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

How do I measure distance on Google Maps? Directions give you the distance you'll travel along a route (i.e., road miles), but you can also get straight-line distances.

Google Maps has a lot of features hiding away, and there's more to it than simply getting from place to place. Here are 11 of my favorite underrated features.

If you want to use Google Earth within your browser to measure distance, here is how. If you have a Google Earth-compatible browser installed, you can use this guide on Windows and Mac.

When using Google Maps to calculate distance, the app maps the route based on how you would drive or walk to that location. In other words, it's not always the shortest route between points.