How do I Correctly Enter / Edit coordinates?

[kmerkeley]

What is the easiest (most accurate) format ?

How do you specify degrees - from a standard keyboard?

[+IceColdUK]

Hi kmerkeley,

 

Where are you trying to enter the coords?

 

Generally Geocaching uses the following format for coords:

N dd° mm.mmm’ W ddd° mm.mmm’

 

- N maybe S, and W may be E.

- dd is degrees indicated by the ° symbol.  The symbol can be omitted in most cases.

- mm.mmm is minutes to 3 decimal places.  Again the ‘ symbol can normally be omitted when entering coords in Geocaching apps and websites.

 

You will see other formats.  This website offers a useful conversion tool:

 

https://www.geocachingtoolbox.com/index.php?lang=en&page=coordinateNotation

 

 

[+NanCycle]

The degrees symbol is Alt 0176.  

At least that used to work; I can't get it now.

 

As IceColdUK said, it cam be omitted in most cases.