Measuring distances "as the crow flies" on Google Maps just got easier with a hidden feature in the mobile app. While most ...

How to measure distance in Google Maps on your computer. The first thing to check is if you’re using Maps in Lite mode.If there’s a lightning bolt at the bottom of your screen, you’re in ...

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. Skip to Main Content. Techlicious - tech made simple .

There are so many powerful and somewhat hidden features of Google Maps and for those that like the outdoors, being able to measure the distance between two points is one of them.

Joe Crowley explains that because maps are drawn to scale, they can be used to calculate the exact distance between two points. Maps have different scales - a popular scale is 1:25,000.

When you need to find the distance between two locations or want general directions to get from point A to point B, Google Maps simplifies the process. By typing in two different locations, Google ...