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Geocaching was featured on the front page of the local Lafayette, Indiana newspaper, the Journal and Courier, May 8th, 2016. You can read this article online here J C Online article I have not, as yet tried Geocaching, but prefer to spend my time Waymarking. I figured this article would be of interest to Geocachers... Colin (KC9PDY)

Hi Larry, Maybe, it is the natural inquisitiveness that I, as a Radio Ham have, and maybe Waymarking also feeds this, a need to understand how and why things are where they are, and how they work... I am not sure i phrased that very well, but I hope you know what I mean? Colin (KC9PDY)

Hi Ian, Thanks for your time and effort in obtaining your answer. That is very interesting, that the iphone is really pretty good at obtaining gps coordinates ... I think I will stick with the iphone, at least for now. Maybe later, get a dedicated gpsr. Colin (KC9PDY)

You would think they could spell Zinc? LOL

Indiana resources: Find an Indiana Historical Marker http://www.in.gov/history/2350.htm Indiana Dept. of Natural Resources: Benchmarks for Indiana http://www.in.gov/dnr/water/3573.htm General resources: Historic Map Works. Particularly useful are the vintage maps (I was looking at a 1930's Indiana Plat Book map) for helping with the period descriptions of Benchmarks. http://www.historicmapworks.com/Browse/ http://www.bridgehunter.com http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

Hi Ianatlarge, thanks for your input. I checked out Theodolite in the app store. It looks like it does a lot more than just give the lat-lon co-ordinates. One point though, that gives the lat-lon for where the photo is taken from, not of the object itself? Colin (KC9PDY)

Hi Vaughan, yes indeed that is a ham callsign. I have not ventured into APRS, as yet, but will check out the link you suggested. Maybe, another look on eBay is called for too. Cheers, Colin (KC9PDY)

Thanks GT.US, I find that Waymarking fits in with my other hobbies. I have not tried Geocaching, as yet. But your feedback on the usefulness of the iphone app is what I wanted to know, I suppose. Thanks again Colin (KC9PDY)

Thanks for the reply Max, what I was trying to get help with was figuring out, whether, a handheld GPS would be worth getting, or would I be better to stick with the free iPhone app, for now. Also, if I would be better off with a real GPS unit, which one or ones are recommended. I see you need to buy maps to go in the GPS unit, if I understand this correctly? Colin (KC9PDY)

This is my first post here. I am new to Waymarking, and have been using an app on my iPhone, to get the co-ordinates I need. Is it worthwhile getting a GPS receiver (a proper one) or am I better off staying with the iPhone app? Next question would be, which one? A lot of them seem to be made for in car use, with driving directions. Any pointers, hints or tips here would be appreciated ... Colin (KC9PDY)