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rhumbDistance

Description

Calculates the distance along a rhumb line between two points in degrees, radians, miles, or kilometers.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
fromCoordorigin point
toCoorddestination point
options?ObjectOptional parameters (default {})
options.units?stringcan be degrees, radians, miles, or kilometers (default "kilometers")

Returns

number distance between the two points

Examples

var from = turf.point([-75.343, 39.984]);
var to = turf.point([-75.534, 39.123]);
var options = { units: "miles" };

var distance = turf.rhumbDistance(from, to, options);

Installation

$ npm install @turf/rhumb-distance

import { rhumbDistance } from "@turf/rhumb-distance";
const result = rhumbDistance(...);
$ npm install @turf/turf

import * as turf from "@turf/turf";
const result = turf.rhumbDistance(...);