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on January 24, 2023

Seeing place names in Google Earth Pro?

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Contents:

  • Why isn’t Google Earth showing place names?
  • How do I turn on town names in Google Earth?
  • How do I view my Places in Google Earth Pro?
  • How do I add labels to points in Google Earth Pro?
  • How do I turn off labels in Google Earth Pro?
  • How do I show a name marker on Google Maps?
  • Why doesn t Google Maps show towns?
  • Why are my placemarks not showing on Google Earth?
  • Why is a place not showing on Google Maps?
  • How do I turn on river names in Google Earth?

Why isn’t Google Earth showing place names?

First off, ensure that you have zoomed in enough. Some street names will not show on the map unless you zoom in enough. This is because Google maps do not allow the street labels to overlap so the space for the street name can only be enough if you zoom right in.
 

How do I turn on town names in Google Earth?

To get the road names showing on the Map, please go to the Menu (three horizontal bars at top left of screen) and click on Map Style, then choose “Everything” and the road names will appear.
 

How do I view my Places in Google Earth Pro?

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  1. Navigate to a place on the map.
  2. Zoom in on the location you want to see using: Your mouse or touchpad. Shortcut keys.
  3. Below the navigation controls on the right, you’ll see Pegman . Drag Pegman to the area you want to see. Earth will show Street View imagery.
  4. In the top right, click Building .


How do I add labels to points in Google Earth Pro?

To edit a placemark’s location, name, or description, right-click on the placemark in the 3D viewer or in the Places panel, and choose Properties (on a PC) or Get Info (on a Mac). Click-and-drag the icon to change the location, or edit the name and description and click OK.

How do I turn off labels in Google Earth Pro?

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How do I show a name marker on Google Maps?

If I understood your issue correctly, you want the marker name to be displayed in Google My Maps. For that click on the style option just below layer name. Now change the set label option to name or description to display it.
 

Why doesn t Google Maps show towns?

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Why are my placemarks not showing on Google Earth?

Cause. This is a known limit. Google Earth only displays labels for point features (placemarks). To display labels for line or polygon features in Google Earth, midpoints or centroids for those feature classes must be created as a point layer in ArcMap and imported as a separate layer to Google Earth.
 



Why is a place not showing on Google Maps?

Because Google Maps is a location-based service, every Google Places listing must have a street address. If your business has no street address or if you entered a P.O. box as your street address, the listing will not show up on Google Maps or in organic search results.

How do I turn on river names in Google Earth?

To turn on the Water Body Outline in Google Earth, go to the Layers menu, scroll all the way to the bottom and check the ‘Water Body Outlines’ box you can find by going to ‘More’ –> ‘Water Body Outlines’ in the menu.

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