I stumbled across Google Maps' Area 51 Easter egg by accident while searching for unusual locations online. When you hover over the restricted military base in Nevada, a small UFO icon appears instead ...

Google Maps is a popular navigation app worldwide. But even so, there are a few valuable features missing from it. For instance, Google doesn’t offer the ability to find a halfway point between two ...

Setting up a route in Google Maps, especially for long trips, is incredibly useful but many users may not know that it lets you find and add gas stops and other waypoints can be added after travel ...

Google Maps has exciting details about locations around the world. One of the most valuable things to learn about an area is its elevation. You might not know where to find elevation measurements on ...

Google Maps is one of the most useful navigational tools on Android. It enables people to preview a trip and plan for obstacles. However, knowing how to find where you are right now on the map is ...

You can find your elevation on Google Maps by turning on the "Terrain" function. By default, Google Maps only shows elevation in mountainous areas — it doesn't report elevation everywhere. For more ...

Both the Google Maps website and app have a "Current Location" button that lets you find exactly where you are. To find your current location, you might have to give Google Maps permission to track ...