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[+Cache U Nutter]

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

[markandlynn]

Try here you may need to register.

There's an interactive cache map and loads of other stuff available too.

[johnzissler]

If you type in the address below into google you can then upload caches. If you put in your postcode it will give you all the caches in your area. If you want to you can download the entire UK cache listings too.

I would suggest you try going to http://www.geocaching.com/about/about.aspx and start from there to give you the best possible start.

 

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/

 

Regards....Red Squadron

[+Boneychest & Catsuey]

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 April 21, 2006 by Boneychest & Catsuey

[+John Stead]

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 April 21, 2006 by John Stead

[+ryme-intrinseca]

I just ask Google - if I'm going to e.g. Exmouth, I type 'Exmouth postcode' into Google, and 99% of the time it will come up with the address of an hotel or something nearby, so I use that for a cache search.

[+The Bolas Heathens]

I use Google Earth with the Geocaching KML feed for all my planning - saves having to do any searches on GC.com and is very visual which makes for easy route planning

Edited April 21, 2006 by The Bolas Heathens

[+ryme-intrinseca]

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!

[+Haggis Hunter]

Mapping software such as memory map will give you the co-ords that you need.

[+Bear and Ragged]

 

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

 

 

Search on the Motorway Mayhem series of caches. Keyword section of search page.

 

G

[+Cache U Nutter]

Try here you may need to register.

There's an interactive cache map and loads of other stuff available too.

 

Thanks Mark and Lynn

 

Will give it a go !

 

Andy

[+tteggod trackers]

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!

[+purple_pineapple]

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

[+tteggod trackers]

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.