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Online Help > AlpineQuest 2.x > Landmarks
How to measure distances and bearings?
To compute distances and bearings between any locations:
- Move the screen center over the initial location and tap it
;
- Select
“Create a landmark…”
;
- Scroll down the list and select
“Measure”
.
The “Measure tool”
side-view is displayed.
- When you move the map center over any other location, the distance and bearing from the initial location to the screen center is previewed
;
- Tap
“+ location”
to define a destination location. You can repeat this process for any number of locations;
- To move over a particular location using its coordinates, you can use the
“Search”
tool;
- When you've done, tap on the
“Save & Close”
icon to close the measure tool.
Your measures remain displayed on the map until you delete them.
Lines between measured locations are colored depending on the bearing: red when going north, blue when going south.