It always frustrate me to find maps don't come with scale. It is particular important if you try to judge whether a route is within walking distance. Google map is an incredible tool. But it needs to show the scale too!
So I have decided to make my measurements and come up with some reasonable estimate. I will use the zoom control as the scale. Up to 9 zoom levels were measured with level 1 being the most detail. The distance between the center of + mark and the - mark, is shown below. Beware that the projected images near the poles (e.g. Helsinki,Finland) seems significantly distorted.
Level | Distance |
---|---|
1 | 230m |
2 | 450m |
3 | 870m |
4 | 1.7km |
5 | 3.3km |
6 | 6.4km |
7 | 12km |
8 | 24km |
9 | 47km |
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