GPS Waypoints

[adrianna3]

Ok, so I'm going through my old handheld GPS (Garmin45) and writing down all of my old waypoint numbers to transfer over to my new Chartplotter. The only problem is that there's a bunch of points that are just numbered so I have no idea where they actually are and not sure I want to keep them. I've fished all over Vancouver Island from Sooke to Winter Harbour. I have a rough idea where they are from, but not exact.

Does anyone know of a website (like a Geocaching site, or surveying site) that you could input a coordinate and have it show you on a map where it is?

Thanks.

Dave

 

[CIVANO]

http://itouchmap.com/latlong.html

This may help

 

[adrianna3]

Wow, that was fast. Thanks CIVANO. I'm going to play around on that. I'll let you know how it works out.

Dave

 

[adrianna3]

Yeah, something is not right with the way my waypoints and the map data are jiving. For instance, my waypoint N 48* 48.827 by W 123* 49.561 I think is somewhere off of Port Renfrew's Botanical Beach. The map shows a different number format and shows the waypoint near Victoria. I'll have to try something else unless someone else has a better idea. Thanks.

Dave

 

[sir-vivor]

Yeah, something is not right with the way my waypoints and the map data are jiving. For instance, my waypoint N 48* 48.827 by W 123* 49.561 I think is somewhere off of Port Renfrew's Botanical Beach. The map shows a different number format and shows the waypoint near Victoria. I'll have to try something else unless someone else has a better idea. Thanks.

Dave

Hi Dave,

Well you could refer to a chart and do it "Old School" but I punched your co-ords into my Lowrance and your co-ords noted a spot about 2 miles NW of Duncan BC (more or less) ??????? Not even close to PR or Victoria ???
You could also go to google earth and it has bearings noted , might be of some help
GL
Clint

 

[scotth]

Hey Dave when I check those way points on my navionics I end up on land west of Maple Bay?
Scott

 

[sir-vivor]

Hey Dave when I check those way points on my navionics I end up on land west of Maple Bay?
Scott

Hey Scott , your just east of my mark , maybe a zoom issue but I imput the coord into my lorwrance and it pinpointed NW of Duncan but forsure on land , hmmm interesting ,. did you imput the coord in on your navionics or just scanned ???

 

[scotth]

I just scanned it so your guess is probably correct

 

[reelfast]

google earth puts you 1.5 miles NNW of Hillcrest. sort of a funny place to be fishing

 

[adrianna3]

See? Everyone gets different spots. I think I'll just put them into my chartplotter and scroll over to them to see where they come up. Thanks for the input guys.

Dave

 

[adrianna3]

Ok, I started to play around with my new chartplotter. I just entered the old waypoint and press "SHOW" then it takes me right to the GPS waypoint. Now I remember what and where they are.

Thanks for all the input guys. It's amazing what we can solve when we pool our ideas.

Dave