Has anyone seen or worked on an implementation of Google Maps
(preferably with ASP.NET, but I'd like to see all comers) that allows
a user to give a "starting drive time" and then shows store locations
within a certain radius of points along a route that will be open at
the approximate time the driver will be at that point?

Example of application:
Driver will leave point A at 6:00 am, driving along a Google Map-
derived route to point B, which Google estimates will take 2 hours and
30 minutes to travel (without stops, of course).

Driver needs to pick up a prescription before arriving at point B, but
the store closest to point A doesn't open until 8:00 am, at which time
he will be almost to point B, and therefore 2 hours away from the
store close to home.

Unfortunately, point B is fairly remote and the closest pharmacy to
point B on his route is 45 minutes away and likewise doesn't open
until 8:00 am, meaning he will arrive there 15 minutes before it opens
and will be delayed, making him miss his 8:30 am appointment.

Driver is not familiar with the area one hour into his drive, but it
turns out there is a 24-hour pharmacy less than 5 miles from where he
will be at 7:00 am. If he knew about it, he could plan his trip to
drive-thru on his way through town and not be late for his 8:30
appointment.

Driver also doesn't realize that another pharmacy is only 10 miles
further past point B that opens at 8:00. If he left 20 minutes
earlier, he could make it to that pharmacy and back to point B in
time.

I look forward to hearing about options along these lines.

Blessings,
Jim Bob

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