How Far is it Between
This tool can be used to find the distance between two named points on a map. You can decide which two points to measure and then find out the distance between them as the crow flies and distance when driving. Type in the names of the places below and click the Show button.
Map Showing the Distance Between Two Points
Options
How to Use
Simply type in the name of the two places in the text boxes and click the show button!
The best format to use is [City, Country] to enter a location - that is [City(comma)(space)Country]. You can also type in major places straight in such as "USA", "Tokyo", "London" etc. Postcodes and addresses can also be used.
When you click the search button, a search will be made to find which place you are referring to. Firstly, a search is made of an internal list of common places. If no match is found then a search will be made using the Google Maps API GlocalSearch feature. If this also returns no results then you are asked to indicate the location of the point by clicking on the map. This allows you to then see the distance between the two points and also inputs the location into the internal database so that the next time a visitor searches for that location, it will be found.
Once a result is returned, you can copy a URL to use as a permanent link back to the result for your own reference or to pass on to other people.
Note : For UK Postcodes, use the UK Postcode distance tool. Also, to find the distance between points that are not named, you can use the Measure Distance tool.
About How Far is it Between
This tool can be used to find the distance between countries, cities or towns.
There are two distances output:
- As the Crow Flies - The direct distance between points
- Distance by land transport (When possible) - Distance estimate when you travel by road and sea.
The distances can be output in the following units:
- km (kilometers)
- miles
The output is via a measurement of the distance and also a map that shows that two locations and the path between them as the crow flies and the route by land transport.
You can use the controls on the map to:
- Pan the map
- Zoom the Map
- Switch between Map and Satellite views
Some Examples of Distances
Some of the distances between cities that can be found using the system. Click on one to see it or type in your own places above in the text boxes.
Known Issues
- Red line will not cross the International Date Line
- The Automatic zoom fails when the shortest distance is across the International Date Line
No ability for users to add new point locationsAutomatic zoom seems to alternate between wide and narrow when the Show button is pressed repetitively- Allow points to be requested for deletion from the database to keep the information tidy
Allow user to request "don't add to database" to keep privacy for example with addresses or postcodes
If you spot anything that needs addressed, then please contact freemaptools.
Version History
- 20th January 2008 - Improved automatic zoom to give more consistent results
- 15th December 2007 - Added Save Data option
- 29th November 2007 - Added Land Transport measurement option
- 4th November 2007 - Dynamic URL to save how far is it between X and Y
- 21st October 2007 - Added GlocalSearch search to find more places automatically
- 18th July 2007 - Fixed drop down lists so they fall over all content below
- 1st July 2007 - Work done on allowing users to add a new locations if they are not on the system
- 30th June 2007 - Page Created with basic functionality
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Previous Comments For This Page
Hi, it would be straight forward enough to add functionality to allow the input of Lat/Long to provide each marker. The only thing is that I would imagine this would be more a niche facility compared to the place names. I will remember this one for something that could be implemented in the future.
By Daft Logic on 07/05/2008
Fabulous website! Thanks for your great effort.
On 05/05/2008
Could we search the distance when given the locations by Lat/Long
On 05/05/2008
This site is amazing. Can you please let me know what Formula you are using to calculate Crow flies and Land transport distance? Thanks.
By Krishna on 05/05/2008
thankyou very helpful for what i need
By jack on 30/04/2008
This is awesome. My husband just had a bet about a distance between two cities. He was drinking at the bar when he called me at home to look up on the internet and check the distance. He lost. :-)))Handy website.Thanks
On 11/04/2008
Thank you,your web site is easy to use. I have just found the distances between Melbourne and Indiana USA ,Melbourne to London UK. Excellent.
By Glenda on 06/04/2008
Thank you, Very practical,useful, and illustrative tool.
By Luis on 03/04/2008
Excellent
On 17/03/2008
Yes, you can use postcodes or zip codes.
By Free Map Tools on 26/11/2007
Can this tool use postcodes?
On 17/11/2007
Thanks, this is a useful tool!
By Esto2k on 21/10/2007
Thanks, I have just found the distance between Cork and New York.
By Diane on 25/09/2007
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