Finding Caches

[+clemvet]

I'm taking a trip this weekend and want to do some caching along the way. Here is my question. Is there anyway to track caches along or near a certain road without having to know the zip codes of all the little towns I'll be going through? Maybe a visualization of caches on a map. Any ideas?

[+wesleykey]

geocaching.com maps are what I use

[+Lasagna]

I'm taking a trip this weekend and want to do some caching along the way. Here is my question. Is there anyway to track caches along or near a certain road without having to know the zip codes of all the little towns I'll be going through? Maybe a visualization of caches on a map. Any ideas?

 

Are you a premium member? There's a "find caches along a route" capability. You map the route out in Google Earth, upload the KML to GC, and run a PQ on the route with parameters of how far from the route you want included.

[+wesleykey]

 

Are you a premium member?

 

The OP is apparently not a premium member.

 

May I suggest a premium membership and use PQs?

 

I'll load several PQs along a route sometimes.

[+StarBrand]

Also as a premium member you can use the Geocaching .KML for GoogleEarth.

[+albsch]

Ok I'm new.... What is a "PQ" and a "KLM"? I am not a Premium member, yet, but am seriously thinking about it.

[+dlawson1]

A PQ is a pocket query... "Pocket Queries are custom geocache queries you can have emailed to you on a daily or weekly basis. They are in a format you can bring along with you on cache hunts on your GPS and/or PDA. You can select a GPX or LOC text file and/or MobiPocket eBook format that works with supported software applications. Because of the detailed queries, each search can run only once per day. You have up to 5 pocket queries run every 24 hour period." - from Geocaching.com

 

A KML file is a file that you can create with Google earth... you can use this file with the Find Caches along a route tool. In Google earth you can create a route between 2 points and save it as a KML file... you can then upload this file to Geocaching.com to find all of the caches along that route.

 

Hope this helps... I'm sure others can add to this

 

-D

[+michigansnorkelers]

One method I've used in the past involved using Google Earth...free version.

 

Just load Google Earth, zoom in on the road at about a 12 mile altitude, and note the caches that are nearby. You will see named caches along with the terrain and difficulty at a glance. This is how I planned a weekend trip from Detroit to the Thumb, about 120 miles.

 

Quick and dirty, worked for me.

[+geofireman]

Try this:

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/gmnearest.aspx?

Now type the full address inthe box (Street, city, State, Zip) then hit search. Expand out some to help, and check the caches out along your planed route. If you click on the "pointer", it will load a summary at the top. If you want that cache, click on its name and it will take you to its webpage in a seperate window so you can download it. Then just come back to the map window when done and continue yoour route. You can also make the map window a satelite view or a hybrid.