Coordinates

[+Hap Hazard]

When I look up the coordinates on various maps, they use a different system sometimes than what geocache.com uses, so I can't transfer them into my gps. What to do? Is there a map program that uses the compatible system of coordinates?

[+briansnat]

Here is a website that does conversions, and a few other cool things.

[+StarBrand]

...also - you might be surprised just how many different formats and datums your GPS understands - all you have to do is select them in the menus.

[+fizzymagic]

And of course there is always fizzycalc.

[+Hap Hazard]

Here is a website that does conversions, and a few other cool things.

 

Thank you! It works. I'll be going to France soon, and google maps were giving me odd coordinates. By the way, in the U.S., our coordinates are North and West I thought. But these coordinates in Paris are North and East. Obviousely, I'm a beginner.

Hap

[+DiamondDaveG]

Here is a website that does conversions, and a few other cool things.

 

Thank you! It works. I'll be going to France soon, and google maps were giving me odd coordinates. By the way, in the U.S., our coordinates are North and West I thought. But these coordinates in Paris are North and East. Obviousely, I'm a beginner.

Hap

 

You are correct. France is N & E. I did a cache search before my daughter headed there in an attempt to get her more interested. That failed but I did find that there are many caches available.