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Find the distance between two locations with longitude/latitude points using the Haversine formula.
function deg2rad(deg) {
return deg * (Math.PI/180)
};
function getDistance(lat1, lon1, lat2, lon2) {
var R = 3959; // Radius of the earth in miles
var dLat = deg2rad(lat2-lat1); // deg2rad below
var dLon = deg2rad(lon2-lon1);
var a =
Math.sin(dLat/2) * Math.sin(dLat/2) +
Math.cos(deg2rad(lat1)) * Math.cos(deg2rad(lat2)) *
Math.sin(dLon/2) * Math.sin(dLon/2)
;
var c = 2 * Math.atan2(Math.sqrt(a), Math.sqrt(1-a));
var d = R * c; // Distance in miles
return d;
};
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