The venerable Garmin 60C just got a whole lot better. The 7.5-ounce GPSMap 60Cx now features an insanely accurate, high-sensitivity GPS receiver by SiRF that tracks your position even in tree cover and canyons. Plus, you get a bright, sunlight-readable color TFT display and an included a 64 MB microSD card for storage of optional map detail. Simply put, this powerful unit is ready to take you anywhere on land or sea.

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The GPSMap 60Cx features the powerful SiRF GPS navigation chip for supreme accuracy in all conditions.

You can use the 60Cx’s memory card slot with preprogrammed microSD cards from Garmin (sold separately) that provide topographic maps, city streets, and nautical charts. In fact, the unit is compatible with most Garmin MapSource products including BlueChart, City Navigator, U.S. Topo 24K, and U.S. Topo and Recreational Lakes with Fishing Hot Spots. The unit comes preloaded with an Americas autoroute basemap that provides automatic routing capabilities including highways, exits, and tide data. There’s also a preloaded marine point database. You can even get turn-by-turn directions when you’re driving, and an integrated trip computer provides odometer, stopped time, moving average, overall average, total time, max speed, and more.

The 60Cx’s 2.6-inch, 256-color TFT color display is designed to present mapping and trip information clearly and accurately in any lighting conditions. Plus, the case is lightweight, rugged, and water resistant to IEC 60529 IPX7 standards (can be submerged in one meter of water for 30 minutes). When using two AA alkaline batteries, you’ll get up to 30 hours of battery life from the unit.

Another key feature of the 60Cx is the 10,000 point automatic track log; 20 saved tracks (500 points each) let you retrace your path in both directions. There’s also a large-numbers option for easy viewing, as well as a dual-position display mode. The also unit includes built-in celestial tables for best times to fish and hunt, plus sun and moon calculations.

The 60Cx’s trip computer provides odometer, stopped time, moving average, overall average, total time, max speed, and more. Meanwhile, a fast processor allows the 60Cx to provide quick auto-routing, turn-by-turn directions, and audio alerts when you use the optional MapSource software, which can be stored on the unit’s included 64 MB microSD card. Downloading information is quick with the USB or serial port interfaces. Using the dedicated serial port, the 60Cx can share navigation instructions with repeaters, plotters, and autopilots. The four-position rocker pad and dedicated high-use buttons make navigating through the unit’s features easy, even when your fingers are cold or wet.

Finally, the GPSMap 60Cx is packed with some extra fun features. An integrated outdoor calendar provides ideal hunting and fishing times, as well as moon rise/set/location information. There is a dedicated geocaching mode for those of you into the hot GPS community treasure hunt game. Finally, there are indoor/outdoor GPS games to help you and your friends enjoy the outdoors.

If you like the features of the 60Cx but require an electronic compass and a barometric altimeter, check out the Garmin 60CSx.

What’s in the Box
60Cx unit, 64 MB microSD card, belt clip, USB interface cable, MapSource Trip and Waypoint Manager CD, lanyard, owner’s manual, and quick-start guide.

5 Responses to “Garmin GPSMAP 60Cx Handheld GPS Navigator”

1. Daniel E. Coons Jr. says:

   May 29, 2010 at 12:00 am

   transaction went very smoothly and the seller was great at resolving a problem with the item
2. M. J. Gary says:

   May 14, 2010 at 12:00 am

   The base maps are a problem, for me. I needed the topo maps and the city nav to make the most of this unit. It’s very reliable and powerful.
3. Daniel Smoak IV says:

   May 3, 2010 at 12:00 am

   I bought this GPS for my hunting and outdoor excursions in Alaska and so far it has lived up to every expectation I had. It is very accurate and easy to use. It took me a little while to figure out how to put in to Alaska settings but it reads within 20 ft of our location almost all the time. We have tested it in thick cover and it hasn’t let us down yet. We are going to be doing river float trips this summer and will put it to the test some more with the new Topo software. I will update then. Good product and a great price on AMazon!
4. Dr. Terrence McGarty says:

   May 1, 2010 at 12:00 am

   I purchased this for two purposes. First it replaced an old Garmin ETREX which I used for plotting out telecom systems in NH, VT, and MA. The old system allowed recording way points and then loading them into the old TOPO maps. It then allowed easy printing of maps and way points. This unit does that function well.

   I also thought that having a GPS for travel was useful. That meant buying the $100+ Garmin software package. That package is clearly the worst software I have ever seen in my life.

   1. To enter an address you must enter the number of the location, then when you try to enter the street you must choose from a list of predetermined streets and half the time the street you want is NOT on their list! What moron did this interface.

   3. Then you enter the town. You must use caps and spell it just the way they have entered it. I have not seen this trick in decades!

   4. The state then must be entered from a pull down menu and you cannot abbreviate it in any way. So just do what they tell you to do they way they tell you!

   You then do this several times until you have your route. It then selects the worst possible route possible. For example from New Jersey to New Hampshire it sends you across the Cross Bronx Expressway. For any New Yorker no one in their right mind ever goes near that road! You cannot alter your route as you can in Google.

   Then you must upload to your unit. Hopefully it eventually works. Each route takes 30 minutes to do!

   Now the worst part is security. It demands the key from the SW and the number from the Garmin unit. That number is inside the unit which you were told to connect to the PC. You must open it, remove the batteries, find the small letter number write it down replace the batteries, reboot the unit, enter the data and at no point are you ever told your activation was completed.

   They try to move the software to another PC. Your Garmin unit is now wed to this PC and no other! Microsoft in its worst days could never have imagined such a cumbersome security system. It is as if they never heard of the Internet.

   Finally, when you buy the unit they ship from Taiwan via DHL first then a hand off to the Postal Service. I think it comes by boat, it takes weeks.

   My suggestion, use Google maps, it does everything you need and prints pretty pictures with great directions. And it is free. Frankly this is truly the worst product I have ever seen, for traveling.
5. Chris Raine says:

   March 26, 2010 at 12:00 am

   I bought this unit for geocaching and I’m really happy with it. So far it has given me no problems, the only thing that I could ask for is better maps in place when i perchased the unit. Not happy with the thought of having to spend another $100 on a map card or dvd for this. other than that it’s awesome