Measure a Distance

The measure distance tool is a simple way of find the distance between two points on a map. Start Clicking!

Measure Distance Map

Quick Find :

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[Map Height : Small - Medium - Large]

Total Distance Miles km Nautical Miles Yards
Autopan ?

How to use the Measure Distance Tool

Simply click once on one point, then click again on the second point. The distance should then be displayed. You can click more than two points in order to build up a continuous route.

Use the miles / km / nautical miles / yards switch to measure distances in km or in miles or nautical miles. The Autopan option will move the map as you click the points.

The Quick Find text box allows you to quickly get to an area you wish without spending time zooming and panning to find it. For example if you wish to find the city of Rome in Italy, type "Rome, Italy" and then click go. The map will then go straight to Rome. Note the "[city][comma][space][county]" format.

Toggle markers will show or hide the markers if they get in the way.

Clear last will remove the last point from the map

Zoom to fit will zoom and pan the map to get the best fit of all your points on as large a zoom as possible.

Clear Map is a reset button that will clear all points and allow you to start measuring a distance again.

You can edit the position of any existing points by dragging the marker (when they are displayed) and dropping the marker in it's new position

You can also adjust the height of the map to have it large, medium or small in size.

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If you are trying to measure the distance between two cities, then the How far is it Between tool is probably more suitable for your needs.

Previous Comments For This Page

Hi Elliott, Do you mean something similar to Range Finder only the points are input and the distance and bearing are output?
By Daft Logic on 07/05/2008

Here's an idea which will make this the best tool for my purposes: Create the ability to click on a point and then click on another point and have the machine tell you, using UTM and metres, the exact distace between the two points and the bearing. If you could do this - especially in NATO angular mils, the tool would be deadly. I have another program which acurately measures distance, but I have to convert to G.E. to get the coordinates. Then I actually have to enter the coordinates into my handheld GPS, change the map datum to convert the coordinates into NAD27 format from WGS84. Then use an old-fashioned protractor to get the bearing from a very old paper map.
By Elliott on 03/05/2008

Fantastic site - this will help us measure distances for cycling routes when we are training
On 02/05/2008

Great tool. I was trying to measure the distance I cycled recently, measured it in the car and via this tool and it was spot on - thanks.
On 30/04/2008

Great tool, the distance is "as the crow flies" roads are not always straight though.
By Rusty on 08/04/2008

Its a great tool! Never foun a distance measurer this good before!
On 06/03/2008

This was an excellent tool and greatly assisted me in identifying the distances I needed to get. However, I think that the "How far is it between" distances should also be measured in Nautical Miles.
On 26/02/2008

A mouse-over and/or a table containing the waypoints lat/long would be great!
By Pete Howlett on 12/02/2008

The Nautical Miles option is a good idea
On 04/11/2007

I have looked into printing the map out, but unfortunately there is no easy way to do it reliably. The best quality I can get is from what you can get via File > Print in your web browser but as you will probably see it isn't perfect!
By Free Map Tools on 13/10/2007

This is a great tool. However, it would be better if the map could be printed-out. Maybe it can, but I can't find a way.
On 28/09/2007

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