Google Maps Blue Pins Are For Locations You Searched Near; For Example...

Dec 8, 2016 - 7:39 am 0 by
Filed Under Google Maps

Map3 Google 1200px

For a while, we've been wondering what the different colors for the map pins represent. We have seen red, blue, purple, brown and other colors over the years.

Mike Blumenthal heard back from Google on what the blue pins represent, he posted on Twitter that Google told him "blue dots represent that which you searched near." The example for this is a search on [restaurants near empire state building]:

Google Local Map Blue Dots

You can see, the blue dot here is the Empire State Building, with red dots representing the restaurants and I see some brown dots, orange ones and more.

But at least we know that the blue dots should represent what you searched nearby for.

Forum discussion at Twitter.

 

Popular Categories

The Pulse of the search community

Search Video Recaps

 
Video Details More Videos Subscribe to Videos

Most Recent Articles

Search Forum Recap

Daily Search Forum Recap: July 8, 2025

Jul 8, 2025 - 10:00 am
Google

Google AI Mode Shows Different Sources For The Same Query

Jul 8, 2025 - 7:51 am
Google Ads

Google Ads To Update Its Political Content Policy

Jul 8, 2025 - 7:41 am
Google Ads

Google Ads Editor Version 2.10 Is Out With 20 New Features

Jul 8, 2025 - 7:31 am
Google

Google AI Mode Follow Up Questions With Suggestions

Jul 8, 2025 - 7:21 am
Google

Google Search Rolls Out AI Mode In India Without Labs

Jul 8, 2025 - 7:11 am
Previous Story: Google Partner Gifts : Do Cool Things That Matter