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javascript distance between two coordinates
function calculateDistance(lat1, lon1, lat2, lon2) {
var R = 6371;
var dLat = (lat2 - lat1) * Math.PI / 180;
var dLon = (lon2 - lon1) * Math.PI / 180;
var a = Math.sin(dLat / 2) * Math.sin(dLat / 2) +
Math.cos(lat1 * Math.PI / 180) * Math.cos(lat2 * Math.PI / 180) *
Math.sin(dLon / 2) * Math.sin(dLon / 2);
var c = 2 * Math.atan2(Math.sqrt(a), Math.sqrt(1 - a));
var d = R * c;
if (d > 1)
return Math.round(d) + "km";
else if (d <= 1)
return Math.round(d * 1000) + "m";
return d;
}
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