Calculate the distance between 2 objects. Google Maps API v.3

Question

Google Maps

Faced the problem of calculating the distance between objects/cities located at large distances from each other, for example, "the city of Moscow, Russia" - "Berlin, Germany". But "the city of Moscow, Russia" - "the city of Vladimir, Vladimir region, Russia" considers. I am using Google Maps API v.3.

var gMarkers, gDirections
...
  $('#submitdata').click(function(){
      gDirections.Service.route({
        origin: gMarkers.point1.position,
        destination: gMarkers.point2.position,
        travelMode: google.maps.TravelMode.DRIVING
        }, function(result, status) {
          if (status == google.maps.DirectionsStatus.OK) {
            gDirections.Renderer.setDirections(result)
            gMarkers.point1.setVisible(false)
            gMarkers.point2.setVisible(false)
            $('#gmap_result').html(result.routes[0].legs[0].distance.text)
          }
          console.debug(result)
        })
      return false;
    })

Doesn't Google count long distances?

Answer 1

Someone will be interested - I use open.mapquestapi.com/nominatim/ (base from openstreetmap.org) to get coordinates (although I didn’t find how to filter by type - I filter after receiving it), and cloudmade.com/ to calculate distances - too cant with directions.loadFromWaypoints () - after the calculation I can not call the function.

Answer 2

Considers. I recommend reading the manuals.

Answer 3

The fact is that Google is bad at building routes in the CIS. Even banal ones.
habreffect.ru/files/768/77f437924/%D0%A1%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%BA-6.png

Answer 4

maybe it will come in handy for you - so far he thinks it’s too long, but it’s normal for me))
calc-api.ru/apipages:CitiesDistance

Answer 5

Count here mapszoom.com/ru