Flat Earth Maps — Controls

🔍 Search

Type a place name and press Enter to fly to it.

Type "A to B" (e.g. "Helsinki to New York") to measure the route between places. You can chain multiple stops: "A to B to C".

🌍 Map / Satellite

Toggle between OpenStreetMap tiles and Esri satellite imagery.

☉ Parallels

Show the five major circles of latitude: Arctic Circle, Tropic of Cancer, Equator, Tropic of Capricorn, and Antarctic Circle.

Also displays the Sun ☀️ and Moon (with current phase) at their real-time geographic positions, plus their daily orbit paths.

♈ Zodiac

Shows the 12 zodiac signs as a coloured ring around the map edge, aligned to the ecliptic. The ring rotates with sidereal time — use the Timeline slider to watch the signs shift as the Earth turns.

Colours represent the four elements: Fire (Aries, Leo, Sagittarius), Earth (Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn), Air (Gemini, Libra, Aquarius), Water (Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces).

⏱ Timeline

Appears when Parallels is active. Drag the slider to simulate any hour of the year. Press ▶ to animate, 📅 to reset to now. The Zodiac ring also follows the timeline when both layers are on.

📏 Measure

Tap Measure to enter drawing mode, then click points on the map to draw a measurement line. Double-click (or double-tap) to finish the line. Shows both flat-plane and Haversine (great-circle) distances.

You can also type "A to B" in the search bar for quick route measurement.

Press ✖ Clear to remove all measurements. Tap Measure again to exit drawing mode.

🧭 Rotation

Use the bottom slider to rotate the map around the North Pole. Press the compass to reset north.

🗺 Navigation

Zoomed out: drag rotates the disc around the North Pole (direction-aware). Zoomed in: drag pans normally.

Pinch to zoom in/out on touch screens. Scroll or +/− buttons also zoom.


Azimuthal Equidistant projection centered on the North Pole. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Satellite imagery © Esri.

Contact: flatearthmaps@proton.me

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