Entering Waypoints

[Loch Sloy!]

Hello, I'm very new to this and very excited to get started. It seems like geocaching is something my wife and I will much enjoy. Here's a question I have for you experts. How do I enter a waypoint from scratch into my gps? i.e. one cache I'm wanting to look for is N 38° 26.349 W 105° 13.949.

 

When I enter this do I input 38.26; or 26.329; or 38.26349?

 

I'm looking for answers on these sites but haven't found them yet.

 

Thanks much and happy hunting.

[+Team_LPD]

Hello, I'm very new to this and very excited to get started. It seems like geocaching is something my wife and I will much enjoy. Here's a question I have for you experts. How do I enter a waypoint from scratch into my gps? i.e. one cache I'm wanting to look for is N 38° 26.349 W 105° 13.949.

 

When I enter this do I input 38.26; or 26.329; or 38.26349?

 

I'm looking for answers on these sites but haven't found them yet.

 

Thanks much and happy hunting.

 

Did you get a manual with your GPS?

 

And which GPS do you have?

[+HeffeD]

You need to go the the setup page for your GPS and make sure the 'units' are set for:

Position Format hddd° mm.mmm'

Map Datum WGS 84

 

Then you should enter the coordinates just as they appear on the cache page. Which in this case would be

N 38° 26.349 W 105° 13.949

[+soldierblue2]

That is a Good Question I have a Garmin Legend Cx and all i do is put in the Grid Reference, so can like you i would like to know the same question as yourself, and no i have not got a hand book :laughing:

[+soldierblue2]

That is a Good Question I have a Garmin Legend Cx and all i do is put in the Grid Reference, so can like you i would like to know the same question as yourself, and no i have not got a hand book :laughing:

[+New England n00b]

You can download the manual and quick reference guide from teh Garmin website (click this link to go there)

[+Okiebryan]

I have a Legend. What I used to do (now I download PQs and load waypoints from my laptop) was to mark a waypoint, then change the waypoint name and coordinates. Then click ok. This will work.

[Loch Sloy!]

Hello, I'm very new to this and very excited to get started. It seems like geocaching is something my wife and I will much enjoy. Here's a question I have for you experts. How do I enter a waypoint from scratch into my gps? i.e. one cache I'm wanting to look for is N 38° 26.349 W 105° 13.949.

 

When I enter this do I input 38.26; or 26.329; or 38.26349?

 

I'm looking for answers on these sites but haven't found them yet.

 

Thanks much and happy hunting.

 

Did you get a manual with your GPS?

 

And which GPS do you have?

 

Thanks for your response. I went to the menu of my Megallan and changed the way the info was inputted. Made all the difference in the world. Thanks soooo much. Happy hunting.