Handy Geocaching Online Tools: GPS Coordinate Converter, Coordinate Grabber and Coordinate Distance Calculator

Andy HeadHardHat Smith

As far as handy online geocaching utilities go. The Jeff Boulter's website GPS Coordinate Converter has been one of my blog's most popular pages. During Episode 072 of the GeoSnippits Reboot Podcast, one of our listeners let us know of two other geocaching utilities that I thought you would love to know as well.

So here are all three for your geocaching insights.

• GPS Coordinate Converter:
• GPS Coordinate Grabber
• GPS Coordinate Distance Calculator

They are useable on pretty much all devices which is handy for all.

GPS Coordinate Converter:
Converts many types of coordinate forms into GPSr format.

GPS Coordinate Grabber:
Grabs coordinates from online URLs and automatically populates them for the user to put into a GPSr.

Coordinate Distance Calculator:

Gives you the calculated distance between GPSr coordinate points.

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Random geocaching tidbit for the day: How To Convert Mapping Coordinates

Random geocaching tidbit for the day: How To Convert Mapping Coordinates to GPS Coordinates

There are now many different apps out there that do map conversions. You know the geocaching situations where you have to either put data into your GPSr but the coords are in decimal or vice versa. Mystery and puzzle caches are notorious for conversions. Having an app like GCC (The Geocache Calculator -http://gcc.eisbehr.de/) is great but what happens in those situations when you don't? There are ways my geocaching friends and today's tidbit goes over a multitude of mapping conversions that you can do quickly.

Below is a link to the complete post I did recently on the subject. I find it very useful at times. Especially if I do not have my geocaching applications with me. Be sure to bookmark after you visit.. Enjoy.
Check out the post in it's entirety here ->
http://headhardhat-geocache.blogspot.com/2010/02/how-to-convert-coordinates-to-gps.html

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How To Convert Mapping Coordinates to GPS Coordinates

I am no mathematician in any sense but I know a good utility that does math when I see one.

Every once in a while I get asked how do you convert mapping coordinates so that they look like the type of numbers found on a GPS. I usually point them towards an internet URL and send them on their way but today I realized this needs to be a permanent resident on my blog. So here it is.

Go to this URL --> http://boulter.com/gps/

At the top put in just about any combination of coords that are out there into the top field.

For example - N 35.123456789 W 078.123456789

Click the "Convert and Map" button and wha-la several different outputs including one for GPS Units...

Remember to bookmark this one it is a real keeper and will help you in all sorts of ways including solving puzzle geocaches...

Enjoy!

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