Small, Simple Tool For Getting Distances And Bearings Between Points In Google Maps

The Mapping and Distance Tools website lets you determine the compass bearing between sets of points. Zoom in to your desired area, click on “Start A Course”, and then click on the points you want (or enter a name or address to create a point). The tool will put X’s on the points, drawing lines between them:

Google Maps bearing and distance between points

As you create each point, the location of each point, the distance to preceding and succeeding points, and bearing will show up in a table:

Google Maps bearing and distance between points

You can also draw a circle on the map, though the utility of that option escapes me. And if you want to see how it’s done, the source code is available.

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2 Responses to “Small, Simple Tool For Getting Distances And Bearings Between Points In Google Maps”

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1 Bassam
Sep 10th, 2008 at 4:43 am

thank u very much for this simple tool
2 Clint H
Apr 13th, 2009 at 7:24 pm

The purpose of the circle tool is to allow you to complete trilateration tasks such as: I am currently 300 km from Los Angeles, 200 km from Las Vegas and 100 km from Primm, NV. What is my distance and bearing from Los Angeles…

A very cool tool. I’m going to try and use it in my Grade 10 math class…

Thanks for sharing!

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