How do I get the URL for Google Map embedded on my website?

Question

I am displaying a map on a website using the Google Map API. I want to include a link on that same page to take them directly to the map on Google Maps.

Is there an API call I can make to the map to retrieve the URL of either the current location/zoom level or the starting location/zoom level?

Answer 1

This is the link to use to centre Google Maps to a point:

http://maps.google.com/?ll=LATITUDE,LONGITUDE&z=ZOOM

All you need to do is to replace the above LATITUDE, LONGITUDE and ZOOM with the required coordinates.

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To get the latitude and longitude where the mouse is clicked, you could use the following API code:

var map = new GMap2(document.getElementById("map_canvas"));

GEvent.addListener(map,"click", function(overlay, latlng) {     
   if (latlng) { 
      // latlng defines the latitude and longitude where the mouse was clicked.
   }
});