Garmin 2610/2650 Owner's Manual

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Reference25When you find the name of the waypoint you seek (no matter which search method you used), touch thewaypoint name and a Waypoint Review page will appear, displaying the longitude and latitude coordinatesof the waypoint. Touch Show Map if you want to see the waypoint on the Map page, or Go To if you wantyour StreetPilot to navigate to the waypoint. Touch Delete if you want to remove this waypoint from yourStreetPilot’s memory.Advanced Find FeaturesMain Map Feature: As was discussed above, you can view a selected location (an eatery, a hotel, waypoint,or city, for example) on the Map page when you select Show Map. The Map page will include additionalinformation such as current coordinates, current location name, and miles from your current position (seethe examples in the right-hand column on this page). If you would like to see the location on a cleaner Mappage, press the unit’s MENU key and then select the Locate on Main Map icon. All extraneous informationwill disappear.Measuring Distance to a Place: When you select Show Map to view a place, city, and street you havefound on the Map page, you can also perform a straight-line measurement of that place to see the distancefrom it to your current position or any other location. To view this measuring tool, press the unit’s MENUkey and then select the Measure Distance icon. A new Map page will appear, showing the place, city, orstreet, with a line pointing back to your current physical location. See Measuring Distances Between TwoPlaces, page 36, for more information.Finding PlacesThe type of view shown above appears when you selectShow Map for any feature/location you find. On the leftside of the top bar, the name of the found feature (“USPost Office”) is displayed. It is 8.9 miles and 30º fromyour current physical location. The right side of the topbar displays the Post Office’s coordinates.To view a cleaner display, press the unit MENU key andselect the Locate on Main Map icon. A view much likethe one shown below will appear.USING THE “SHOW MAP” FEATUREOnce you select a location through the Find feature,select Show Map to display this new location on theMap page. To activate the “measuring tool,” press theMENU key and then select the Measure Distance icon.You can then take straight-line measurements from thenew location to your current location or other placesyou select. See page 36 for more information on usingthe measuring tool.