Saving/starring locations on Google Maps

[index]

Does anyone else do this? I often will save interesting and unique road finds on Google Maps so I have them for later reference, plus, to kind of "collect" locations. A pretty hefty chunk of my saved locations are truss bridges and interesting signals.

[jakeroot]

My preferred (read: dumb) method is to screenshot the location (usually in Street View) on my computer. I scan through my screenshots folder from time to time, looking at my old screenshots when I'm bored. The location is in the top left of the map, almost always with an address that I can then type in.

Is what you've presented above a "WYSIWYG" type of thing (static image of the US with starred locations that you've photoshopped onto the image)? Or is that an interactive map? If the latter, I'd like to know what website you're using, because I've been looking for something like this. As far as I know, Google does not have a save functionality built-in.

[index]

My preferred (read: dumb) method is to screenshot the location (usually in Street View) on my computer. I scan through my screenshots folder from time to time, looking at my old screenshots when I'm bored. The location is in the top left of the map, almost always with an address that I can then type in.

Is what you've presented above a "WYSIWYG" type of thing (static image of the US with starred locations that you've photoshopped onto the image)? Or is that an interactive map? If the latter, I'd like to know what website you're using, because I've been looking for something like this. As far as I know, Google does not have a save functionality built-in.

It's built into Google Maps, actually. I haven't actually seen others use this feature very much so I assume it isn't that often used.




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[jakeroot]

My preferred (read: dumb) method is to screenshot the location (usually in Street View) on my computer. I scan through my screenshots folder from time to time, looking at my old screenshots when I'm bored. The location is in the top left of the map, almost always with an address that I can then type in.

Is what you've presented above a "WYSIWYG" type of thing (static image of the US with starred locations that you've photoshopped onto the image)? Or is that an interactive map? If the latter, I'd like to know what website you're using, because I've been looking for something like this. As far as I know, Google does not have a save functionality built-in.

It's built into Google Maps, actually. I haven't actually seen others use this feature very much so I assume it isn't that often used.

So it is. I can't believe I didn't notice that giant "Save" button before. I feel like an idiot more now than ever before.

I will definitely be saving this feature for future use.

[froggie]

I have a few addresses saved into mine, but primarily for travel time purposes and nothing that's "roadgeek" related.

[hotdogPi]

I have a few addresses saved into mine, but primarily for time travel purposes and nothing that's "roadgeek" related.

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This is what I read initially.

[J N Winkler]

I have a sign catalogue that I use to track interesting custom sign designs and which falls into two parts.  One part is a HTML file with a StreetView link for each sign, all links being grouped by state.  The other part is a collection of StreetView screenshots, also grouped by state, with each link having a corresponding screenshot.

I collect both links and screenshots in case Google withdraws StreetView imagery or existing imagery becomes inaccessible as a result of road relocation.  I keep the information locally, on my computer and plugged into my usual backup strategy, because the ability to save locations is an API function that Google can withdraw at its discretion at any time.

[adventurernumber1]

Thank you for telling me how to use this feature! Until now, I was not aware of it. I will definitely be using this in the future, so I will for certain be able to later access the neat finds I myself come across on Google Maps.   

[SSOWorld]

You can label items now - that way one can actually attach a name visible only to the user and will match the address and be used for find, directions (*cringe*), etc.

[jakeroot]

Thank you for telling me how to use this feature! Until now, I was not aware of it. I will definitely be using this in the future, so I will for certain be able to later access the neat finds I myself come across on Google Maps.   

I've already saved about five locations, from old signs to unique traffic signals. I will be using this feature a lot.

[freebrickproductions]

I hadn't seen that feature before, but then again, I really haven't seen the need to use it. When I want to save a location, I tend to make actual maps, though they generally aren't roadgeek related (such as these):
https://www.google.com/maps/@32.5813422,-87.9740971,562312m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!6m1!1s1XzSjoD4qIAmQg-ua7GYbCQK60S0

https://www.google.com/maps/@36.1805607,-86.2966495,79618m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!6m1!1s1gnWFSrZC0Y28oc4g3zyvqVz3WJgeHoJ1

I also tend to make maps like the above for when I'm planning stops for a trip. Very useful, I've learned!

[formulanone]

I have been making use of this feature for about 7 years now. Frankly, it's a bit of a live-saver...it's wonderful for saving the locations of what sites I need to visit for work, stay for the night, good places to eat, want to drive, to photograph, and to play. Though after a while, sometimes I have to clear out the places I haven't been for a while, due to clutter. I don't trust myself to remember it all, and it switches between my phone and PCs all the same.

The feature which lets you add your own label is a great addition in the past year or so, but how well it shows up on the map varies. Sometimes, the marker is visible at all zoom levels, other times you have to zoom in very close, or perform a search for the label. I save sites with interesting bridges, signs, or whatever else.