react-map-gl/docs/api-reference/scale-control.md

ScaleControl

React component that wraps ScaleControl.

import * as React from 'react';
import Map, {ScaleControl} from 'react-map-gl';

function App() {
  return <Map
    initialViewState={{
      longitude: -100,
      latitude: 40,
      zoom: 3.5
    }}
    mapStyle="mapbox://styles/mapbox/streets-v9"
  >
    <ScaleControl />
  </Map>;
}

Properties

maxWidth: string

Default: 100

The maximum length of the scale control in pixels.

position: 'top-right' | 'top-left' | 'bottom-right' | 'bottom-left'

Default: 'bottom-left'

Placement of the control relative to the map. Note that this prop is only used when the component first mounts.

unit: 'imperial' | 'metric' | 'nautical'

Default: 'metric'

Unit of the distance.