate in Minecraft world to access in the map
      * @return: height at specified coordinate
      */
-    int get_worldspace(const Coordinate& loc) const;
+    int get_worldspace(const Coordinate2D& loc) const;
 
     /**
      * Fill a coordinate inplace with the highest y coordinate at the `loc`'s x
@@ -494,13 +494,13 @@ struct HeightMap {
     int z_len() const;
 
     /**
-     * Gets the minimum coordinate in the HeightMap.
-     * @return the minimum coordinate in the HeightMap.
+     * Gets the minimum 2D coordinate in the HeightMap.
+     * @return the minimum 2D coordinate in the HeightMap.
      */
-    Coordinate base_pt() const;
+    Coordinate2D base_pt() const;
 
   private:
-    Coordinate _base_pt;
+    Coordinate2D _base_pt;
     int _x_len;
     int _z_len;
     int* raw_heights;
diff --git a/src/mcpp.cpp b/src/mcpp.cpp
index cacad72..4bf6cdb 100644
--- a/src/mcpp.cpp
+++ b/src/mcpp.cpp
@@ -112,13 +112,14 @@ Chunk MinecraftConnection::getBlocks(const Coordinate& loc1,
     return Chunk{loc1, loc2, result};
 }
 
-int MinecraftConnection::getHeight(int x, int z) {
-    std::string returnValue = conn->sendReceiveCommand("world.getHeight", x, z);
+int MinecraftConnection::getHeight(Coordinate2D loc) {
+    std::string returnValue =
+        conn->sendReceiveCommand("world.getHeight", loc.x, loc.z);
     return stoi(returnValue);
 }
 
-const HeightMap MinecraftConnection::getHeights(const Coordinate& loc1,
-                                                const Coordinate& loc2) {
+const HeightMap MinecraftConnection::getHeights(const Coordinate2D& loc1,
+                                                const Coordinate2D& loc2) {
     std::string returnValue = conn->sendReceiveCommand(
         "world.getHeights", loc1.x, loc1.z, loc2.x, loc2.z);
 
diff --git a/src/util.cpp b/src/util.cpp
index 9c47d88..e1c0f75 100644
--- a/src/util.cpp
+++ b/src/util.cpp
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ int Chunk::z_len() const { return this->_z_len; }
 
 Coordinate Chunk::base_pt() const { return this->_base_pt.clone(); }
 
-HeightMap::HeightMap(const Coordinate& loc1, const Coordinate& loc2,
+HeightMap::HeightMap(const Coordinate2D& loc1, const Coordinate2D& loc2,
                      const std::vector<int>& heights) {
     _base_pt = Coordinate{
         std::min(loc1.x, loc2.x),
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ int HeightMap::get(int x, int z) const {
     return raw_heights[x * _z_len + z];
 }
 
-int HeightMap::get_worldspace(const Coordinate& loc) const {
+int HeightMap::get_worldspace(const Coordinate2D& loc) const {
     return get(loc.x - _base_pt.x, loc.z - _base_pt.z);
 }
 
@@ -215,6 +215,6 @@ int HeightMap::x_len() const { return this->_x_len; }
 
 int HeightMap::z_len() const { return this->_z_len; }
 
-Coordinate HeightMap::base_pt() const { return this->_base_pt.clone(); }
+Coordinate2D HeightMap::base_pt() const { return this->_base_pt.clone(); }
 
 } // namespace mcpp