On Thu, 13 Dec 2007 15:26:20 -0500, singhals <singhals@erols.com> wrote: >I know some of you are using GPS units to locate graves, >cemeteries, old homesteads, and the like. > >I'd like one to use for exactly those purposes. > >Which models in which brands will allow me to retrieve >lat/lon a week after I mark the spot? Not all of 'em do, >apparently. >Cheryl I have never used mine to locate a grave site. I have county maps and graveyards are marked on them. If a site is found that is not on the map marking can be done manually. Three brands are popular for cars, Garmin, Tom-Tom and Magellan. The type that is used in the car may not be what you want for lat/lon. Or, you can do what we did when fishing years ago - when you find a good fishing hole, mark an "X" on the side of the boat. 8-) Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Louisiana Gal. Hugh

J. Hugh Sullivan wrote: > On Thu, 13 Dec 2007 15:26:20 -0500, singhals <singhals@erols.com> > wrote: > > >>I know some of you are using GPS units to locate graves, >>cemeteries, old homesteads, and the like. >> >>I'd like one to use for exactly those purposes. >> >>Which models in which brands will allow me to retrieve >>lat/lon a week after I mark the spot? Not all of 'em do, >>apparently. > > >>Cheryl > > > I have never used mine to locate a grave site. I have county maps and > graveyards are marked on them. If a site is found that is not on the > map marking can be done manually. > > Three brands are popular for cars, Garmin, Tom-Tom and Magellan. The > type that is used in the car may not be what you want for lat/lon. > > Or, you can do what we did when fishing years ago - when you find a > good fishing hole, mark an "X" on the side of the boat. 8-) > > Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Louisiana Gal. > > Hugh :) I'll share that wisdom wid my Cajun fr'en comin today, yes. Joyeux Noel a vous tout. Cheryl

On Fri, 14 Dec 2007 11:30:46 -0500, singhals <singhals@erols.com> wrote: >J. Hugh Sullivan wrote: > >> On Thu, 13 Dec 2007 15:26:20 -0500, singhals <singhals@erols.com> >> wrote: >> >> >>>I know some of you are using GPS units to locate graves, >>>cemeteries, old homesteads, and the like. >>> >>>I'd like one to use for exactly those purposes. >>> >>>Which models in which brands will allow me to retrieve >>>lat/lon a week after I mark the spot? Not all of 'em do, >>>apparently. >> >> >>>Cheryl >> >> >> I have never used mine to locate a grave site. I have county maps and >> graveyards are marked on them. If a site is found that is not on the >> map marking can be done manually. >> >> Three brands are popular for cars, Garmin, Tom-Tom and Magellan. The >> type that is used in the car may not be what you want for lat/lon. >> >> Or, you can do what we did when fishing years ago - when you find a >> good fishing hole, mark an "X" on the side of the boat. 8-) >> >> Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Louisiana Gal. >> >> Hugh > > >:) I'll share that wisdom wid my Cajun fr'en comin today, yes. > >Joyeux Noel a vous tout. > >Cheryl Marecy Buttercups while I cherchez moi femme. Hugh

> On Thu, 13 Dec 2007 15:26:20 -0500, singhals <singhals@erols.com> > wrote: > >>I know some of you are using GPS units to locate graves, >>cemeteries, old homesteads, and the like. >> >>I'd like one to use for exactly those purposes. >> >>Which models in which brands will allow me to retrieve >>lat/lon a week after I mark the spot? Not all of 'em do, >>apparently. > >>Cheryl > You might want to check into the digital cameras and camera add-ons that record the GPS coords directly to the image file. I've never used one and the cameras might still be a bit higher cost (I don't really know, though), but I think that would be the easiest/quickest for any real amount of records. I do know that my Magellan Explorist 210 will save the info in a point of interest (POI), waypoints, or in it's "breadcrumbs" (track log), but like most GPS's it isn't that quick or easy to navigate through to either get the info out of, or to tag each waypoint or breadcrumb with some meaningful info for later. It's perfectly fine if you just want the coords for a whole cemetery, but you could use Google or MapQuest for that anyhow.