+jkhashab Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 Ok, so I read the Idiot's Guide, bought a Garmin entrex Legend, read the manual, figured out how to enter waypoints manually, and then it hit me...how do I get to a far off location that I don't recognize (the first few cache's were in my home town)? Do I use my car gps? It only has capability of entering an address or intersection (not waypoints), or is there a way to use my handheld without crashing on the side of the road trying to read it and stay on track? Is there a hint on the data page itself in terms of the general area? HELP! I plan on going for my first cache this week. thanks a bunch, Janet in Hillsborough Quote Link to comment
nitro71 Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 You could look at a map and drive near the cache then use the gps once you get there. Be careful staring at the gps and not paying attention to your surroundings. A guy fell off a cliff here a while back while geocaching. Quote Link to comment
+dfx Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 (edited) many car navigation GPSs actually do have an option to enter longitude and latitude, you just may have to look a little harder for it. giving brand and model here may be helpful. other than that, unless your handheld also features turn-by-turn car navigation (which the etrex legend doesn't), you shouldn't use it for car navigation purposes. however, each cache listing already has a link to google maps driving directions from your home coordinates. the regular google maps links is also a great way of seeing where the cache is and get an idea on how to get there. Edited March 16, 2010 by dfx Quote Link to comment
+Fianccetto Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 My car sat nav allows me to as well, though not obvious as have to go through a different menu to usual to get there. Also, its set up differently, I have to alter the coords for seconds (so times the digits after the decimal point by 60). Quote Link to comment
+Macon_Cache Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 You can get the driving directions to the general are from the cache page. That's what I do - I'm new also - about a week - 3 finds so far! Quote Link to comment
hoosier guy Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 You can get the driving directions to the general are from the cache page. That's what I do - I'm new also - about a week - 3 finds so far! Welcome to the geocaching world! Quote Link to comment
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