gridlox Posted January 12, 2005 Posted January 12, 2005 My wife is a nurse and goes to several conferences & training seminars during the year that are out of town. I normally travel with her. Why not! The clinic is paying the whole room, her food and travel expenses! Makes for a cheap get-away from the kids for mom & dad!! Especially when we drive and we only have to pay for "MY" food. Last August we spent 4 days & 3 nights in Nashville and it only cost us $140 bucks after they reimbursed us all her expenses! But I digress... Now that I'm into GCing, it will give me something to do while she's in class, other than hang at the hotel or checkout some lame tourist trap. What I'd like to do is be able to look up the lat/lon for a specific address. Usually will be the hotel where we stay. Then I can go to the GC website, plug the lat/lon into the search and load the ones in the area into my GPS. Any leads? TIA D-man Quote
+NightPilot Posted January 12, 2005 Posted January 12, 2005 This is asked about once a week. It's called geocoding, and you can find one site here. Quote
+Markwell Posted January 12, 2005 Posted January 12, 2005 It's asked so often that I made it the first question on my FAQ. There's a thread called Read First! Geocaching Frequently Asked Questions pinned at the top of the Getting Started forum that has a wealth of information, including this. You might want to read that thread Quote
+Birdsong-n-Bud Posted January 12, 2005 Posted January 12, 2005 I have exactly the opposite (reverse) problem. Caches will often mention the lat/long of a parking spot, and I want to mapquest to the parking spot but can't figure out how. Quote
+Jeeping Family Posted January 12, 2005 Posted January 12, 2005 I have exactly the opposite (reverse) problem. Caches will often mention the lat/long of a parking spot, and I want to mapquest to the parking spot but can't figure out how. Mark it as a waypoint and head there first. I mark all caches by their GC ID in my GPSr, so I will have: GCABCD - 0 for a parking spot listed GCABCD for a single location cache GCABCD - 1 for the first of a multi GCABCD - 2 for the second etc...... Quote
+Birdsong-n-Bud Posted January 13, 2005 Posted January 13, 2005 Mark it as a waypoint and head there first. Yep, I've had to resort to doing that. Usually it gets me there eventually, but once in awhile the spot will be on some remote road and we go round in circles trying to find it. Guess that is part of the fun of it, huh? Quote
+NightPilot Posted January 13, 2005 Posted January 13, 2005 Or put it into USAPhotomaps and display it on a topo map or aerial photo, zoomable. It uses terraserver imagery, and is very cool software. You can import the .gpx file with the pocket queries, and display all the caches, as well as transfer the waypoints to and from your GPS, and display your tracks and routes on the map/photo, and make your own routes for uploading to the GPS. Quote
gridlox Posted January 13, 2005 Author Posted January 13, 2005 This is asked about once a week. Yea!!! I guess I get the beanie award this week then!! Seriously! Thanks for the help guys! Guess I need to read those FAQs instead of just skimming them, huh? D-man Quote
+Birdsong-n-Bud Posted January 13, 2005 Posted January 13, 2005 can import the .gpx file with the pocket queries, and display all the caches, as well as transfer the waypoints to and from your GPS, and display your tracks and routes on the map/photo, and make your own routes for uploading to the GPS. :::bag on head::: You know, I get a PQ every day, and still haven't figured out how to upload them to the GPS. That's my next project to learn. I can see where making the route like that would be helpful. We've done it on paper so far. Quote
+Markwell Posted January 13, 2005 Posted January 13, 2005 (edited) GSAK will take the PQ results and upload them directly to your GPS - as will EasyGPS. Edited January 13, 2005 by Markwell Quote
SICILIANS Posted January 13, 2005 Posted January 13, 2005 I have exactly the opposite (reverse) problem. Caches will often mention the lat/long of a parking spot, and I want to mapquest to the parking spot but can't figure out how. Isn't this the feature of Mapquest that you are needing ? http://www.mapquest.com/maps/main.adp?form...state=&zipcode= Quote
