rogo88 Posted January 18, 2019 Report Share Posted January 18, 2019 For some years, I have used freemaptools.com and found it to be a great fit for what I like to do re: trip planning. One of its nicest features is that it measures distance along a road, NOT as the crow flies. Click on a winding road and then at another spot further down the way, and it will provide the actual distance. The distance will remain accurate even if you zoom in and out. Unfortunately, in July, "Increase in costs for back-end services" forced the cancellation of some features. This feature was one of them. I could not find another mapping or trip planning app that can measure road distance other than "crow flies" distance. If Google Maps can do it, I have not found the secret. lf it was a "back-end service for freemaptools.com, then someone had to provide it to them. Is anyone aware of an app that can provide the feature I'm describing? Thanks. Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat & Pete Posted January 18, 2019 Report Share Posted January 18, 2019 I use that feature on Google maps all the time . Enter start and finish and drag their route to your preferred route . Done . Goes around , comes around . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogo88 Posted January 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2019 Thank you P&P... If I am understanding you, that is the basic Google Maps method. Each time you drag their route to your preferred route, you are simply creating another "as the crow flies" distance, not the actual distance on the road. The accuracy will be dependent on the number of times you click and drag. Over a long winding distance, that will be a big number and take a long time. The app I mentioned does/did this process for you. After you selected your start and finish points, the app measured multiple points along the route, around curves, etc. and provided a total of all of them. No "click and drag". It might take five or ten seconds, but the app did it for you. Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat & Pete Posted January 18, 2019 Report Share Posted January 18, 2019 It has always worked for me . Whether it was crow miles or otherwise , it always seems to be well within reason . If it happens to be a couple miles off , so what ? No finite definition required . Goes around , comes around . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mptjelgin Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 22 hours ago, rogo88 said: If I am understanding you, that is the basic Google Maps method. Each time you drag their route to your preferred route, you are simply creating another "as the crow flies" distance, not the actual distance on the road. Not at all. When you ask Google Maps to determine a route from Point A to Point B, it determines one or more routes, along roadways, to accomplish that. It gives true road miles on each route and anticipated drive time. If you don't like any of the suggested routes you can drag the route onto the road(s) that you desire and Google Maps will once again determine true road miles and anticipated drive time. There is no "as the crow flies" element to it. Mark & Teri 2021 Grand Designs Imagine 2500RL, 2019 Ford F-350 Mark & Teri's Travels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogo88 Posted January 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 Mark & Teri; Thank you. I know how I want to get there: just want to measure distance, so went to the "Measure Distance" tab. I see that I should be requesting directions, and then work on the distance and route aspects from there. Thanks again. Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogo88 Posted January 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 I wish Google Maps showed interstate exit numbers. Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat & Pete Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 16 minutes ago, rogo88 said: I wish Google Maps showed interstate exit numbers. Ron It does . Just scroll in close . The #s will show up on the roadway just before an exit . Just a plain # . Nothing else . Goes around , comes around . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mptjelgin Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 16 minutes ago, rogo88 said: I wish Google Maps showed interstate exit numbers. Ron Or, if you expand the driving instructions in the left-hand pane it will give you exit numbers as well as turn-by-turn instructions. Mark & Teri 2021 Grand Designs Imagine 2500RL, 2019 Ford F-350 Mark & Teri's Travels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogo88 Posted January 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 I see, they don't show up on the maps. You have to request directions to make them available...kind of strange. Thank you, Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mptjelgin Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 8 minutes ago, rogo88 said: I see, they don't show up on the maps. You have to request directions to make them available...kind of strange. Thank you, Ron Actually they do show up on the maps if you zoom in closely. They are in small green boxes. Like most on-line maps you get more detail if you zoom in. This keeps down the clutter if you are zoomed out. Mark & Teri 2021 Grand Designs Imagine 2500RL, 2019 Ford F-350 Mark & Teri's Travels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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