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Distance between two points
var getDistanceFromLatLonInKm = function(lat1, lon1, lat2, lon2) {
var R = 6371,
dLat = deg2rad(lat2 - lat1),
dLon = deg2rad(lon2 - lon1),
a = Math.sin(dLat/2) * Math.sin(dLat/2) +
Math.cos(deg2rad(lat1)) * Math.cos(eg2rad(lat2)) *
Math.sin(dLon/2) * Math.sin(dLon/2),
c = 2 * Math.atan2(Math.sqrt(a), Math.sqrt(1 - a)),
d = R * c;
return d;
};
var deg2rad = function(deg) {
return deg * (Math.PI/180);
};
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