Navigation terms – Garmin GPSMAP 76 User Manual
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Navigation Terms
Avg Speed—The average of all second-by-second
speed readings since last reset.
Bearing (BRG)—The compass direction from your
current location to a destination.
Course—The desired course between the active ‘from’
and ‘to’ waypoints.
Distance (Dist)—The ‘great circle’ distance from
current location to a destination.
Dist to Destination—The ‘great circle’ distance from
current location to a Goto destination, or the final
waypoint in a route.
Dist to Next—The ‘great circle’ distance from current
location to a Goto destination, or the next waypoint in
a route.
Elevation—Height above mean sea level (MSL).
ETA—Estimate Time of Arrival. The estimated time
you will reach your destination waypoint, based on
current speed and track.
ETA at Destination—The estimated time you will
reach a Goto destination, or the final waypoint in a
route.
ETA at Next—The estimated time you will reach a
Goto destination, or the next waypoint in a route.
Fuel—The fuel required to travel from current location
to the indicated route waypoint.
Leg Dist—The distance between two route waypoints.
Leg Fuel—The fuel required to travel from a
route waypoint to the next waypoint (in sequence)
in the route.
Leg Time—The time required to travel from a
route waypoint to the next waypoint (in sequence)
in the route.
Max Speed—The maximum second-by-second speed
recorded since last reset.
Moving Average Speed—Average speed while the
unit is moving.