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".
Toggle between OpenStreetMap tiles and Esri satellite imagery.
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.
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).
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.
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.
Use the bottom slider to rotate the map around the North Pole. Press the compass to reset north.
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.
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