If you’re leaving, it helps to know where you’re going, right? Over the past decade, the Internet has nourished a number of free map providers, which will furnish you with customized information to ...

Mapquest was there in 1996, almost a decade before modern-day Google Maps. It is the world’s first online mapping and turn-by-turn direction service. The name Mapquest was synonymous with finding ...

DuckDuckGo is one of the privacy-obsessed services that allow you to search the web while having all your data protected, and this approach has made it one of the most popular search engines in the ...

You can save a route in Google Maps with the "Pin" feature. Pinning a route or location lets you quickly find that route or directions to that spot again later. In the Google Maps Android app, you can ...

The Google LatLong Blog announced that you can now create your own custom driving directions in Google Map Maker. This comes in handy when Google Maps is missing roads, is mistaken on directions or if ...

With the COVID-19 pandemic keeping many of us away from buses and trains (and Uber and Lyft rides), we've reverted to driving ourselves. This means more time with Google Maps — whether that's on our ...

I seldom use Google Maps to actually get directions, but I open the app almost every day for other reasons that might not be so obvious. Truth is, Google Maps is useful for a lot more than just ...

If you recently changed residences, update your home address in Google Maps. You'll find the shortest and most traffic-free routes to and from your home and locate restaurants, attractions, and local ...