I have a handheld GPS, they are useful for a lot of things. But, marking property lines is not one of them. My unit is a Garmin Legend. Based on the quality of the signal it will tell you how accurate it is. On a clear day with an unobstructed view of the sky it is usually between 10-20 feet. That is pretty handy for finding the spot you were fishing the other day. One time I put my boat in Lake of the Woods at Wheelers Point. You navigate out through a stump field. I was coming back in after dark and the markers were impossible to see. The track back feature on my GPS saved the day. In those cases being within 20' is accurate enough. For setting fence or marking a property line, it is not.
If you want to justify buying one for farm use... you can use it to get an accurate measurement of the actual acerage by taking it around the field. Pretty handy for irregular fields.
If you want to get real picky, it can get more accurate than that. On a field with some hills or a slope to the field there is a little more acerage than on a perfectly flat field. Since you GPS can measure altitude you can take readings at various positions in the field and there are sites on the internet where you can upload those waypoints and it will give you more accurate surface area. Useful in determining more exact seed and fertilizer needs. Shoot... I just remembered you moved up to the NW corner of the state. Might be a little to flat to get any use out of that.
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