Hi, I guess that depends on what you define as a nearby "area", that will mean different things to different people.
But anyway, I don't think anything exists in the map API, the closest thing I can think of would be the local search API: http://code.google.com/apis/ajaxsearch/documentation/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps API" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-api?hl=en.
