About Map With Radius
Map With Radius is a free, privacy-focused suite of online mapping tools designed to help people visualize distances, draw radius circles, and understand geographic areas. Whether you're a real estate professional, delivery business owner, urban planner, or someone simply trying to find what's within walking distance of your home, our tools are built to be fast, intuitive, and accessible to everyone.
We believe that mapping tools should be free, easy to use, and respect your privacy. That's why we built Map With Radius from the ground up with these principles in mind. No account required. No personal data collected. No usage limits. Just open the tool and start mapping.
Our Mission
Our mission is to democratize geographic visualization by providing professional-grade mapping tools that are completely free and accessible to everyone. We're committed to:
- Accessibility: No paywalls, no premium tiers, no feature restrictions. Every tool on our site is 100% free with full functionality.
- Privacy: We don't require accounts, don't track your location, and don't sell your data. Your mapping activities stay on your device.
- Simplicity: Our tools are designed to be intuitive. You shouldn't need a tutorial to draw a circle on a map.
- Performance: Fast loading, responsive design, and smooth interactions across all devices — from phones to desktops.
- Open Standards: We build on open-source technologies and open data (OpenStreetMap) to ensure our tools remain independent and sustainable.
Why We Built This
For years, drawing a simple radius circle on a map meant either paying for expensive software, dealing with clunky interfaces, or hitting API usage limits on tools that relied on paid map services.
We saw a gap: people needed a straightforward way to answer questions like "What's within 10 miles of this location?" or "How far can I drive in 30 minutes?" without signing up for anything or hitting a paywall.
Map With Radius was born from this frustration. By leveraging open-source mapping libraries (Leaflet) and open map data (OpenStreetMap), we created a sustainable, free alternative that doesn't compromise on features or user experience.
Who Uses Our Tools
Map With Radius serves a diverse community of users across many industries and use cases:
Real Estate Professionals
Agents and property developers use our radius tools to show clients what amenities, schools, and services are within a certain distance of a property. The drive time map helps illustrate commute possibilities.
Delivery & Logistics
Restaurants, retailers, and logistics companies use radius maps to define delivery zones, calculate service areas, and plan distribution coverage from warehouses.
Urban Planners & Researchers
City planners, academics, and researchers use our tools to analyze accessibility, study walkability, and visualize the reach of public services and infrastructure.
Sales & Marketing Teams
Territory mapping, market analysis, and identifying potential customers within a geographic radius are common use cases for sales and marketing professionals.
Event Organizers
Event planners use radius maps to understand venue accessibility, identify potential attendees within driving distance, and plan parking and transportation logistics.
Everyday People
Home buyers checking neighborhood walkability, job seekers evaluating commutes, parents finding activities near home, or anyone curious about what's nearby.
Our Tools
We offer a comprehensive suite of free mapping tools, each designed for specific use cases:
Our flagship tool. Draw one or multiple radius circles on any map. Customize the radius in miles, kilometers, meters, or feet. Drag to reposition, resize by dragging the edge, and export as PNG or KML. Perfect for visualizing coverage areas, delivery zones, and geographic reach.
See how far you can actually travel in a given time, accounting for real roads and traffic patterns. Unlike simple radius circles, drive time isochrones show realistic travel boundaries for driving, walking, or cycling.
Measure the straight-line (as-the-crow-flies) distance between any two points on Earth. Click two locations or enter addresses to get instant distance calculations in multiple units.
The same powerful radius tool with kilometers as the default unit. Designed for users in countries that use the metric system, with quick presets in common kilometer distances.
Find all ZIP codes within a specified radius of a location. Essential for direct mail campaigns, market research, and defining service areas based on postal codes.
Visualize how far you can walk or cycle from a location. Perfect for walkability analysis, urban planning, real estate listings, and finding what's accessible without a car.
Technology & Open Source
Map With Radius is built entirely on open-source technologies and open data. This approach ensures we're not dependent on expensive commercial APIs and can offer our tools for free indefinitely.
Our Technology Stack
- Map Rendering:Leaflet — A lightweight, open-source JavaScript library for interactive maps
- Map Data:OpenStreetMap — Free, editable map of the world built by a community of mappers
- Geocoding:Nominatim — OpenStreetMap's address search and reverse geocoding service
- Routing:OSRM /Valhalla — Open-source routing engines for drive time calculations
- Framework:Next.js — React framework for fast, SEO-friendly web applications
By choosing open-source alternatives to proprietary services like Google Maps API, we avoid per-request costs that would force us to implement usage limits or charge for access. This is why Map With Radius can remain completely free.
Accuracy & Limitations
While we strive for accuracy, it's important to understand the limitations of our tools:
- Radius circles are mathematically accurate but represent straight-line distance, not actual travel distance along roads.
- Drive time maps provide estimates based on typical conditions. Actual travel times vary with traffic, weather, and road conditions.
- Geocoding results depend on OpenStreetMap data quality, which varies by region. Some addresses may not be found or may be imprecisely located.
- Map data is contributed by volunteers and may contain errors or be outdated in some areas.
For critical applications (legal, safety, financial), always verify our results with authoritative sources. Our tools are designed for planning and visualization, not as a replacement for professional surveys or official data.
Our Privacy Commitment
Privacy is not an afterthought for us — it's a core design principle. Here's what makes Map With Radius different:
- No accounts: You never need to sign up, log in, or provide any personal information.
- No location tracking: When you use "My Location," your coordinates stay in your browser. We never see them.
- No advertising trackers: We don't use Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, or any tracking cookies.
- Shareable links contain everything: When you share a map, the URL itself contains all the data. Nothing is stored on our servers.
Read our full Privacy Policy for complete details.
Future Development
We're continuously working to improve Map With Radius. Some features on our roadmap include:
- More export formats (GeoJSON, GPX, Shapefile)
- Custom map styles and color themes
- Embeddable widget for websites
- Measurement tools (area calculation, path distance)
- Multi-point route optimization
- Improved international address support
Have a feature request? Let us know. We read every message and prioritize based on user feedback.
Get in Touch
We love hearing from our users. Whether you have a question, found a bug, or want to suggest a feature, don't hesitate to reach out.
Email: contact@mapwithradius.com