+Birdsong-n-Bud Posted January 16, 2005 Posted January 16, 2005 Isn't this the feature of Mapquest that you are needing ? Yes! Yes! Thank you! That is exactly what I needed! Thank you! I have bookmarked that. In the off-chance that I ever need to access that when I don't have access to my own computers' favorites...how do you access that page from Mapquest? I had tried to find something like that from their homepage about a month ago and came up empty. Thank you!! :::doing a happy Snoopy dance::: Quote
+Birdsong-n-Bud Posted January 16, 2005 Posted January 16, 2005 GSAK will take the PQ results and upload them directly to your GPS - as will EasyGPS. Thanks, Markwell. I did download those programs. Now to figure out how to get them into the GPS. I'll be toying with it this weekend to see if I can figure it out. I'd love not to have to plug them in manually. Quote
+robert Posted January 16, 2005 Posted January 16, 2005 Mark it as a waypoint and head there first. Yep, I've had to resort to doing that. Usually it gets me there eventually, but once in awhile the spot will be on some remote road and we go round in circles trying to find it. Guess that is part of the fun of it, huh? This helps a lot! Quote
+Thot Posted January 16, 2005 Posted January 16, 2005 Caches will often mention the lat/long of a parking spot, and I want to mapquest to the parking spot but can't figure out how. In my Geocaching Combo Utilities there’s a utility called Map Coordinates that does this. You just enter the coordinates in any format you want and it gives you a choice of several maps. http://factsfacts.com/geocachingsoft/Geoca...Combo.htm#MapIt Quote
+Birdsong-n-Bud Posted January 16, 2005 Posted January 16, 2005 In my Geocaching Combo Utilities there’s a utility called Map Coordinates that does this. You just enter the coordinates in any format you want and it gives you a choice of several maps :::Bag on head::: Sorry about my ignorance. What is a "Combo Utility," please? Quote
+Poindexter Posted January 16, 2005 Posted January 16, 2005 In my Geocaching Combo Utilities there’s a utility called Map Coordinates that does this. You just enter the coordinates in any format you want and it gives you a choice of several maps :::Bag on head::: Sorry about my ignorance. What is a "Combo Utility," please? Click on the link, go to the top of the page. Quote
tjmack05 Posted January 17, 2005 Posted January 17, 2005 Here's a dumb question: How to I put the coordinates that my GPSr lists as my home waypoint into the proper format to use that Mapquest tool? For example: N41 19.147 W072 58.212 I tried using the decimal option and entered 41.19147 and -72.58212 but it put me out in the middle of long island sound. I know it's a newbie thing, but have mercy on me! Tx Quote
SICILIANS Posted January 17, 2005 Posted January 17, 2005 Isn't this the feature of Mapquest that you are needing ? Yes! Yes! Thank you! That is exactly what I needed! Thank you! I have bookmarked that. In the off-chance that I ever need to access that when I don't have access to my own computers' favorites...how do you access that page from Mapquest? I had tried to find something like that from their homepage about a month ago and came up empty. Thank you!! :::doing a happy Snoopy dance::: From the Mapquest.com main page: Click the MAPS icon top right It's between FIND IT and Directions icons On this next page, you should see an OPTIONS section just Below where you would type in the street Address. Options Map by Lat/Long City Maps Click on Map by Lat/Long and you are there.. Quote
+Birdsong-n-Bud Posted January 17, 2005 Posted January 17, 2005 From the Mapquest.com main page: Click the MAPS icon top right Sicilians strike again! You've done it twice....many, many thanks. That is something I'll be using over and over. Thanks for your help! Quote
SICILIANS Posted January 18, 2005 Posted January 18, 2005 Sicilians strike again! You've done it twice....many, many thanks. That is something I'll be using over and over. Thanks for your help! Your Welcome Quote
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