diff -r e09437844ad9 -r f248e1434c3b src/cube.rs
--- a/src/cube.rs	Fri Oct 18 19:52:06 2024 -0500
+++ b/src/cube.rs	Sat Oct 19 10:46:13 2024 -0500
@@ -191,6 +191,23 @@
     point : Point,
 }
 
+impl OnCube {
+    /// Calculates both the logarithmic map and distance to another point
+    fn log_dist(&self, other : &Self) -> (<Self as ManifoldPoint>::Tangent, f64) {
+        let mut best_len = f64::INFINITY;
+        let mut best_tan = Loc([0.0, 0.0]);
+        for path in self.face.paths(other.face) {
+            let tan = self.face.convert(&path, &other.point) - &self.point;
+            let len = tan.norm(L2);
+            if len < best_len {
+                best_tan = tan;
+                best_len = len;
+            }
+        }
+        (best_tan, best_len)
+    }
+}
+
 impl ManifoldPoint for OnCube {
     type Tangent = Point;
 
@@ -209,17 +226,11 @@
     }
 
     fn log(&self, other : &Self) -> Self::Tangent {
-        let mut best_len = f64::INFINITY;
-        let mut best_tan = Loc([0.0, 0.0]);
-        for path in self.face.paths(other.face) {
-            let tan = self.face.convert(&path, &other.point) - &self.point;
-            let len = tan.norm(L2);
-            if len < best_len {
-                best_tan = tan;
-                best_len = len;
-            }
-        }
-        best_tan
+        self.log_dist(other).0
+    }
+
+    fn dist_to(&self, other : &Self) -> f64 {
+        self.log_dist(other).1
     }
 }