How to measure distance in Google Maps: A step-by-step guide
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Google Maps is a very helpful navigation tool, especially when a user is in a new city or in an unfamiliar part of the city. The tool owing to its ever-increasing set of features has made commute incredibly simple. In addition to helping users get from one place to another, it also informs users about toll fees, alternate routes to avoid toll fees, routes that are more environment friendly, and real-time traffic information in the area a user is travelling in.
Apart from all these features and many more, Google Maps also has a feature that enables users to measure the distance between two places, which in turn enables users to better plan the route by letting them know how far they have to travel. Commuters can also add multiple stops in between — just as they do while looking for directions — to measure the total distance that they have to travel. This feature will also inform them about the tentative that it will take them to cover the distance based on the route that they decide to take.
So, if you are planning to travel afar, here is an easy guide on how you can measure distance between two places Google Maps on web or the Google Maps app:
How to measure distance in Google Maps on PC
Step 1: Open Google Maps on your personal computer
Step 2: Right click on the starting point
Step 3: Click on Measure Distance option
Step 4: Click anywhere on the map to create a path. To add another point, click on other location on the map.
Step 5: When finished, click Close option at the bottom.
How to measure distance in Google Maps on Android phone or iPhone
Step 1: Open Google Maps app on your Android smartphone or iPhone
Step 2: Touch and hold anywhere on the map that isn’t a place’s name or icon
Step 3: A red pin will appear
Step 4: Tap on Measure Distance option
Step 5: Now to add another point, move the map so that the black circle is on the next point
Step 6: Then, tap on Add point option at the bottom right corner of the screen
Step 7: When finished, tap on the back arrow icon in the top left corner of the app.
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Google Maps is a very helpful navigation tool, especially when a user is in a new city or in an unfamiliar part of the city. The tool owing to its ever-increasing set of features has made commute incredibly simple. In addition to helping users get from one place to another, it also informs users about toll fees, alternate routes to avoid toll fees, routes that are more environment friendly, and real-time traffic information in the area a user is travelling in.
Apart from all these features and many more, Google Maps also has a feature that enables users to measure the distance between two places, which in turn enables users to better plan the route by letting them know how far they have to travel. Commuters can also add multiple stops in between — just as they do while looking for directions — to measure the total distance that they have to travel. This feature will also inform them about the tentative that it will take them to cover the distance based on the route that they decide to take.
So, if you are planning to travel afar, here is an easy guide on how you can measure distance between two places Google Maps on web or the Google Maps app:
How to measure distance in Google Maps on PC
Step 1: Open Google Maps on your personal computer
Step 2: Right click on the starting point
Step 3: Click on Measure Distance option
Step 4: Click anywhere on the map to create a path. To add another point, click on other location on the map.
Step 5: When finished, click Close option at the bottom.
How to measure distance in Google Maps on Android phone or iPhone
Step 1: Open Google Maps app on your Android smartphone or iPhone
Step 2: Touch and hold anywhere on the map that isn’t a place’s name or icon
Step 3: A red pin will appear
Step 4: Tap on Measure Distance option
Step 5: Now to add another point, move the map so that the black circle is on the next point
Step 6: Then, tap on Add point option at the bottom right corner of the screen
Step 7: When finished, tap on the back arrow icon in the top left corner of the app.
The post How to measure distance in Google Maps: A step-by-step guide appeared first on BGR India.
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Google Maps is a very helpful navigation tool, especially when a user is in a new city or in an unfamiliar part of the city. The tool owing to its ever-increasing set of features has made commute incredibly simple. In addition to helping users get from one place to another, it also informs users about toll fees, alternate routes to avoid toll fees, routes that are more environment friendly, and real-time traffic information in the area a user is travelling in.
Apart from all these features and many more, Google Maps also has a feature that enables users to measure the distance between two places, which in turn enables users to better plan the route by letting them know how far they have to travel. Commuters can also add multiple stops in between — just as they do while looking for directions — to measure the total distance that they have to travel. This feature will also inform them about the tentative that it will take them to cover the distance based on the route that they decide to take.
So, if you are planning to travel afar, here is an easy guide on how you can measure distance between two places Google Maps on web or the Google Maps app:
How to measure distance in Google Maps on PC
Step 1: Open Google Maps on your personal computer
Step 2: Right click on the starting point
Step 3: Click on Measure Distance option
Step 4: Click anywhere on the map to create a path. To add another point, click on other location on the map.
Step 5: When finished, click Close option at the bottom.
How to measure distance in Google Maps on Android phone or iPhone
Step 1: Open Google Maps app on your Android smartphone or iPhone
Step 2: Touch and hold anywhere on the map that isn’t a place’s name or icon
Step 3: A red pin will appear
Step 4: Tap on Measure Distance option
Step 5: Now to add another point, move the map so that the black circle is on the next point
Step 6: Then, tap on Add point option at the bottom right corner of the screen
Step 7: When finished, tap on the back arrow icon in the top left corner of the app.
The post How to measure distance in Google Maps: A step-by-step guide appeared first on BGR India.
