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Besides registers and markers (see @phils's answer about both and my other, Icicles answer about markers), bookmarks, particularly either autonamed or temporary bookmarks, can be helpful for this. You need library Bookmark+ for these special bookmark types.

• An autonamed bookmark is one that you do not need to name. It is quick to create and delete: just hit a key. The same key creates or deletes a bookmark at point. (By default, this is bound to C-x p RET, but you can of course use any key.)

• Autonamed bookmarks are, like bookmarks in general, persistent. But you can optionally have them be deleted automatically.

• You can also create temporary bookmarks or make any existing bookmarks temporary. You can, for example, choose to make autonamed bookmarks be temporary automatically.

• You can quickly cycle among a given set of bookmarks. For example, to cycle among autonamed bookmarks, use commands bmkp-next-autonamed-bookmark-repeat and bmkp-previous-autonamed-bookmark-repeat (binding them to keys).

• You can highlight bookmarked locations in different ways, so it is easy to spot them.

Besides registers and markers (see @phils's answer about both and my other, Icicles answer about markers), bookmarks, particularly either autonamed or temporary bookmarks, can be helpful for this. You need library Bookmark+ for these special bookmark types.

• An autonamed bookmark is one that you do not need to name. It is quick to create and delete: just hit a key. The same key creates or deletes a bookmark at point. (By default, this is bound to C-x p RET, but you can of course use any key.)

• Autonamed bookmarks are, like bookmarks in general, persistent. But you can optionally have them be deleted automatically.

• You can also create temporary bookmarks or make any existing bookmarks temporary. You can, for example, choose to make autonamed bookmarks be temporary automatically.

• You can quickly cycle among a given set of bookmarks. For example, to cycle among autonamed bookmarks, use commands bmkp-next-autonamed-bookmark-repeat and bmkp-previous-autonamed-bookmark-repeat (binding them to keys).

• You can highlight bookmarked locations in different ways, so it is easy to spot them.

Besides registers and markers (see @phils's answer about both and my other, Icicles answer about markers), bookmarks, particularly either autonamed or temporary bookmarks, can be helpful for this. You need library Bookmark+ for these special bookmark types.

• An autonamed bookmark is one that you do not need to name. It is quick to create and delete: just hit a key. The same key creates or deletes a bookmark at point. (By default, this is bound to C-x p RET, but you can of course use any key.)

• Autonamed bookmarks are, like bookmarks in general, persistent. But you can optionally have them be deleted automatically.

• You can also create temporary bookmarks or make any existing bookmarks temporary. You can, for example, choose to make autonamed bookmarks be temporary automatically.

• You can quickly cycle among a given set of bookmarks. For example, to cycle among autonamed bookmarks, use commands bmkp-next-autonamed-bookmark-repeat and bmkp-previous-autonamed-bookmark-repeat (binding them to keys).

• You can highlight bookmarked locations in different ways, so it is easy to spot them.

Besides registers and markers (see @phils's answer about both and my other, Icicles answer about markers), bookmarks, particularly either autonamed or temporary bookmarks, can be helpful for this. You need library Bookmark+ for these special bookmark types.

• An autonamed bookmark is one that you do not need to name. It is quick to create and delete: just hit a key. The same key creates or deletes a bookmark at point. (By default, this is bound to C-x p RET, but you can of course use any key.)

• Autonamed bookmarks are, like bookmarks in general, persistent. But you can optionally have them be deleted automatically.

• You can also create temporary bookmarks or make any existing bookmarks temporary. You can, for example, choose to make autonamed bookmarks be temporary automatically.

• You can quickly cycle among a given set of bookmarks. For example, to cycle among autonamed bookmarks, use commands bmkp-next-autonamed-bookmark-repeat and bmkp-previous-autonamed-bookmark-repeat (binding them to keys).

• You can highlight bookmarked locations in different ways, so it is easy to spot them.

Besides registers and markers (@phils's answer), bookmarks, particularly either autonamed or temporary bookmarks, can be helpful for this. You need library Bookmark+ for these bookmark types.

• An autonamed bookmark is one that you do not need to name. It is quick to create and delete: just hit a key. The same key creates or deletes a bookmark at point. (By default, this is bound to C-x p RET, but you can of course use any key.)

• Autonamed bookmarks are, like bookmarks in general, persistent. But you can optionally have them be deleted automatically.

• You can also create temporary bookmarks or make any existing bookmarks temporary. You can, for example, choose to make autonamed bookmarks be temporary automatically.

• You can quickly cycle among a given set of bookmarks. For example, to cycle among autonamed bookmarks, use commands bmkp-next-autonamed-bookmark-repeat and bmkp-previous-autonamed-bookmark-repeat (binding them to keys).

• You can highlight bookmarked locations in different ways, so it is easy to spot them.

Besides registers and markers (see @phils's answer about both and my other, Icicles answer about markers), bookmarks, particularly either autonamed or temporary bookmarks, can be helpful for this. You need library Bookmark+ for these special bookmark types.

• An autonamed bookmark is one that you do not need to name. It is quick to create and delete: just hit a key. The same key creates or deletes a bookmark at point. (By default, this is bound to C-x p RET, but you can of course use any key.)

• Autonamed bookmarks are, like bookmarks in general, persistent. But you can optionally have them be deleted automatically.

• You can also create temporary bookmarks or make any existing bookmarks temporary. You can, for example, choose to make autonamed bookmarks be temporary automatically.

• You can quickly cycle among a given set of bookmarks. For example, to cycle among autonamed bookmarks, use commands bmkp-next-autonamed-bookmark-repeat and bmkp-previous-autonamed-bookmark-repeat (binding them to keys).

• You can highlight bookmarked locations in different ways, so it is easy to spot them.