[gps-talkusers] finding the closest state

I got a call yesterday from our GPS friend Adam who was rolling down the 
highway in West Virginia. He wanted to know how to find out when they would 
enter Maryland.

I suggested that he do a Chord F to look up the nearest point of interest in 
Maryland. Since the addresses in the POI database use the two letter state 
abbreviation, he entered MD in the search string and came up with a place 25 
miles away. He set this as his destination so he could know how far Maryland 
was as they approached it.

This POI might not have been exactly on the border and probably not exactly on 
the interstate highway but it would be close enough.

If he really wanted to find the state line, he could set his virtual position 
to his GPS position and then explore ahead on the highway until he found 
Maryland by pressing C from time to time. You can also search on the word 
Stateline as there may be a business on the border with Stateline in its name.

Mike



Michael G. May

CEO Sendero Group

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