Thread: Accuracy figure of horizontal position fix on GPSMAP 66 satellite screen?

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I have been using handheld GPS units since 2007.

I have always got to what I was looking for every time.
As for Geocaching the GPSMAP 66 has gotten to the correct location every time.
I still have to find the cache which could be anywhere in a 3 to 4 meter radius.
But that has nothing to do with Accuracy of GPS. Most caches are given a location that is close to the cache and not on it directly.

As for hiking I use the latest open street maps and the GPS has keep me on the trail the whole time.
I have used eTrex Legend HCx which I have 6 off. Used the Etrex 22x which I have 5 off and my GPSMAP 66.
They all work and have kept me on the trails I was using.

I do not know how you are using your GPS that you question its accuracy.

But if it puts you in the within the area you set out to go to plus or minus 4 meters is that a problem?

You will not be walking off a cliff because your GPS said to walk 4 metes more are you???