I have a Garmin GPSmap 76CSx. The problem I'm having is the coordinates matching up with Google earth. Not sure if I'm just not reading it right or if the coordinates on Google earth are not true.
I just went out to my drive way and saved a way point into my GPS. Came in my bedroom, and pulled up Google Earth. Found the spot by passing over the area of me house, and if I'm reading it right, after going to the spot that I think the GPS says. It puts me several blocks away, close to a mile from my drive way.
I have had problems with this down at the beach too. Showing me well inland from where I really was. It always puts me about a mile north west of my should be location.
Is it just me? or does Google earth not match up?
way point of my drive.
GPS says:
N 29 degree 58.381'
W 094 degree 00.031'
Goggle earth says:
N 29 degree 58' 22.93"
W 94 degree 00' 01.66"
So how would I figure this out. What I'm wanting to be able to do is find a spot on Google earth and transfer that point to my GPS as a way point so I can find it later on.
Anyone ever use this program? Looking to get it for the waterways around here.
https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=2090
I just went out to my drive way and saved a way point into my GPS. Came in my bedroom, and pulled up Google Earth. Found the spot by passing over the area of me house, and if I'm reading it right, after going to the spot that I think the GPS says. It puts me several blocks away, close to a mile from my drive way.
I have had problems with this down at the beach too. Showing me well inland from where I really was. It always puts me about a mile north west of my should be location.
Is it just me? or does Google earth not match up?
way point of my drive.
GPS says:
N 29 degree 58.381'
W 094 degree 00.031'
Goggle earth says:
N 29 degree 58' 22.93"
W 94 degree 00' 01.66"
So how would I figure this out. What I'm wanting to be able to do is find a spot on Google earth and transfer that point to my GPS as a way point so I can find it later on.
Anyone ever use this program? Looking to get it for the waterways around here.
https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=2090