How To Pin Point Multiple Locations On Google Maps (2024)

If you want to display a map on your website that has more than one location plotted on it, you will need to create this on the Google Maps website and then embed it on to your Create site.

Firstly you will need to generate your map with the multiple locations plotted:

How to create a map with multiple points

1. Go to https://www.google.co.uk/maps.
   

2. Make sure you're signed in - you can do so by clicking the Login button in the top-right corner.
3. In the top left corner, next to the search box, click the menu icon to expand the menu.
4. Click Your Places, Maps and then click Create Mapto edit your map.

   

5. A new window will pop up. Give your map a title and description, then click Save.
6. You can now pinpoint locations manually by clicking the marker icon and placing it directly onto the map, or search for locations using the search box at the top of the screen.

   

7. If you're adding locations manually, you can name the location and save to add it to the map. If you're searching and adding specific locations, a green marker will appear on the map and you can click the Add to maplink.

   

8. Repeat steps 6 and 7 for each location you wish to plot.

An example of plotting your locations on the Google map

How to embed a Google Map on your website

Looking to add a map to one of the pages of your website? You can find detailed instructions on the different ways you can embed a map on your website in our how-to guide. You can find a brief overview of how to add the map you've just created to your Create Website below:

1. Make sure your map is public on Google Maps. You can do this by clicking Sharebeneath the map name.
2. Under Who has access,click Change,turn on the setting forPublic on the weband save.
3. Next, click the menu icon and click on the link Embed on my site.

   

4. The code will then pop up in a new window.
5. To use this, you will need to paste the code into an HTML fragment on your Create account, and then place the HTML fragment on your chosen page.
6. Republish your website.

You can read how to add and use HTML fragments on your website here.

An example Create site with the multiple location map on.

As an alternative to this solution, don't forget you could also have a map for each location on your website. The easiest way to do this is to use ourGoogle Map widget, which you can read how to set up here.