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Calculate distance between two points with latitude and longitude coordinates

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This function calculates distance with the Haversine formula, this formula assumes that our Earth is spherical, but it isnâ€™t since itâ€™s more like a big orange fruit also compresses at poles. Iâ€™ve read that this function has an error about + o â€“ 3 meters (it depends), but itâ€™s a small error for many purposes.

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function distance(lat1,lon1,lat2,lon2) {
	var R = 6371; // km (change this constant to get miles)
	var dLat = (lat2-lat1) * Math.PI / 180;
	var dLon = (lon2-lon1) * Math.PI / 180;
	var a = Math.sin(dLat/2) * Math.sin(dLat/2) +
		Math.cos(lat1 * Math.PI / 180 ) * Math.cos(lat2 * Math.PI / 180 ) *
		Math.sin(dLon/2) * Math.sin(dLon/2);
	var c = 2 * Math.atan2(Math.sqrt(a), Math.sqrt(1-a));
	var d = R * c;
	if (d>1) return Math.round(d)+"km";
	else if (d<=1) return Math.round(d*1000)+"m";
	return d;
}