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Questions tagged [google-my-maps]

For questions specifically about "Google My Maps", a service from Google for users to create custom maps for personal use or sharing

Google My Maps (launched in 2007 and updated in 2014) is a service from Google which allows users to create custom maps for personal use or sharing with others.

Among the customization features available:

  • Add places
  • Directions
  • Lines and shapes
  • Import features from a file

References

See also

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Get route distance in Google My Maps

Creating a map in Google My Maps by adding a route. Route drawing is fine, but how to get the distance between points?
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Google Maps: How do I start a route that I've saved to My Maps?

I've started using Google's My Maps feature for planning both an upcoming trip to California and some semi-regular motorcycling routes. I've figured out how to create maps and share them with people, but I'm having difficulties with the directions…
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How do you add a Google Maps route to "My Maps"?

After creating a route I'm happy with, how do I save it to "My Maps"? I used to know how to do this but things look different now. I found directions which seem to be out of date:…
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How can I make Google "My Maps" use miles?

I'm creating a map using Google My Maps. It works pretty well, but the 'Measure distances and areas" tool seems to work exclusively in kilometres, even though I'm creating a map in London, and have English set as my language. Is there a way I can…
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Offline bookmarks in my maps in Google Maps

I have a map in mymaps of google. I have added some bookmarks to it because I am going to a trip and wanted to highlight the places I'm going. The thing is those bookmarks are not accessible offline. I know google has the option to download an area…
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Embed a Google "My Maps" as a "Styled Maps"

I feel this should be easy, but I do not get it. I have found two ways to embed a Google Map into a website: Go to Google Maps, click "Share or embed map", "Embed map", and you get something like this:
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How can I invite people to add a marker to a map created with Google Maps My Maps?

Background: I am looking into the ways of inviting people to add markers to a map that I created using My Maps of Google Maps. I know that I can share the link to the map with editing rights but ideally I would want people to fill in a form to…
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How to keep a custom map visible during a regular google maps search?

I have a custom map saved. On the computer, I view it by going to [Hamburger Icon] > Your places > Maps. When I click on the map, I can see the places on that map. But I want to search hotels near some of those places, and I can't figure out how.…
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How do I format links in Google's My Maps location descriptions?

Google's My Maps supports the placement and customization of locations in its map edition, including the ability to add a "description" to added locations. However I don't see how to format links added to these descriptions. Markdown, for example,…
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Embed a Google Map and link to a marker in it from HTML

Let's say I embed a Google Map in a webpage. The map has markers highlighting a series of places in it, and the webpage has text listing those places. I want the user to be able to click on a link in the text, and have the map center automatically…
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How can I make the sidebar appear by default in a custom Google Maps?

I would like to have the sidebar shown by default in the new version of the custom Google Maps. Is there any way to achieve this?
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Add online maps to my maps

I have started a map by myself and added layers. While reaserching, I found a website with several small maps of the country which I would like to add to my map. Do I have to download the files, one for each map, and import them to my map? Is there…
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zoom fit all visible markers in google my maps

Let's say you are planning a cross-country trip. There may be many place markers in your Google My Maps file. Is there a way to zoom fit all the (visible) place markers so that we can see them all at once? As opposed to manually zooming and panning?…
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Create KML file from Google Earth URL

I've been emailed the following https://earth.google.com/web/@30.0867484,-97.29304982,148.9215598a,284.21410691d,31.95361314y,0h,0t,0r Is there a way to turn this into a KML file? I have downloaded Google Earth Pro, but don't see a way to open this…
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Edit the same map on Google Earth and MyMaps

I would like to edit the same map on Google Earth and Google My Maps. I know that I can export KMZ to Google Earth and open it there. But what if I change the map in My Maps - I would like an automatic update in Google Earth and vice versa. Is it…
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