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Get Distance From Latitude and Longitude in Kilometers
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function getDistanceFromLatLonInKm(lat1, lon1, lat2, lon2) { | |
var R = 6371, // Radius of the earth in km | |
dLat = deg2rad(lat2 - lat1), // deg2rad below | |
dLon = deg2rad(lon2 - lon1), | |
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), | |
c = 2 * Math.atan2(Math.sqrt(a), Math.sqrt(1 - a)), | |
d = R * c; // Distance in km | |
return d; | |
} | |
function deg2rad(deg) { | |
return deg * (Math.PI / 180); | |
} |
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