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Many users have reported issues with location sharing in Google Maps, such as not working, turning off, or showing wrong locations. If you are facing similar problems, you can find some possible solutions and explanations in this thread. You can also join the discussion and share your feedback with the Google Maps Community.
This tool enables you to calculate the straight line distance between two locations or two cities, "as the crow flies". As you can share your location, it will let you know easily how far you are in a straight line from any point of interest. Here are the steps to use it:
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Open the Google Maps app. Touch and hold anywhere on the map. You’ll see a red pin appear. At the bottom, tap the name of the place. On the place’s page, scroll down and choose Measure...
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.
What you're using is called the haversine formula, which calculates the distance between two points on a sphere as the crow flies. The Google Maps link you provided shows the distance as 2.2 km because it's not a straight line.
Calculating the "As the Crow Flies" distance is a matter of using Great Circle formula. Then the main problem is converting the Google Map unit to miles and kilometers. The map will also automatically save your route in your temporary internet cookies so that you can return and see the route as you last left it.
