1 How to Create a Custom Google Map with Pins2 How to Share Your Custom Google Map for Collaboration3 Extra: How to Plan a Route with More than 10 Stops4 Extra: How to Measure Distance on Google Maps
Creating custom Google maps with map maker in “My Maps” / “Your places” The only requirement to create custom Google maps is that you have access to a laptop or desktop computer. After the initial creation, you should be able to modify it in your Google Maps app for Android and iOS. While you can create a custom map starting from Google Maps itself, the map maker and your personal maps are accessible separately at “My Maps”. As Google’s custom map creator is limited to earthy you can’t create a fantasy landscape with this tool unless it’s based on our own humble planet. However, you can add custom shapes, landmarks, and more. You can also collaborate with other people, making it ideal for road trip planning and more. With that short explanation, let’s jump into how to make a custom Google map:
How to Create a Custom Google Map with Pins
How to Share Your Custom Google Map for Collaboration
Extra: How to Plan a Route with More than 10 Stops
Now you know how to create a custom Google map and add components to your heart’s content. However, there are more hidden Google Maps features still. For example, if you don’t want to create an entirely custom map but you do want to add more than 10 stops to a route, you can do so using the trick we outline here.
Extra: How to Measure Distance on Google Maps
You can additionally make use of Google Maps’ measure tool to judge distances as the crow flies when map making.
