However, if the location you want directions to has no icon to click (if you’re trying to get to an intersection, say), the secret lies in right- or Control-clicking directly on the spot.
As you can see, doing that will bring up a handy contextual menu, from which you can drop a pin or open a new window if you want to. But the “Get Directions” option is the one I use most often—pick that, and Maps will automagically take you right to the place you wanna go, all fast and stuff.
Nifty! So you don’t have to drop a pin yourself and drag it around. Which is great, because if being able to accurately drag map pins were a sport, I think I’d lose at it.
Considering I tried to land on the road there, that’s pretty terrible. You should all probably mock my lack of motor skills.