Heritage Compass — install and find nearby places
Guide for version 1.0.1. Availability and controls depend on your device and edition.
Robert Szabo
Last Update 2 days ago
Heritage Compass 1.0.1 — by Bobdesigns2026
Discover the stories around you. Heritage Compass uses your watch’s location and compass to show nearby places from English Wikipedia. It is an exploration app for supported Garmin watches.
Illustrated examples with sample places, not live screenshots. Tap the picture to view it full size.
Getting started
Install Heritage Compass and open it from your watch’s app list.
Keep your watch paired with Garmin Connect on your phone. Allow Garmin Connect to use the internet.
Go outdoors and wait for a GPS fix. The app can show previously cached places while acquiring GPS, if enabled in Settings.
After a fresh fix, the app attempts its initial nearby search automatically. If needed, open MENU and choose Fetch nearby.
Turn slowly. Pins show places in a 60-degree direction sector. The decorative beam is wider to give pins more room. Let your wrist settle to read the list.
New searches and uncached article summaries need internet through Garmin Connect. No Wikipedia account or personal API key is required. Coverage depends on geotagged English Wikipedia articles; the app does not show every attraction, business or building.