We’ve added a new “find by location” url filter to our Trigpoint & Hill pages. For example the page… www.haroldstreet.org.uk/waypoints/download/?g=NN166712 will look up the nearest hill (or failing that the nearest trigpoint) within a 20km square of the ten figure grid reference provided by the ?g= value If you only want trigpoints then the same » read more »
First you download the gpx file to your PC Connect your PC to your GPS with the correct cable (supplied by the GPS manufacturer) Import the gpx file in some form of gpx/waypoint management software such as GPSUor Memory Map or there are many other free examples out there too Finally use the software to » read more »
We’ve added a new hills search form here… www.haroldstreet.org.uk/waypoints/search.php It will allow you to search the hills & waypoints on the site using combinations of a wide variety of filters. We’ve also added a new list=trigpoints filter as well as a filter to allow you to see a sub-set of two different hill lists. If there are any more you’d like » read more »
Hills A fraction of the hills database data on this site still uses 6 figure grid references (these are less accurate for GPS use.) Those that are are shown with their grid reference in italics with an asterisk like this NN635500* If you wish to help improve the accuracy of these, members can do so by clicking the grid reference » read more »
I’ve had occasional issues getting the Google Earth Plugin to work in the Google Maps used in my Waypoints & Routes Pages when viewed through Firefox. However the trick to fix it seems to be; Un-install any existing Google Earth Plug-in from Windows Open “Internet Explorer” (NOT Firefox) and navigate to the page requiring the » read more »
Author: Phil Newby