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Google Maps V3 JS API to Calculate Distance Between 2 points
var rad = function(x) {
return x * Math.PI / 180;
};
var getDistance = function(p1, p2) {
var R = 6378137; // Earth’s mean radius in meter
var dLat = rad(p2.lat() - p1.lat());
var dLong = rad(p2.lng() - p1.lng());
var a = Math.sin(dLat / 2) * Math.sin(dLat / 2) +
Math.cos(rad(p1.lat())) * Math.cos(rad(p2.lat())) *
Math.sin(dLong / 2) * Math.sin(dLong / 2);
var c = 2 * Math.atan2(Math.sqrt(a), Math.sqrt(1 - a));
var d = R * c;
return d; // returns the distance in meter
};
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If you want to calculate it yourself, then you can use the Haversine formula:

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