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Google Maps Distance Calculator

Last Updated 12th January 2013 [Map Height : Small - Medium - Large] Search For Location : Use search result as a distance marker? Yes
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The requested URL could not be retrieved Miles km Nautic al Miles Metres Total Distance 4676.833
Clear Last Point Zoom To Fit Clear Map Toggle Markers Feet Autopan ? Pan to My Location

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Description
You can use the Google Maps Distance Calculator to find out the distance between two or more points anywhere on the earth. In other words, the distance between A and B. Click once on the map to place the first marker and then click again to position the second marker. The mileage between the points will then be displayed. You can also build up a series of locations to find a total distance. An important feature of this tool is that is "as the crow flies", so traveling in real life will normally involve larger distances, but this may also help those who need to measure off-road distances. Want to save your route? Try the Advanced Google Maps Distance Calculator

How To Use
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Zoom and drag the map to find the location of marker 1 Click to place marker 1. Zoom and drag the map to find the location of marker 2. Click to place marker 2. The distance will be displayed below the map in miles or kilometers. You can change between miles or km at any time. Add as many points as required and the distance will build up. You can also drag and drop markers after they have been put on the map

Note
All distances are estimations so Daft Logic does not accept any responsibility that may arise when the value reported is incorrect. You can move the markers after they have been positioned so you can modify you route on the fly and see how the distance will be effected.

Options
Click [Clear Last] to undo the last marker placed Click [Zoom To Fit] to zoom the map around all markers Click [Clear Map] to erase all markers and start again Use the Quick Find text box to quickly relocate the map You can choose between miles and kilometers (km) for the Total Distance readout

How it Works
Clearly you, the user inputs two 'points' that are used to calculate the distance. Calculating the "As the Crow Flies" distance is a matter of using Great Circle formula. Then the main problem is converting the Google Map unit to miles and kilometers. The map will also automatically save your route in your temporary internet cookies so that you can return and see the route as you last left it. If you ever need to start from scratch then use the [Clear Map] button.

Benchmark Tests

Map showing the Mary Peters Track in South Belfast. The reading shows 0.394km which is clearly a reasonable measurement for an athletics track.

Map showing the estimated distance between New York and Paris. All references that can be found suggest that this is an accurate measurement.

Map showing the Seven Mile Straight in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. This shows a reading of 6.910 miles.

Map showing the distance between Belfast and Dublin. As far as I can see this is an accurate estimate (if there is such a thing). This trip would be approximately 100 miles by road so the proverbial crow would have less distance to travel.

Relevant Links
Google Maps API

Further Uses and Ideas

Show difference in altitude between markers

Version History
Version 1 (29/12/2005) - The Beginning
Basic Distance Calculation

Version 2 (19/01/2006)
Stop post back between clicks Calculate Mid Point Zoom to fit feature More than one marker as running total

Version 3 (15/06/2007)
Move to API v2 Great Circle display and distance calculation Option to resize map height

Version 3.1 (25/09/2007)

Added print map option

Version 3.2 (01/10/2007)

Added Quick Find

Version 4 (20/01/2008)
Added Scroll Wheel Zoom in and out Complete conversion to API v2 Better Zoom to Fit Functionality Added crosshairs curser

Version 4.1 (21/02/2008)

Removed Scroll Wheel Zoom in and out Added marker drag and drop functionality Removed Print Option (Ctrl+Print Screen works better)

Version 4.2 (10/06/2008)

Added Nautical Miles option

Version 4.3 (20/10/2008)

Added drop down map type option

Version 4.4 (17/12/2008)

Map saves last position for when you next visit

Version 4.5 (04/01/2009)

Fixed autopan issue when map is resized

Version 4.6 (28/09/2009)

Removed Quick Find Added Google Search bar

Version 4.7 (06/10/2009)

Brought Back Quick Find! Removed Google Search bar! Added Route Autosave via cookies Added Marker tooltip showing marker id and lat/lng Added Feet measurement Added Metres measurement

Version 4.8 (08/10/2009)

Google Search can now be enabled by a check box More settings are now saved such as toggle markers, Google Search and Map Type

Version 5.0 (31/07/2010)

Implemented Google Maps Javascript API V3 Google Search bar at bottom left is not yet available. sorry! Removed show mid point button Uses new cookie so any previous systems/settings on your machine will be erased! sorry! Please report any issues or bugs!

Version 5.1 (02/08/2010)

Added [Find My Location For Me] Button

Version 5.2 (09/08/2010)

Updated Quick Find. Now places marker at location.

