Mapquest Driving Directions Cincinnati Ohio (2024)

FAQs

What is the best site for driving directions? ›

In MapQuest, you can use it online, not download it to your smartphone, and don't waste GB. So you can use it anywhere you want just by having the internet. It's also convenient in many cases if you go far and need to base the gas estimate on the route or the weather at the destination.

More recently, MapQuest briefly debated changing its name, starting over with a new identity. But it decided not to, with good reason: Even now, some 40 million people — almost all of them in North America — use MapQuest at least once a month.

Most users report that MapQuest also has weaker pathfinding capabilities than Google Maps when it comes to directions, but it does offer interesting features that some users may appreciate, like one-click navigation to nearby points of interest, gas price estimate for your route, and local temperature readouts.

More than 17 million Americans regularly use MapQuest, one of the first digital mapping websites that was long ago overtaken by Google and Apple, according to data from the research firm Comscore.

You can save an area from Google Maps to your phone or tablet and use it when you're offline. Tip: You're unable to download offline maps in some countries or regions because of contractual limitations, language support, address formats, or other reasons.

In conclusion, MapQuest failed to keep up with its competitors' pace of innovation and greater product offerings. It did not adjust its business model to shifting market trends, ultimately contributing to its demise. According to Heather Dougherty of Hitwise, Google Maps had more hits than MapQuest.

Is MapQuest accurate? ›

However, the critical differentiator is accuracy of the underlying maps. Mapquest US maps are significantly more accurate than Waze US maps. So, Mapquest is more likely to provide acceptable to good routings, while Waze will give more poor to impossible routings due to inaccurate maps.

Using the same test list of 20 stops for each Android app, this is what we found: Any route planner is better than using Google Maps and trying to DIY an efficient route. Route4Me produced by far the shortest route. Circuit and RoadWarrior gave similar results; MapQuest and HERE WeGo were also pretty similar.

All that said, Google Maps has one significant advantage over Waze. While Waze only offers driving navigation, Google Maps provides navigation if you're walking, biking, ride-sharing, or using public transit. In those situations, Google Maps is the much better choice.

Both Google Maps and Waze have good parts, as well as their share of issues. Google Maps seems to be more reliable, accurate and has better real-time traffic, whereas Waze has a larger army of fans who think the app is amazing who love its voice prompts feature.