locating vs finding

locating and finding both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
locating	Yes	No	No	No
finding	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, finding is a hypernym of locating; that is, finding is a word with a broader meaning than locating:

locating: a determination of the place where something is
finding: the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation

Other hypernyms of locating include determination.

locating (noun)	finding (noun)
the act of putting something in a certain place	the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
a determination of the place where something is	the decision of a court on issues of fact or law
	something that is found