An underrated feature in Google Maps is the ability to measure the distance between two or more points. It can aid tremendously with planning, whether you’re aiming to walk or go on a road trip.

Remember the old song "500 Miles Away From Home"? Think of it as a challenge instead of a lament and you could come up with some good ideas for a road trip. You can do it the old-fashioned way, ...

After 10 years I think my absence of a mathematical education has finally come to hurt me in a programming setting. I need to calculate the distance between two points on Earth using a Great Circle ...

Google recently updated its desktop version of Maps with a new feature that lets users measure the distance between two or more points on the map. To toggle this option, right-click on a starting ...

Units of speed are always a unit of length per unit of time. Different units of length and time may be chosen depending on the situation. This makes it easier to read the measurements. For example, ...

We can use formulas to model real-life situations. For example, the formula for calculating speed is speed = distance ÷ time. It is possible to calculate the speed, distance or time if you have the ...

Haroun joined Android Police in 2021, reporting on the latest stories in the tech world. Since then, he’s gleefully covered everything from the most mundane Google Docs features to more mainstream ...