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I am new to this game and love it !

 

Having trouble however identifying cache locations as it would seem this can only be done through Postcodes or proximity to other caches.

 

If I don't know a post code close to where I am traveling how do I look up a cache ?

 

At the moment I am using a road atlas to identify a nearby town and then doing a google search on the town to identify businesses and their post code. There must be a simpler system ?

 

I am driving from Brighton to Glasgow next week and would like to ''knock off easily accessable caches en route.

 

Can Anyone help please !!!

Many thanks

 

Two left Ferrets

Posted (edited)

The quickest and easiest way that I have found is to use the search feature on Geocacheuk and just type in the town (you may have to register if you haven't already done so).

 

loads of other useful as well as fun stuff on there!

 

Edit: Wasn't quick enough - same suggestion as markandlynnn's

Edited by Boneychest & Catsuey
Posted (edited)

Become a Premium Member and use Pocket Queries as in the other topic which is running, i.e. "Looking to buy a PDA . . .".

Or update your home coordinates and search for nearest - right hand side of your "My Account" page.

 

GCUK is of course an excellent alternative.

Edited by John Stead
Posted

Ooh, yeah - good point, I agree!

 

If you have Broadband, Google Earth is great. You can look at any area in the world, and it will show you where caches are located. Then you can click on them to go straight to the cache page. Love it!

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before i had the overlay on google earth i used an old bed and breakfast book and got postcodes from there.alternatively look up businesses on google that are in the area u want and get postcodes fom their addresses.

i see you live in surrey not sure where ? we are weybridge!

Posted

before i had the overlay on google earth i used an old bed and breakfast book and got postcodes from there.alternatively look up businesses on google that are in the area u want and get postcodes fom their addresses.

i see you live in surrey not sure where ? we are weybridge!

 

ok, call me thick, but can someone provide a brief how to of the google overlay? I only ever visualise caches in google using GSAK, but it sounds like I can quickly bring up all the caches from GC.com, and then zoom to an area? do i need to pay extra goof google earth, as i only have the free one.

 

PS, yes i know I could find this by searching, but its late, and you guys are such a wealth of info...! ;)

 

Dave

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go to your account page...on the right click on the google earth kml file download, as easy as that.then all caches are shown on google earth,unless you untick the box on left of the google earth menus. you can choose to show only regular caches etc etc. hope this helps t.t.

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