Reference36You can use the Measure Distance feature to dostraight-line distancing for places that are miles awayfrom your current location. In the example above, thecurrent location is Olathe, Kansas, and the new point isAlbuquerque, New Mexico.Measuring DistancesMeasuring Distances Between Two PlacesYou can get an idea of how far two points are from each other by using the Measure Distance feature. Thisfeature measures from point to point in a straight line. It does not consider roads.To measure the distance between two points, make sure you are currently viewing the Map page. Then,press the unit or remote MENU key. A Menu page will appear. Select Measure Distance from this page. Anon-screen pointer (a blue thumb tack) at your current physical location (or current point) will appear onthe Map page. In our example below, the current location is the Midland Theater.Touch a point anywhere on the Map page. A dotted line that extends from the on-screen pointer to yournew point will appear:Coordinates of your mappointerItem under your map pointerDistance and directionfrom the thumb tack tothe map pointer .The coordinates of thenew location youselected (the Bistro).The new location, theBistro, is .1 miles and244° from the thumbtack.
