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Honestly, the biggest fault of Google Maps is that I can't find something "along the way" to something, just nearby. I'd be much happier if I could specify "TGI
by josephschmoe 12y ago
Honestly, the biggest fault of Google Maps is that I can't find something "along the way" to something, just nearby. I'd be much happier if I could specify "TGIF's on the way to Alice's house" or "Gas stations along the way to Las Vegas near the halfway point."
I can't get too mad at it, since I can just zoom out and it'll search from the center of the map - but it's not very effective if the distances are long or if I'm using the text interface.
- SlashmanX 12y agoYou can add extra location to directions by clicking the + to the bottom left of the existing ones (in browser at least). Although I'm not sure if that works with generic locations (like gas stations etc)
- dwynings 12y agoCheckout Waze. It calculates time off your current route.
- pdaddyo 12y agoSince Google now own Waze, hopefully these features will be heading to maps soon.
- artr 12y agoTomTom will actually do this. You can specify that you want to go to a gas station along your route and it will list all of them and the detour distance required. Unfortunately TomTom makes you pay for live traffic data.