+seventhings Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 I recently passed 2,000 benchmarks found, and I thought I would share some of my personal benchmark hunting statistics for the edification and amusement of anyone who might give a hoot about such stuff. Total (in Geocaching) found = 2,023 First Time Found (FTF) (for Geocaching) = 1,471 Not Found = 800 Wrote a note = 233 (mostly "inaccessible") Destroyed = 326 (one disk, the rest intersection stations) Find rate (Found / (Found + Not Found)) = 71.7 percent FTF found rate (FTF / (FTF + Not Found) = 64.8 percent Found benchmarks detail: Disks = 1,327 Rods = 170 Chiseled squares, bolts, rivets, etc. = 60 Mason-Dixon stones with PIDs = 32 Other historic boundary stones with PIDs = 14 Intersection stations = 420 60.4 percent of the disks + rods + chiseled things had SCALED coordinates. I have at least one FTF of a mark with scaled coordinates in each of the Lower 48 States + Washington, DC. I have found marks with 103 different PID prefixes. I have submitted 1,501 NGS recoveries + 27 DESTROYED e-mails. In addition to the benchmarks in Geocaching, I have found: 21 Mason-Dixon stones without PIDs 30 (approx.) no-PID other historic (1902 and earlier) boundary stones 171 no-PID RMs and AZs of stations with PIDs 30 Lewis and Clark commemorative disks 55 stations in the NGS database but not in Geocaching 93 miscellaneous no-PID disks not included above Top five states: MD = 506 VA = 282 (state of residence) NJ = 262 DE = 163 CO = 85 Lowest state = OH = 3 Top PID prefixes JU = 322 HV = 282 HU = 216 JV = 165 KV = 142 Best month = September, 2006, = 150 found (124 FTFs) Best day - I don't know, but I think I've had two or three 25 + days I hope you find this interesting, Will Quote Link to comment
+Ernmark Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 Impressive ! I don't know if I'll ever get to nab 48 states ! PS - I love reading your Mason-Dixon exploits and have been lucky enough to visit a few of them - great research! Kudos ! Quote Link to comment
+Black Dog Trackers Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 seventhings - WOW, that is really quite a tally of benchmarks and find statistics! Many people go through their whole lives without visiting more than just a few states and you have benchmarked in 48 with a minimum of 3 in a state. Amazing! Also quite an impressive statistic is 25+ in a day! I guess you'll be making arrangements to visit AK and HI, at some point..... Quote Link to comment
+seventhings Posted June 7, 2007 Author Share Posted June 7, 2007 (edited) Regarding AK and HI: AK - maybe (been there, like it); HI - not likely (been there, don't) Also, regarding the "FTF Find Rate" above - the formula is correct. It is a measure of my find rate that excludes marks that I've found that had been found previously by other Geocaching.com benchmark hunters (that is, it eliminates the slam-dunks). Will Edited June 7, 2007 by seventhings Quote Link to comment
AZcachemeister Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 I don't know how I would develop all those statistics for my history, but I can say I recovered 70 marks last Sunday, and only one had previous Geocaching recoveries. I can only dream that I could someday claim recoveries in all the lower 48 states. VERY COOL! Quote Link to comment
+shorbird Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 Fantastic, having finds in 48 states! I wonder how long it will take us all to color in all of the counties on holograph's U.S. map? It's interesting to find the different kinds of benchmarks--disks, rods, chiseled squares, boundary monuments, and so forth. Isn't this fun? Quote Link to comment
caseyb Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 Wow, Although I am biased I am most impressed with the 1500+ reports to NGS. Thanks man! -Casey- Quote Link to comment
ArtMan Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 Fantastic, having finds in 48 states! I wonder how long it will take us all to color in all of the counties on holograph's U.S. map?Holograph does way more than the average benchmarker to contribute to this hobby, but I would be interesting in a spreadsheet of all ~3,000 U.S. counties (or equivalent) with the details that are graphically represented on his maps. -ArtMan- Quote Link to comment
+m&h Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 And you still found time to advise and encourage newcomers like us. Bravo! Quote Link to comment
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