<!-- Example 2a: Google Map with Marker (no jQuery) --> <!-- http://opengeocode.org/tutorials/googlemap/googlemaps_2.php --> <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>Google Map Template with Marker</title> <script src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?v=3.exp&sensor=false"></script> <!-- Google Maps API --> <script> var map; // Google map object // Initialize and display a google map function Init() { // Create a Google coordinate object for where to center the map var latlngDC = new google.maps.LatLng( 38.8951, -77.0367 ); // Coordinates of Washington, DC (area centroid) // Map options for how to display the Google map var mapOptions = { zoom: 12, center: latlngDC }; // Show the Google map in the div with the attribute id 'map-canvas'. map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map-canvas'), mapOptions); // Place a standard Google Marker at the same location as the map center (Washington, DC) // When you hover over the marker, it will display the title var marker = new google.maps.Marker( { position: latlngDC, map: map, title: 'Washington, DC' }); } // Call the method 'Init()' to display the google map when the web page is displayed ( load event ) google.maps.event.addDomListener( window, 'load', Init ); </script> <style> /* style settings for Google map */ #map-canvas { width : 500px; /* map width */ height: 500px; /* map height */ } </style> </head> <body> <!-- Dislay Google map here --> <div id='map-canvas' ></div> </body> </html>