- Decide on the address you want. For this example I will use ruthven road hwy 28 ont.
- Open Google Maps the app or if in your browser go to Step 12
- In the upper left corner is the input area for the location you want: Search Google Maps:
- Type the location/address to find: ruthven road hwy 28 ont:
- Click Search 🔍 icon.
- Wait a few seconds for the map to appear:
- In upper right corner click ⠇
- A menu opens - 2nd option from top is the option Copy URL
- Click Copy URL.
- Pasting this into the web page you are editing you see this:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/ON-28+%26+Ruthven+Rd,+Highlands+East,+ON+K0L
+1C0/@44.9505227,-78.0262618,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x4cd48af2bf4580c3:
0xf0853f6d09770646!8m2!3d44.9505227!4d-78.0240731
- Add the html anchor tag around it, save, open in browser, click the link and you see the map:
<a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/ON-28+%26+Ruthven+Rd,+Highlands+East,
+ON+K0L+1C0/@44.9505227,-78.0262618,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x4cd48af2bf4580c3
:0xf0853f6d09770646!8m2!3d44.9505227!4d-78.0240731" target="_blank">Google Map
Link to Ruthven Road Hwy 28 Ont</a>
Google Map Link to Ruthven Road Hwy 28 Ont
- You have opened Google Maps in your browser for your location/address:
- In the side panel on the left side, find the Share icon, click it:
- The Share window opens, under Link to share you see the link and to the right you see COPY LINK:
- Click COPY LINK
- You see a small message Copied to clipboard at the bottom:
- Pasting this into the web page you are editing you see this - a much simpler url:
https://goo.gl/maps/7U7ijgRSSpv4cpQw9
- Add the HTML anchor, <a>, tag around it, save, open it in your browser, click the link and the map opens:
<a href="https://goo.gl/maps/7U7ijgRSSpv4cpQw9" target="_blank">Google Map Link to Ruthven Road Hwy 28 Ont</a>
Google Map Link to Ruthven Road Hwy 28 Ont
- Done.