To calculate the distance between cities, you can use a map and a special device - a range meter. You can also resort to modern distance calculators, they are available to all Internet users.
Instructions
Step 1
Use an atlas or map. Find cities on it, the distance between which you need to determine. If you are interested in knowing the distance in a straight line, just measure the segment from one city to another. Pay attention to the scale, it is indicated at the bottom of the map. Usually it is written in the format "1: 5,000,000", which means that 1 cm of the map corresponds to 50 km of terrain. Thus, if the distance between cities on this scale is 5 cm, then there are about 250 km between them. If you are interested in the length of the road, divide the route into sections, measure its distance and convert it into kilometers.
Step 2
Use a special device to measure distances in centimeters to kilometers, use the scale options shown on the map.
Step 3
Use a modern way to calculate the distance between cities. Distance Calculator provides the most accurate results. You can find it using a search engine or on the websites of freight carriers. Enter the names of two cities in the special fields of the calculator, click the "Calculate" button. If you need to find out the distance between small settlements, the program may not recognize the name of this city, so first find out the district or regional center.
Step 4
If you are unable to use the Internet, refer to the printed materials. For example, in the office there is probably a diary, on the first pages in the section of useful information you can find tables of distances, but only large cities are included in them. To find out the distance between, for example, Moscow and St. Petersburg, find one of the cities in the column, and the second in the top line. The cities are listed alphabetically. At the intersection of the corresponding column and line, you will see the distance between the cities. It is expressed in kilometers.
