The contour lines and elevation markings in Google Maps can be hard to understand. If you're trying to get a sense of how ...

To see elevation in Google Maps: Select Layers and choose Terrain from the pop-up menu. Zoom in to see contour lines, and you'll see markings with elevation beside them.

On elevation charts, the elevation (listed in feet or meters above sea level) is located on the left side of the chart and reads from low (on the bottom) to high (on the top).

The elevation will appear in the text above the map. For example, the elevation of the former StarNews building, at 1003 S. 17th St. in Wilmington, is 42 feet above sea level.

Afterward, the elevation will appear on the lines on the map. Alternatively, if you're on the go and don't have access to your laptop or desktop, you can also check elevation in Google Maps on ...

The U.S./European Jason-3 oceanography satellite has successfully generated its global map of sea surface elevation measurements, data that reveals a tailing off of high eastern Pacific sea levels ...

Note that Google Maps does not report elevation for all areas — only naturally mountainous land will have an elevation option. How to find elevation on Google Maps in a web browser. 1.

Find your elevation in the map below. Built by The Oregonian/OregonLive, the map allows you to look up the elevation at your home or to see which parts of the tri-county area are above certain ...