Question about how to get GPS coordinates

[Tom_in_CA]

There used to be an option on Topozone's website, where you could hover the cursor over a point on the topographic map, and it would tell you the exact GPS coordinates for the spot your cursor was over. Then you could plug those coordinates into your GPS, and simply go to the exact spot in the wilderness.

However, topozone website has long since gone to a pay-site.

Is there an other free website out there that allows a person to do this old topozone trick?

 

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[stoney56]

You might try Mapper 2.0

http://mapper.acme.com/

 

[stoney56]

It allows you to put a pin on the spot interested in and also has satellite hybrid, terrain, topo, Nexrad, maplink, etc.

 

[Eddie Lomax]

Google Earth will give you the coordinates.

 

[Tom_in_CA]

Thanx guys! Turns out that ...... yes ..... google earth will allow that technology, to hover your cursor over a spot, while it reads out the gps. However, Google Earth is a processor heavy standalone program on your hard drive and needs a web connect to get information. Google Maps is a website based program so that you only need an internet browser and connection to use. I personally never got google earth. Tried one time, but my lack-of-tech-suave got me bogged down in all the loading process, messages, programs, etc...

However, here's a bit of news: Terraserver can do it. It's a little slow to zoom in and out, but it works with no preparation. Just click on "viewer".

 

[Goldminer]

Maptech.

 

[GoldenEagle]

Try interactive maps in Nat Geo

 

[goodie hunter]

And if you only have the decimal degrees, you can go to the following converter and it will change your decimals into complete coordinates.

<http://www.csgnetwork.com/gpscoordconv.html>