Yeah, my old mapping programs went to the wayside years ago when I quit working decades ago (AutoCAD and Maptech). Those provided survey grade accuracy with all kinds of graphics tools.
Now I use Google Earth Pro. It's certainly not close to survey grade, but it's free, easy to use, has good aerial 3D terrain base photography and other useful capabilities. It enables input of waypoints that locate on the base maps about as accurately as a handheld GPS is capable of providing (+/- 25 feet, more or less). Entering waypoints by metes and bounds or coordinates from legal descriptions isn't as accurate on GE base maps as a true mapping program but the results are usable. Yes, you can extend lines at distance and bearing, but it's not a direct operation. You do it by using a measuring command, dragging the pointer, which displays the azimuth (0.01 degree accuracy) and distance (0.01 foot accuracy) until you stop the pointer, then saves and labels the results. Standalone labelling sucks, but it's possible, somewhat.
Google Earth will only be supported online beginning in 2027 - the downloadable desktop app will still be usable, but no longer upgraded. I use Garmin BaseCamp a little too, but just as a backup repository for GPS waypoints.
