Coordinates

[Khandro]

Does anyone understand them please?

Google Maps gives the coordinates of a hotel as, 50. 96212, 1.83490

But when I enter them into my satnav it changes them to N 50° 26.962' E 001° 50.834'

Why does it do that, and is it correct?

I can't put the street address in because its maps can't find them

[drmorgans]

Is it in Aldershot?

[bhg481]

No, it's not correct.

0.96212 degrees = 0.96212 x 60 minutes 57.7 minutes.

So 50.96212 deg equates to 50 deg 57.7 mins.

Similar calculation for eastings.

[Maydup]

Isn’t it easier to use the postcode in the Sat Nav?

[Khandro]

bhg, thanks but now I'm really confused.
drm, It's in Calais - but I might well end up in Aldershot!

[bhg481]

That's somewhere in France - he might not have a postcode.

[Khandro]

Maydup ; a good point, I've never done that before either, I'll try that.

[bhg481]

1.83 assumes east, Aldershot would be -1.83

[Peter Pedant]

google
how do i use coordinates on google maps

and there is quite a lot there
degrees as decimal
degrees, minutes seconds
degrees minutes decimal

and sort of take it from there - yours is DD and you need to convert to DMS - or use a google map, find he place and street and read it

didnt know it cd be such fun

[Khandro]

No there's no postcode :0(

[douglas9401]

Doesn't always work in remote rural areas, Maydup.
I was delivering to a fish farm in the far north of Scotland and technology took me to a hotel 45 miles away, luckily mine host had had the same thing happen before so I got there by following his directions.

[Khandro]

PP, you get the Google maps app, find the place on the map by enlarging it, click on the spot & it registers it, then you right click on it again and it gives the coordinates.
But they're no b. use if your satnav can't accept them!

[bhg481]

If you use Google Earth you can change the way coordinates are displayed via the settings tab.

[Aquariel]

It could be that your satnav is expecting you to enter them in a different format?

Those values on Google generate the degree coordinates of 50°57'43.6"N, 1°50'05.6"E - which is in Calais.

[davebro]

use WHAT3WORDS

[Etch]

What make is your satnav, Khandro? On my Garmin I have the following choices for 'Coordinate Format':
h ddd.ddddd°
h ddd° mm.mmm'
h ddd° mm' ss.s"

[Buenchico]

Assuming that you're trying to get to the Hotel Restaurant de la Plage, the street address is 693 Digue Gaston Berthe, 62100, Calais.

[Khandro]

Etch the satnav is a Garmin, it's ageing now, but I have updated it about 3 years ago.
Chris , the hotel is next to that one, it's the Hotel du Golf.

[Buenchico]

If your satnav can find one hotel, Khandro, I reckon that you can probably find the one next door to it ;-)

For the record though, change 693 to 745 for the correct street address.

If you're looking for somewhere nice to eat in Calais (without paying a fortune), I can thoroughly recommend Au Calice:
https://www.lecalice.com/

[Khandro]

Thanks Chris I've noted that . As I said earlier though, my satnav doesn't recognise the street address, not even the Boulevard Charles de Gaulle which is close by.
Maybe when I'm France it will do so. I chose the hotel for the night simply because it's near the tunnel for an early start next day, - & pets are allowed.

[Etch]

Khandro - my Garmin nüvi 2599 is getting on for 8 years old now. You don't say which model you have, but on mine the 'Coordinate Format' settings are (from the top-level screen) under 'Settings' > (scroll down) 'Units & Time' > 'Position Format' > 'Coordinate Format'. Yours appears to be set to 'h ddd° mm.mmm'. If you select 'h ddd.ddddd°' ('Save' etc) then that will allow you to correctly enter the coordinates given by Google Maps.