bluechipwi

I'm a new user to GPS and need to go to the following business location early tomorrow (Thursday). Problem is when using the SAME address ....
104 River Rd, Menomonie, WI 54751 both Google and Map Quest give different locations.
Google says ..
ConAgra, WI maps - Google Maps

Map Quest says (but is forcing a box number into zip code, which I can not over ride).
Map of 104 River Rd Menomonie, WI by MapQuest

The problem is, as far as I can tell, when I input the address into my Nuvi 760 it looks like it is traveling the Map quest route.
I'm waiting for confirmation, but it appears Google map displays the correct location. Using Google Map (when at above default "center of map location" Long/Lat screen hack ...

javascript:void(prompt('',gApplication.getMap().ge tCenter()));

I get the following results ...
(44.881861, -91.934767)
I can find in Nuvi 760 where to input the coordinates, but I can not seem to figure out the correct way to enter them.
Any help, suggestions.
Thanks
Dennis

tampa8

Here's what I've come up with;

Map shows intersection of 440ths street and County highway, State Rd 72.

Coordinates I got are;
44.773007
-91.939473

And actually in Downsville which is near Menomonie

dav

Great hint on using Downsville, Tampa8! (and, welcome to the site)
Using GoogleEarth I get the coordinates bluechipwi got, 3 blocks west of where the river enters the lake at Menomomie.

Using my nüvi 750 I got the location Tampa8 got down in Downsville.

Now, my nüvi thinks that the address GoogleEarth gave me is 104 1st Ave W, Menomomie, WI. But GoogleEarth thinks 104 1st Ave W is three blocks due east of that address, where the road intersects Broadway.

bluechipwi, please let us know if you found it, and what the correct coordinates are.

tampa8

bluechipwi

Nuvi did very good.
Went to Lat - Long Finder site, typed the address and it returned the following ....
Latitude = 44.8819, Longitude = -91.9348
I then went to nuvi/coordinates option (change to above format - cured my previous problem of not being able to input this value). Inputted the above values, named and saved. Today in the wee hours of the morning, I drove through total darkness. Google map in hand, but Nuvi my guiding light I start my trek. A long hour into the trip, Nuvi requested a turn that was NOT supported on my Google printed out map. I continued pass and Nuvi immediately recalculated .... and 25 minutes later, Nuvi guided me to a "Spot on", perfect destination. Keep in mind this was center of a big city/downtown, a somewhat unusual location for a large manufacturing (food industry) facility.
Mention my ordeal with site staff with Map Quest putting you 10 miles off course. Staff smiled and stated many inbound truckers grumbled when calling in with deliveries about that issue. So on my backside today, with bountiful sunshine and no appointment shedule to concern myself, I let Nuvi do a full return trip, which included a 10 miles new stretch (which I ignore previously on my AM drive in) .. better and faster total trip. For a 150 mile trip, less than 5 miles were NOT freeway. Me one happy camper ..

dav

Thanks for filling us in on the results, bluechipwi!

bluechipwi

Thanks so much for releasing my "captive / held hostage" post .. most appreciated.