Active Captain App not showing position..

Now in the North Atlantic Ocean steaming towards San Juan, P.R. and tried the Active Captain app for position checking but no cigar, the thing is homing in on my boat in North Florida, not the iPad ‘s and the App’s position.
Yes, we have internet aboard with Starlink, it works good, strong signal, I also play with the App outside and on the top deck, no obstruction and a free view of the sky and the satellites.

Also tried other apps such as Google Earth but it is fairly useless and shows me in some village in Nigeria, even shows the street number and the house where it thinks I hang out.
Also tried to use an app called GPS Coordinates, no cigar again,
So, is it my iPad’s GPS receiver, or me pushing the wrong buttons on the Active Captains app?

(I am just a passenger on this boat, no urgent need to navigate, but annoying when the gizmos are not working)

That is a possibility I did not consider, thx.

Good point, I always assumed my iPad 10 had/have GPS because it has “Location Services” and I use the Location Services all the time to get local weather, to use Map Apps, weather radar, aero weather and other goodies using Location Services, also called GPS.
Maybe not..

It is not the cellular version and the network does not give it location in this case. (Starlink)

AI Answer:

On a Wi-Fi-only iPad, Location Services works by
using your nearby Wi-Fi networks and Bluetooth to estimate your location, and this is generally less precise than on a cellular model that can use GPS. Instead of directly receiving GPS signals, the iPad looks up the geographic locations of nearby Wi-Fi networks to infer your position. It can also use crowd-sourced data from Apple's database of Wi-Fi hotspot locations.

How it works

• Wi-Fi networks: The iPad determines your location by checking which Wi-Fi networks are in range and matching them against a large, crowd-sourced database of Wi-Fi hotspot locations to get a general area.
• Bluetooth: Bluetooth connections can also be used to help determine location, often interacting with iBeacons to monitor or create defined areas.
• Crowd-sourced data: By default, devices with Location Services enabled can send anonymous, encrypted information about the location of nearby Wi-Fi hotspots to Apple Support to help build a more accurate database.

Limitations

• Less precise: Since it doesn't have a dedicated GPS receiver, the location is an inference and is not as precise as a GPS-enabled device.
• Accuracy varies: The accuracy can vary depending on your surroundings. It is often less accurate in rural areas where there are fewer Wi-Fi networks or in areas with many public networks.
• No real-time navigation: It may not be suitable for real-time navigation or moving maps that require a precise, constant location.

How to manage Location Services

• Check settings: Go to Settings > Privacy & Security > Location Services to turn it on or off for the entire iPad.

Yup, no GPS in the iPad, learn something every day..
Got my phone with built in GPS, but it has been off since we left the Canary Islands, no cellular coverage until we are 10 miles from shore come Saturday morning.
Long cruise, not sure I will do it again, with or without a built in GPS.

Yup, understood: The cellular version has a GPS built it, got it.