Google Maps lets you measure distance between two or more points "as the crow flies" with a couple mouse clicks or taps on your phone.

You can use Google Maps to measure the distance between two places - here’s how to do it on iPhone, Android, and the web.

With Google Maps, you can measure the approximate distance between two points. Here's how to use the navigation feature.

Want to find a fair distance to meet for you and your friend/family? Here's how to find the halfway point between two locations in Google Maps.

You can measure distance on Google Maps to give you the approximate mileage between any two points (or more) that you place on the map.

Key points We can use formulas to model real-life situations. For example, the formula for calculating speed is speed = distance ÷ time.

Last month, I closed this column with a script that can return latitude/longitude values for two addresses, with the intent ultimately being to have the script calculate the distance between those two ...

If you wanted to simply measure between two points on the map, you had to rely on the tiny distance marker in Maps’ legend, using that to trace a distance on your own.