I have a google map set up to find the user\'s current location, and center the map at that closest marker to their location. The markers, when clicked, open up an infobox (
i see that this question has been sitting for quite awhile, but, just in case, this answer may be helpful: trigger google maps marker click
The code would look like this:
var marker = new google.maps.Marker({}); new google.maps.event.trigger( marker, 'click' );
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