How do I measure distance between two points using Apple Maps (geometric distance, not driving distance)

ShinehahGnolaum wrote: "Ok. Very good. thank you. To confirm, this Shortcut measures the distance in a straight line, right? Not the distance to travel there by driving or walking along a path?"

You're welcome. I assume so — because the other options for Route Type are Driving, Walking or Biking:

Be aware that for shorter distances the proportional accuracy will likely decline. In other words, a little GPS inaccuracy at distances of hundreds of feet wouldn't be signficant. But the same GPS inaccuracy at distances of just a few feet could be signficant. In that regard, this free app may be useful — what3words on the App Store shows "GPS Accuracy" when the compass is tapped:

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ShinehahGnolaum ~ See the simple custom shortcut below along with its iCloud download link:

Distance from Dropped Pin

Shortcuts User Guide for iPhone and iPad

Shortcuts User Guide for Mac

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Apple Maps does not display geodesic distances.

The underlying frameworks do offer this—MKGeodesicPolyline, etc—but Maps doesn’t expose it.

Some third-party mapping app may or will offer that.

When I run out the depth of of Apple Maps, I tend to try the OpenStreetMap.Org service next.

By the way, if you need more accurate GPS than your iPhone 13 Pro Max is providing, the iPhone 14 Pro models have improved "Precision dual-frequency GPS":

iPhone 14 Pro Models Feature Improved GPS Accuracy

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