Google Maps v3 fitBounds() Zoom too close for single marker

Question

Is there a way to set a max zoom level for fitBounds()? My problem is that when the map is only fed one location, it zooms in as far as it can go, which really

Answer 1

Once you've added all of the real bounds add these lines

var offset = 0.002;     
var center = bounds.getCenter();                            
bounds.extend(new google.maps.LatLng(center.lat() + offset, center.lng() + offset));
bounds.extend(new google.maps.LatLng(center.lat() - offset, center.lng() - offset));

it get the center of the real bounds then adds two additional points one to the northeast and one to the southwest of you center

This effectively sets the minimum zoom, change the value of offset to increase or decrease the zoom