Could use some help working with location and gproximity. Funky issues abound!

Hey there everyone!

So I'm having some really funky issues dealing with location, and gproximity. I've actually get a few issues. Here's a list of them, and hopefully some of you locations guru's can help me out!

• Currently I have CCK_gmap_address installed, and I am using this in the nodes I want to display in gproximity. I got gmap_latlon, for enabling field views for the lat and lon based on cck_gmap. It works and what not, but Gproximity will not recognize the fields for some reason. Anyone got any advice or experience working with this?
• As a work around, I decided to put a location field in as well, based on the location module. Shortly after putting an address into a node however it dissapears and is no longer there when you next edit it. Where did it go? Wtf mate?
• When I create a view for g-proximity, I can select a wide variety of location fields. I select of course location: lat, and location: lon. Are these fields from the nodes location field I am filling out, or am I doing something wrong?

There may be some information I neglected to include that you need. I appologize if that is the case. I'll gladly get more specific as nescessary. Thanks everyone, and I would love to get this information from you all. Upon doing some research and asking this question in another location (The Portland Oregon drupal group) I discovered there are others encountering similiar issues/questions, so what you share with me will surely be passed on in a most grateful manner.