Don't give up hope, Here are some tip that was passed on to us as we were starting out on this really cool hobby.
Any obvious land mark or obvious hiding place at the referenced coordinates. Think Big Tree with a hole in the side, or a big log laying on the ground.
Start out easy. Look for regular size caches to start off with. Try to avoid those listed as micro initially. Also stick to caches in the parks and woods initially.
Hope this help.