title: Calculating distance between two addresses without Google Maps API?
body: <p>Is there some way <strong>other than using the Google Maps API</strong> to calculate the distance between two addresses (not lat/long points)? The "as the crow flies" distance is fine -- I don't need a driving distance.</p>
  
  <p>I could calculate it using <a href="http://www.movable-type.co.uk/scripts/latlong-vincenty.html" rel="nofollow"><strong>Vicenty's formula</strong></a> or the <a href="http://www.movable-type.co.uk/scripts/latlong.html" rel="nofollow"><strong>Haversine formula</strong></a>, but I'd still need to convert my address into a lat/long coordinate.</p>
  
  <p>I can't use the Google Maps API because it requires me to display a map, and I need this distance for an internal calculation on my server.</p>