The measure distance tool is a simple way of finding the distance between two or more points on a map.

Export Elevation Data

Select Speed...

0 1000 MPH

Or choose mode of transport...

Units of Time Minutes Hours Days

Walking

Swimming

Jogging

Running

Cycling

Slow Car

Fast Car

Passenger Aeroplane

How to use the Measure Distance Tool

Simply click once on one point, then click again on the second point. The distance should then be displayed. You can click more than two points in order to build up a continuous route.

Use the miles / km / nautical miles / yards switch to measure distances in km or in miles or nautical miles . The Autopan option will move the map as you click the points.

The Search For Location text box allows you to quickly get to an area you wish without spending time zooming and panning to find it. For example if you wish to find the city of Rome in Italy, type "Rome, Italy" and then click Search. The map will then go straight to Rome. Note the "[city][comma][space][county]" format.

Toggle markers will show or hide the markers if they get in the way.

Clear last will remove the last point from the map

Zoom to fit will zoom and pan the map to get the best fit of all your points on as large a zoom as possible.

Clear Map is a reset button that will clear all points and allow you to start measuring a distance again.

You can edit the position of any existing points by dragging the marker (when they are displayed) and dropping the marker in it's new position

You can also adjust the height of the map to have it large, medium or small in size.

You can delete a point by right clicking on the node.

Future Ideas and Improvements

Auto-reroute for optimum distance (traveling salesman problem)

Have other speeds like fiber optic cable (~.6 c) and Mach

Option to add a title to a marker which then appears on mouse over and data export

Version History

6th Julty 2020 - New option to Export a link to the route. Found inside Export Options section

2nd June 2019 - Fixed bug with meters output not working

29th May 2019 - Implemented Leaflet Maps

20th May 2019 - Fixed bug in IE browser

9th May 2019 - Fixed issue with distance not reseting to zero when Clear Map button clicked

14th September 2017 - Distance now displayed on map while in full screen mode

4th August 2017 - Units selector upadted. Feet units added

24th July 2017 - Full Screen option moved on to map. Now found at top right corner

4th July 2017 - Fixed issue with CSV and XLSX export

29th January 2017 - Option to show elevation chart and export CSV file of elevation data along route

25th November 2016 - KML export to show pins at each node along the route

23rd November 2016 - Added download KML, CSV and XLSX option

19th July 2016 - Bug fixes with how the mode of transport and estimated time of travel changes if the units are changed

5th July 2016 - Added meters as a unit of distance

25th June 2016 - Travel speed units change depending on units of distance

20th June 2016 - Fixed issue with days measurement displaying twice the actual value

24th March 2016 - Route points can now be added mid-way along. Points can also be deleted by right clicking

25th January 2016 - Speed can now be input manually

28th December 2015 - Added option to change between minutes, hours and days for the travel time estimate

24th June 2014 - Added option Snap To Roads

24th March 2014 - Added option Pan to My Location

11th January 2012 - Implemented Google Maps API V3. Added Full Screen option

12th October 2010 - Markers now show their latitude and longitude when you hover over them

15th October 2009 - Added travel time output

12th October 2009 - Added terrain map option

20th February 2008 - Revamp of design now with draggable markers

1st November 2007 - Added quick find text box

19th October 2007 - Yards now added as a unit of measurement

9th October 2007 - Nautical Miles added as unit of measurement

5th September 2007 - Descriptive Text Updated

28th June 2007 - Page Created

Relevant Links

If you are trying to measure the distance between two cities, then the How far is it Between tool is probably more suitable for your needs.