The tool may be useful for runners or cyclists looking to measure their routes by distance. You can also use the tool to make fun drawings, as Google demonstrated.

With Google Maps, you can measure the approximate distance between two points. Here's how to use the navigation feature.

Google Earth is getting a new Measure tool today that will let you — you guessed it — measure the distance and area of things on the map.

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Linked to its Google Earth map system, the company has now introduced the Measure tool for Chrome and Android while the launch for the iPhone will be followed in the coming days.

While this is helpful for trip planning and navigation, Google Maps also includes a tool to simply measure distances between points in a straight line.

Maps Measure is a free measuring tool using Google Maps API that measures distance and square footage.

The measure tool is live now in the latest version of Google Earth and can be found by long-pressing on the map or opening the overflow menu. Google Earth is a free download on the App Store.

Google Earth's new measurement tool is fun, useful and easy to use with a mouse.