Looking for App where I can select miles per day.

[jmccen58]

I,m wondering if there is an app or software that will allow me to say I want to travel a certain amount miles from my present location? This would make finding sites to stop much easier

[Matt_Colie]

Joe,

It is may personal and duly considered opinion (you know what they say about those) that the number of miles you travel in a day is almost completely irrelevant. If you have to be some place at a given time, it matters, but that is the worst way to travel in any RV.

In any case, buy Street Atlas and learn to use all of it. This program can be a simple or as complex as you choose. It can be just a traveling map or a complete excursion planner. But you will have to think and work with it.

If you load the planning section with how many miles you want to go. It will tell you where to look for end of day places. If you load it with hours you want the "road day" to last, it will do the same. It you include the expected stop times for fuel, food and attractions, it will include those as well.

If you go to the Discovery Owners Information and collect the overlays for what you may want, you will have it all on one screen.

Matt

[FULLTIMEWANABE]

FWIW: We have used www.Freetrip.com for many years, putting in our start and end destination. It shows average fuel prices of the areas enroute, and shows how many miles or kms and time are remaining. It tells us we should be crossing the border after 'x' amount of hours and 'x' amount of miles/kms depending how we've set it. There is also mountain advisory and more.

[DougE]

How Far Can I Travel is kind of neat. Sure would be nice if there was a phone app version.

[dieselbobcat]

Microsoft Streets and Trips does offer this kind of functionality. Trick is going to be finding a copy somewhere... it was discontinued a few years back. Check on Ebay... you might snatch up a used copy.

[valhalla360]

We use google earth. Yes, actual road distance may be a little different but usually it's obvious if it's significant (Ie: if you are going from Muskegon to Milwaukee, it's pretty obvious Lake Michigan is in the way.

Since I have google earth pro on my work laptop, I can just put a circle centered on my current location and define a radius. Then it's pretty easy to see where I can get to in a given period of time.

Once you have a destination in mind, you then simply ask it for directions and it will give you miles and estimated travel time.

You can also search the destination for what ever you are interested in, restuarants, groceries, campgrounds, etc...

A nice thing if reaching a new campground is to use streetview, so you can see what the entrance looks like. Makes it a lot easier than just having an adress. Also, a lot of times you can see part of the campground and it looks sketchy, you can pick another without having driven there already.

[icanon]

Hiker_01 wrote:

icanon wrote:

jmccen58 wrote:
I,m wondering if there is an app or software that will allow me to say I want to travel a certain amount miles from my present location? This would make finding sites to stop much easier

SAR Tracker wrote:
Just use Google Maps!

How does Google maps calculate miles without entering a city or destination?
The OP just wants to enter miles to see where they end up.
I too being trying and haven't figure that out and always wonder if it's possible?

I use google maps all the time. Move your cursor to your start point then do a right mouse click. On the pull down menu, select "Measure Distance". Then, move your mouse some distance in the direction you want to travel (doesn't have to be anyplace in particular), do another right mouse click, then select "Distance to Here". This will give you a measured ruler. You can drag the end out or in to adjust the distance you want to measure. You can also "left mouse click" again and it will give you another leg to measure.

Play around with it and you might find it useful in planning.

Thanks didn't know about that, still not exactly what the OP wanted but close enough.

[filthy_beast]

If you use Google maps, you can put in you current position and destination, then drag the route to where you want it. Once you get directions it will show time and distance to your turns. Otherwise you could put in a fictitious end point in the direction you want to go.

[wecamp04]

Rv parky might work for you it will find campgrounds,gas ect.you can search for many different things In an area you want to stay in will work on your phone,computer,tablet

[richarfg]

I use Good Sam Trip Planner. I put my start point, and end point; then I place the stops in between based on the number of miles I wish to travel in a day. I use my GPS to monitor my progress in achieving my desired time and destination.

[edbehnke]

you don't need a app, 5 hours = 250 10 hours = 500. not exact but pretty close.

[sdianel_-acct_c]

http://www.freemaptools.com/radius-around-point.htm

[FrankShore]

This is not exactly a map, but it will do what you want:

How Far Can I Travel?

[jmccen58]

navegator wrote:
If all roads were straight it would be easy, travel 200 miles and you are at X place two hundred miles from start point, roads are not straight travel on a road with a lot of switch backs and you may travel 200 miles on the odometer and only be 80 miles from where you started.

Purchase good road maps and a good compass preferably one with two points, on the scale ruler measure 10 or 20 miles, and start walking the compass until you have the 200 miles then see what town or interesting area there is.

That is how it is done to navigate an aircraft, ship and yes even RV's, that is how the wife and I do it and then we use Microsoft maps and trips to plan and print what we want to see and do.

navegator

Sorry you lost me "Navegator" is there a web site that explains in more details, preferably with pictures? :h

[pira114]

navegator wrote:
If all roads were straight it would be easy, travel 200 miles and you are at X place two hundred miles from start point, roads are not straight travel on a road with a lot of switch backs and you may travel 200 miles on the odometer and only be 80 miles from where you started.

Purchase good road maps and a good compass preferably one with two points, on the scale ruler measure 10 or 20 miles, and start walking the compass until you have the 200 miles then see what town or interesting area there is.

That is how it is done to navigate an aircraft, ship and yes even RV's, that is how the wife and I do it and then we use Microsoft maps and trips to plan and print what we want to see and do.

navegator

This is what I do. Then if I'm not familiar with the area, I Google it and see what's around.

[Hiker_01]

icanon wrote:

jmccen58 wrote:
I,m wondering if there is an app or software that will allow me to say I want to travel a certain amount miles from my present location? This would make finding sites to stop much easier

SAR Tracker wrote:
Just use Google Maps!

How does Google maps calculate miles without entering a city or destination?
The OP just wants to enter miles to see where they end up.
I too being trying and haven't figure that out and always wonder if it's possible?

I use google maps all the time. Move your cursor to your start point then do a right mouse click. On the pull down menu, select "Measure Distance". Then, move your mouse some distance in the direction you want to travel (doesn't have to be anyplace in particular), do another right mouse click, then select "Distance to Here". This will give you a measured ruler. You can drag the end out or in to adjust the distance you want to measure. You can also "left mouse click" again and it will give you another leg to measure.

Play around with it and you might find it useful in planning.