Mileage-Charts.com: Frequently Asked Questions

• Do your charts include all cities for each State?
• Can I copy or distribute the mileage charts?
• How recent is the mileage data?
• How many / which cities are included in the charts?
• But I only want one mileage calculation...
• Do you produce charts for other countries and regions?
• Can I order a custom chart?
• How can I create my own mileage charts?
• How can I create lots of unrelated mileages?
• Can I download all the mileage charts at once?

Do your charts include all cities for each State?

No, the charts do not include all cities. The largest cities are chosen according to their population. We have to impose a limit due to the size of the resulting charts, and the processing time required to compute the charts. The pan-American chart contains the 1000 largest cities in the contiguous US and Canada. The remaining charts contain all cities with a population above 1000.

Can I copy or distribute the mileage charts?

You may copy the mileage charts for personal use only. You may not distribute them or re-sell them. Please direct other people to Mileage-Charts.com instead.

How recent is the mileage data?

The current release of the mileage tables (Release 3) is created using 2010-era data. Typically it takes 1-2 years for a map-provider to include road changes. Therefore this data should be considered as being calculated with 2008-9 roads. This 1-2 year delay will be found with all of the free and low cost map suppliers, including Microsoft MapPoint, Bing Maps, Google Maps, and MapQuest.

How many / which cities are included in the charts?

The cities are chosen according to their population. The pan-American chart contains the 1000 largest cities in the contiguous US and Canada. The remaining charts contain all cities with a population above 1000. The complete lists can be found via the US and Canadian indexes.

But I only want one mileage calculation...

For single calculations, use our Calculate page for one-off mileage calculations. This is intended for single calculations and excessive use will be throttled.

Do you produce charts for other countries and regions?

At the moment, we only produce mileage charts for the US and Canada. To produce mileage charts, we need modern and affordable road data in a suitable form; plus reliable lists of cities with their populations and locations. Such data is readily available for Western Europe, and it is likely that we will produce mileage charts for Western Europe at a future date.

Can I order a custom chart?

How can I create my own mileage charts?

It is not economic to create custom charts for customers. Instead, we sell the MileCharter tool for custom mileage chart computation. MileCharter is an add-in for Microsoft® MapPoint® that can calculate mileage charts between locations specified by you. These do not have to be cities - they can be anywhere on a road. The start and end locations can be different. You can also produce queries along the lines of "For each of my customers, list the three closest stores that are within 30 miles".

How can I create lots of unrelated mileages?

We also sell the MPMileage tool that calculates mileages for lists of point-to-point routes. This uses Microsoft MapPoint to determine the routes. The routes are specified in a database such as Microsoft Access.

Can I download all the mileage charts at once?

All of our mileage charts are available for download in one single ZIP archive on our archive page. Note that this is a very large file (over 370MB) and will take a long time to download even on a high speed connection. Instead, we strongly recommend that you only download the individual charts that you require.