Create a circle around a location by GET parameters only

Question

I need to generate a link to Google Maps, containing a location and a circle around it. I found several questions/answers related on generating URLs (e.g. this one). I'm able to display a location, use zoom factors, etc. so far (see link below).

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=39.211374,-82.978277+%28You+Were+Here%29&z=14&ll=39.211374,-82.978277

(clickable)

But is it possible to add a circle with a certain radius arount the specified location? (I know it is with javascript but this is not an option).

On a related note: is there a description of all the GET parameters available? Many answers link to http://mapki.com/wiki/Google_Map_Parameters, which is not available anymore.

Have you tried Static Maps and path? https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/staticmaps/ — HugoLemos, Dec 14 '12 at 17:31
@HugoLemos No, I didn't know this exists. But it looks promising at a first glance. — rob, Dec 19 '12 at 13:07
@rob, http://alvarestech.com/temp/routeconverter/RouteConverter/navigation-formats/src/main/doc/googlemaps/Google_Map_Parameters.htm is an alternative link — dawebber, May 27 '14 at 20:40

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 07 '13 at 23:15

After some hours of research I think i can say that it is not possible to draw a circle around a location as is possible with the JavaScript API. It is, however, possible to draw a polygon around a location and since a circle can (almost) be modeled as a polygon this is a possible solution to the problem. A possible implementation in PHP is described here

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 19 '17 at 19:28

I'm not sure if this is it:

circle = new google.maps.Circle({

map: map,
radius: XXX,
position: xxxx,
visible: boolean
})

marker = new google.maps.Marker(markerOptions); 
// binds radius(circle) to marker
circle.bindTo('center', marker, 'position');

Create a circle around a location by GET parameters only

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