Google Maps has a robust feature set and is constantly improved, one update at a time. Most people use it for directions when moving from one place to another, but it can do much more. One of Maps' ...

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 ...

Last month, I closed this column with a script that can return latitude/longitude values for two addresses, with the intent ultimately being to have the script calculate the distance between those two ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...