How to know how far you can walk when disconnected

After several weeks of quarantine and confinement, there finally seems to be light at the end of the tunnel. From last Sunday, April 26, children up to 14 years of age can go out on the street accompanied by an adult, and to this first measure of "lack of refinement" others will be added that will arrive, if everything runs its course, for everything. the the month of May.

But the truth is that this first measure has generated some doubts among the population, especially because these walks with minors they must be carried out at a distance of no more than one kilometer from home, and it's not always easy to establish how far you can go without exceeding this distance.

Fortunately, thanks to Google Maps and its tool for measuring distances, it is much easier to plan our route knowing at all times that the limit of one millimeter set by the Spanish government will not be exceeded.

How far can you walk with your children? Find out with Google Maps

The feature for measuring distances with Maps is not new. In fact, it has been integrated into the platform for a few years now, although it hasn't been until now that it has become more relevant than ever. To use this useful tool, you just need to follow these steps:

1. Open Google Maps and tap the icon corresponding to your address.
2. Tap the name of the place on the map that will appear at the bottom and scroll down until the "Measure distance" option appears.
3. Move around the map until the distance reaches 1 kilometer

Even more interesting is the function offered by Calcmaps, since it allows you to calculate a radius of 1 kilometer around any direction, so it's easier to know how much far we can walk with the smallest of the house during this first phase of "deconfinement". To use this feature, follow these steps:

1. Enter Calcmaps from your mobile or computer.
2. Find your home address in the search bar and select the "Draw circle" option.
3. Draw the circle around your house. As you draw, the exact radius of the selected area will appear. If you need it, you can change the size of the radius by tapping «Edit circle».

In this way it is much easier to know how far you can walk. However, beyond the distance it is necessary to take into account other factors, such as the fact that it is only possible to go out with a maximum of three children between 0 and 14 years accompanied by an adult, between 09:00 and 12:00 hours. Furthermore, it will not be possible to access the parks or children's areas, even if they are within 1 kilometer around the house, and it will be necessary keep a safe distance from other people and children.

Receive an alarm on your mobile when you have reached the 1km limit

In addition to measuring distance, it can be convenient make other measurements that they assure us that we will not exceed the 1km distance marked by the government. For example, we can use an application that warns us with an alarm if we have exceeded this distance, like Naplarm.

This app allows you to choose an address on the map and it will then use the location of our device to determine if we are at that address. If it is so, an alarm will sound which tells us that we are at the limit of the allowed distance.

Its operation is simple and very similar to other mobile alarm apps - you just need to set an alarm and mark the point on the map where you want it to start ringing. You just have to make sure that you have granted the permission to access your location: Generally, a warning will appear the first time you open the app on your mobile.