A: 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.

With a new update, Google Maps finally lets users measure distances between two points. Simply right-click two spots, or more if you want to measure out multiple points.

Suaoki P7 is the world’s first laser distance meter that measures the distance between 2 arbitrary points. It also features all sorts of measure methods, Bluetooth, APP, touchscreen and more ...

Maps include a scale to help us work out distance between points on a map. Scale is usually written on a map as a ratio. For example 1:25000. Scale can also be shown using a scale bar.

This paper develops formulas for estimating average distances associated with zones. The average distance between two points, one located at random in a zone and another located at random in another, ...

We learn in Euclidean geometry that a straight line is the shortest distance between two points. So the shortest route from Dublin to Melbourne is a line passing close to Earth’s centre.