Я использую немного jquery для выбора элементов, вызова функции click и получения адреса из атрибута title.
Проверьте этот jsfiddle для справки:
http://jsfiddle.net/X5r8r/263/
<a class="location" title="New York, NY">New York</a>
<a class="location" title="Los Angeles, CA">Los Angeles</a>
<a class="location" title="Washington District of Columbia">Washington</a>
<div id="map-canvas" title="1600 Washington"></div>
<script type="text/javascript" src="//maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?sensor=false"></script>
var geocoder;
var map;
function initialize() {
geocoder = new google.maps.Geocoder();
var latlng = new google.maps.LatLng(0,0);
var myOptions = {
zoom: 17,
center: latlng,
mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
}
map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map-canvas"), myOptions);
}
function codeAddress(element) {
var address = element.attr('title');
geocoder.geocode( { 'address': address}, function(results, status) {
if (status == google.maps.GeocoderStatus.OK) {
map.setCenter(results[0].geometry.location);
var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
map: map,
position: results[0].geometry.location
});
} else {
alert("Geocode was not successful for the following reason: " + status);
}
});
}
$(document).ready(function(){
$map = $('#map-canvas');
initialize();
codeAddress($map);
$('.location').click(function(){
$me = $(this);
codeAddress($me);
});
});