Version 5.3 (12/08/2010)

Updated Quick Find. Now adds a distance marker upon finding a result unless the user opt's out of this. Updated Quick Find. Now allows enter/return to be hit to cause the search. No need to click the Search button. Updated Quick Find. Now pre-selects text after a search is complete to allow rapid input of multiple locations. Updated Quick Find. If you perform an unattached search (not a distance marker), the search result marker can be easily removed from the map by clicking on that marker

Version 5.4 (05/02/2012)

Updated Quick Find. Now zooms in to find the location

Version 5.4 (14/02/2012)

Fixed issue where a marker that had been repositioned retained its original lat/lng in the text that appears during hover over

Version 5.5 (15/02/2012) - You Are Here

Added new upload coordinates function

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The requested URL could not be retrieved Previous Comments For This Page
I like it! I'd love it if bearings were shown too. By Steve on 08/07/2013Great! I was able to use this to answer my homeowners insurance question of how far is my house from the Gulf of Mexico. On 06/07/2013I use this all time - great tool for planning cycle rides. Thanks By staphylea on 05/07/2013Please,optimize it also for mobiles! On 05/07/2013As an amateur radio operator (ham) I find this tool very useful. I will be passing this website along to my other ham friends. Thanks! By 1.25 Meters on 03/07/2013Fantastic On 02/07/2013cuantos kms. son de Ecatepec a fuentes brotantes en Tlalpan cd. de mexico. On 30/06/2013comment calculer la distance sur la carte geo On 29/06/2013Thank you for this!. Really useful and accurate. The distance that it showed me was extremely close to what my pedometer showed By Eleazar on 17/06/2013Great, really useful, thank you! On 15/06/2013this looks very interesting. By rick on 12/06/2013Really awesome distance calculator, we use it loads for calculating distances hiked through wild terrain. Would be awesome if you could have a waypoint feature to see distances between your points along your route as well as the total distance. Given the poor coverage of Google Maps satellite in some areas of the UK/Ireland it would be really cool if you could have a similar thing for Bing maps which seems to have much better coverage from what I've checked, at least in Northern Ireland! By Bert and Ally on 10/06/2013This is great. I had been using mappedometer.com, which works great if you only run on roads, but I was getting frustrated that I couldn't measure tracks and paths. On 06/06/2013great tool, i think bringing coordinates of way points in would be a super option On 04/06/2013Now I know how far I running. Thanks. By Noiluvvvv on 30/05/2013On 25/05/2013, please have a look at Advanced Google Maps Distance Calculator. By Daft Logic on 29/05/2013This is one of best apps I've ever seen, easy to use and accurate enough for reference. It would be awesome if one could share a "route" with someone else On 25/05/2013It would be very nice to include an approximate elevation gain/loss running total, as well as a starting and ending elevation. By M on 24/05/2013I second the suggestion for being able to draw a radius for a specified distance from a selected location. On 24/05/2013Hello there this is really helpful application thanks keep it up. By Ethiopian Boy on 23/05/2013I use to trace the route of my runs and calculate the distance.Very good!!! #NeverStopRunning #MG #BrazilAthlete By The Intersect on 17/05/2013There is an error in Anza, CA Riverside County. If you type in the street Haupert, nothing is found. If you type in Hupert (which is incorrect) it shows the street correctly as Haupert on the map. By kw on 16/05/2013Not perfect but very close to, would like to see this in an app form. By Tj on 16/05/2013This tool is exactly what I needed to work out running routes for my army training. Thanks so much, you've really helped me out By Aw on 15/05/2013Es bueno, sin embargo no es lo que busco, la distancia te la da en una linea recta y un recorrido en un vehiculo no lo realizas asi por lo cual hay diferencias By Armando on 10/04/2013Bad On 09/04/2013Why there is over two kilometer difference to http://williams.best.vwh.net/gccalc.htm when I test distance from Tornio to Paris? Tornio latlon: 65.8444927 24.152725499999974 and Paris latlon: 48.856614 2.3522219000000177. Distance from here 2274041.329 m and from williams 2276292.140 m. By Error on 08/04/2013Nice! Now I know how many miles I cycled today. By Jim on 01/04/2013Thanks it helped in cost calculation for irrigation system design for my fields. On 30/03/2013Awesome Nautical mile plotter for my trips up and down the Chesapeake!! Thank you. By Rcorbin on 28/03/2013

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