Claim type 3 of 10
As the crow flies
Straight line distance ignores rivers, rail lines, lakes and the roads that go around them.
“X km aerial distance”
What it usually measures
The distance between two pins on a map in a straight line. No vehicle travels it.
What it leaves out
- The real road network, which may need a long detour to reach a bridge, an underpass or a level crossing.
- Gated layouts with one exit facing away from the destination.
- Any measure of time at all.
Questions to ask
- What is the road distance from the gate?
- Which crossing over the rail line, river or highway does the route use?
Check it yourself
- Draw the actual road route on a map from the gate and compare its length with the aerial figure.
- Time it at your hour on a weekday.
How Claim Check handles it
Claim Check flags straight line figures, replaces them with the road route from the selected gate, and measures that route.
Try Claim CheckIs a “as the crow flies” claim wrong?
Not necessarily. Most claims are real measurements under particular conditions. The point is to find out which conditions, and whether they are yours.
Will you tell me which projects use this claim?
No. We never name or rank projects, developers, brokers or portals. Claim Check results are private to the person who runs them.
Measure the trip you’ll actually make.
Your home, your office, your hours, across ten working days. Typical and bad day time, with the method on the page.