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I want to calculate the direct distance between to positions in metric form. (ie: from A to B in kilometers).

I didn't understand what computeDistanceBetween method returns in units.

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answered 13 Years ago eliezerc · Accepted Answer

It's in meters. To convert to kilometers divide by ~~1024~~1000, obviously.

google.maps.geometry.spherical.computeDistanceBetween(

    Moscow, Leningrad

); // 679601 m

By the way, the underlying code of this library method is based on the Haversine formula.