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Subject: Re: US mapping programs Posted on: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 10:21:02 CDT



Icono Clast wrote:

> Mimi wrote:
>
>> I've been working on a trip to the Southwest, driving to figure out
>> drive times between sights. There seems to be a significant difference
>> between what MapQuest tells me and what Yahoo maps says. Which is more
>> accurate? Is there a third alternative that is better?
>
>
> We in this forum are the most accurate. State your points and we'll tell
> you what you need to know.
>
> You may compute your own times using the distances you know divided by
> 50 to tell you how long it'll take from departure to arrival. Of course,
> you have to add time for touring en route.

For a long trip mostly on interstates the map programs look to think 65
to 70 mph. I suspect that they are pretty optimistic.

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