I'm trying to work out how long a path is around a cricket pitch, I've tried using Google Maps, but it doesn't work on paths...does anyone know of anyway of finding out online? I've tried searching the council website, but found nothing!

Anyone got any ideas?

Google maps has a scale indicator in the bottom left normally, this is probably the most basic way of doing it but get a bit of string and hold it against the length of the path, measure the length of string, scale it up based on the map scale and voila.

Which cricket pitch?

Eklipze3k said:

Google maps has a scale indicator in the bottom left normally, this is probably the most basic way of doing it but get a bit of string and hold it against the length of the path, measure the length of string, scale it up based on the map scale and voila.

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If my maths is right, it will be 440 metres.

My string (ear phone cable ) was 33cm long around it, each 20 metres was 1.5cm.

Would it be 33/1.5 = 22 x 20 = 440?

Shadeyman, its not well known, didn't know we had a team here! Just a field with a bit roped off for cricket!

That sounds right to me

Brilliant! Thanks.

It is 1,600 metres in a mile isn't it?

No its 1.6km in a mile

Kier said:

Brilliant! Thanks.

It is 1,600 metres in a mile isn't it?

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AppleSei said:

No its 1.6km in a mile

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Errr, that's the same thing

Kier said:

I'm trying to work out how long a path is around a cricket pitch, I've tried using Google Maps, but it doesn't work on paths...does anyone know of anyway of finding out online? I've tried searching the council website, but found nothing!

Anyone got any ideas?

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Or download google earth, and then use the line/freehand path tool

Eklipze3k said:

Errr, that's the same thing

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its 10+ years since i did maths

Google search for Gmaps pedometer, it will allow you to draw lines on the maps.

AppleSei, if your basic comprehension of numeric units is that poor, I suggest you take a maths GCSE.

Mr Wild said:

AppleSei, if your basic comprehension of numeric units is that poor, I suggest you take a maths GCSE.

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I got a B in Maths GCSE thanks for asking, as said before its 10+ years since i have done proper maths

Mr Wild, now i suggest as you dont know me you jog on and try to be clever elsewhere with someone else

Surely you don't need to study maths to know that "k" means thousand and "m" means metres?

I'm with custard and would recommend mapmyrun

AppleSei said:

I got a B in Maths GCSE thanks for asking, as said before its 10+ years since i have done proper maths

Mr Wild, now i suggest as you dont know me you jog on and try to be clever elsewhere with someone else

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it's 1609.344 metres anyway

the googlemaps API can do what you want easily, so there me be a demo of it you can use on here;

http://www.bdcc.co.uk/Gmaps/BdccGmapBits.htm