When you need to find the distance between two locations or want general directions to get from point A to point B, Google Maps simplifies the process. By typing in two different locations, Google ...

Learn how to plot and read distance-time graphs with this BBC Bitesize Maths article. For students between the ages of 11 and 14.

If you wanted to simply measure between two points on the map, you had to rely on the tiny distance marker in Maps’ legend, using that to trace a distance on your own.