{"id":92378,"date":"2022-12-27T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-27T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/?p=92378"},"modified":"2024-10-24T04:15:39","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T08:15:39","slug":"how-to-measure-distance-on-google-maps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/how-to-measure-distance-on-google-maps\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Measure Distance on Google Maps"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It isn\u2019t always easy when visiting or exploring new places to judge distances for walks or hikes just from a map on Google Maps. That\u2019s why Google has incorporated a feature into Google Maps where you can carefully measure out distances using the mouse.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this article, you\u2019ll learn how to measure distance on Google Maps<\/a> as well as in the associated Google My Maps library. You\u2019ll also learn how to do this on the mobile version of Google Maps.\n<\/p>\n\n\n

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Why Measure Distances on Google Maps?\n<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Whenever you search for a location in Google Maps<\/a>, you\u2019ll see a map view with that location centered in the middle of the map.\n<\/p>\n\n\n

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You can measure the distance between any two points on this map. Repeating this step, you can connect measured segments to determine the distance of a very long road, trail, and more. But why might you want to do this? There are actually lots of reasons.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n