Well the straight line distance is just the base of an isosceles triangle with two radii forming the two equal sides. While this is helpful for trip planning and navigation Google Maps also includes a tool to simply measure distances between points in a straight line. The distances can be output in the following units.
While this is helpful for trip planning and navigation Google Maps also includes a tool to simply measure distances between points in a straight line.
Straight line distance can be calculated with Haversine distance formula or Great circle distance formula. We know that the distance between two lines is. Measure by clicking multiple times on the map or add locations above. When using Google Maps in a desktop web.