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.

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