You can use Google Maps to measure the distance between two places - here’s how to do it on iPhone, Android, and the web.

With Google Maps, you can measure the approximate distance between two points. Here's how to use the navigation feature.

Measure an area of a location in Google Maps Calculating distances is pretty neat, but Maps takes things further with its ability to measure the area of a location in square feet and square meters.

There are so many powerful and somewhat hidden features of Google Maps and for those that like the outdoors, being able to measure the distance between two points is one of them.

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.