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Asked: 2026-05-31T13:14:28+00:00

I am developing an application via the Google Maps API (Version 3). I have

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I am developing an application via the Google Maps API (Version 3).

I have 2 google.maps.LatLng objects named loc1 and loc2.

How do I calculate the distance between them in say meters?

I have tried using various tricks from this question to convert latitude/longitude measures into meters. However, I question the reliability of my implementation.

I have also tried implementing a distance matrix, but I think that a distance matrix is a lot of work just to calculate the distance between 2 points.

Thank you!

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  1. Editorial Team

    Sounds simple, I recommend the geometry library,

    https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/reference#spherical

    computeDistanceBetween(from:LatLng, to:LatLng, radius?:number)

    From my experience the result is in meters. Remember to add the optional geometry library in your tag

    <script type="text/javascript" 
src="http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?libraries=geometry&sensor=false">
</script>
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