Next, click the second point on the map. How to measure distance on Android Open the Google Maps app. To add another point, click anywhere on the map. j.src = Distance Calculator between Cities. j.async = true; How to Measure a Straight Line in Google Maps, https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/02/technology/personaltech/google-maps-straight-distance.html. } Click anywhere on the map to create a path to measure. +1 Apparently elegant solution, however MapQuest is a little lousy. Making statements based on opinion; back them up with references or personal experience. Distance From To. Using the sites Start a Course function, we verified the two locations were 49 miles apart. It does the measurement "as the crow flies." Google's examples were Hawaii and Siberia . /* ]]> */. /*