On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 3:02 PM, Rocket J Squirrel < camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote: > > Few of the common units allow a fellow to input latitude/longitude for > destination. I've found a number of great places to camp hereabouts from > other folk who have provided coördinates only. For example, > 43.770373,-120.967342 is a spot where my son and I camp every spring. If > you can plug that into your city-slicker GPS and have it show you nearby > Sand Springs Road/NF-23 then you got a good one. > Well, I guess I got a good one. Just plugged the coordinates into my Garmin 7200 (that uses the same maps as all the Garmin vehicle GPS units as far as I know) and up popped Sand Springs Road right next to the destination. Aside from the hassle I had with Garmin over map files when I first got the 7200 it has proven to be pretty good even on back roads and FS roads. And the data has not been updated for about four years now. BTW, the POI data can really suck, it's taken me to at least two RV parks that wern't there anymore and two within a block of one that was well hidden and I never found. Maybe I have to spring for the upgrade. > > |
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