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Calculate Distance Between two points on a map
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Calculate Distance Between two points on a map</title>
</head>
<body>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://maps.google.com/maps/api/js?sensor=false&libraries=geometry"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
var p1 = new google.maps.LatLng(-12.928646, -38.509659);
var p2 = new google.maps.LatLng(-12.929426, -38.517798);
console.log(calcDistance(p1, p2));
//calculates distance between two points in km's
function calcDistance(p1, p2){
return (google.maps.geometry.spherical.computeDistanceBetween(p1, p2) / 1000).toFixed(2);
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
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