How to detect if a point is in a Circle?

Question

How can I test if a LatLng point is within the bounds of a circle? (Google Maps JavaScript v3)

The getBounds() method returns the bounding box for the circle, which

Answer 1

You might use the Circle object to show it;

new google.maps.Circle({
            map : map,
            center : new google.maps.LatLng(lat,lng),
            strokeColor:'#00FFCC',
            strokeWeight:2,
            fillOpacity:0,
            radius:radiusm
        });

And apply the Pythagorean theorem to coordinates: but in this case to make it a "real" circle since the ration between 1° of lat and longitude varies across latitudes, you should at the very least adjust them like:

var kmRadius = 100; //(radius of 100 km)
var lat_gap = kmRadius/111.1;
var lng_gap = lat_gap / Math.cos(lat / (Math.PI/180));