Unit of circle radius in google maps javascript api?

Question

I'm trying to draw a circle with radius X kilometers, but it occurred to me that the radius option isn't being measured in km, since the api example has a radius of 400,000 but only actually goes out about 500 miles.

does anyone know what unit it's using?

question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9866027/unit-of-circle-radius-in-google-maps-javascript-api

Answer 1

The standard unit is meters. Use math to adjust.