Siri will give you the distance from your current location if you say: "What is the distance to City, State". It speaks the distance as well as presenting an onscreen response.
On Aug 28, 2013, at 9:42 AM, Jim Inman <jiminmanjr@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Ken -
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> It is an odd request, I know. Even if the GPS app would have a mileage scale that could show an approximation, it would be helpful.
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> I travel solo a lot for work. I have had trips where I need to make a quick stop for gas, restroom, etc - but I would like to get an idea of distances still.
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> I appreciate the comments and feedback!
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> Jim
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> From: Ken Bandy <kbandy@iatse30.org>
> To: apple-iphone@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2013 9:46 AM
> Subject: RE: [apple-iphone] Re: GPS
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> Jim, I use MotionX GPS Drive, and in order to do what you want, I would set intermediate "stops" in the route. I don't know of any apps that would do exactly what you are wanting.
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> Ken
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: apple-iphone@yahoogroups.com [mailto:apple-iphone@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Jim Inman
> Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2013 9:06 AM
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> I would still like to find a GPS app that would help determine distances within a trip. For example, if traveling from Chicago to Louisville, and mid-route, I would like to know how far I am from Indianapolis - without having to redo the entire trip.
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> Similarly, if I am traveling out west, where there is usually a fair distance between cities, it would be nice to determine how far the next city is - even if it is not the destination.
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> From: Dr M J DiGirolamo <DrD@2020.com>
> To: apple-iphone@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2013 8:12 PM
> Subject: [apple-iphone] Re: GPS
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> Hi Thomas,
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> I would HIGHLY RECOMMEND Google Maps.
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> It's dead on and easy to use.
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> And, added to all this, it's FREE!
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> Mike
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