Geocaching Capital of Canada

[+Zef *]

I was thinking, which city is the Geocaching Capital of Canada per capita. What I'm getting at is the total number of caches compaired to the poulation of cachers for that city.

[lewis82]

It's clearly impossible to know. No many people wander in the forums, and also not many people fill their profile. Even if you wanted to approximate, how could you do?

 

But it may be a very small city (town) that wins. If the number of caches is extremely low, the ratio may be enormous!

[Fruni]

Pfft... Whitehorse,yukon of course.

[+Bullfrog Eh-Team]

That's obvious - Everyone knows that 'Wilberforce', Ontario (and greater surrounds) IS the geocaching Capital of Canada. They claimed that title quite some time ago and haven't been successfully uprooted ! AND, correct to your thinking it IS the 'Capital', when the number of placed caches is based on the resident population of their area. The only place you've got to 'flex' your thinking is getting off the word 'CITY'. Wilberforce is a delightful 'town' adjacent to the southern edge of Algonquin Park in Ontario. Read all about it on their exclusive web pages <geocachingcapitalofcanada.com>.

Kudos to 'Sticky Moose' and the eager geocachers of the WGS.

(the 'Bullfrog Eh-Team' - proud to be neighbours of the WGS !)

[+krinks]

The area around Wilberforce is a beautiful area. Lots of little lakes and forests for hiding caches of all kinds. MANY hiking trails.

 

My in-laws own a cottage in Haliburton, and we took them out caching over the holiday weekend.

 

If you're in the area, I also HIGHLY recommend checking out the Haliburton Forest and Wildlife Preserve

 

http://www.haliburtonforest.com/

 

The Wolf Centre is fantastic.

[+Team Three Boys]

Well... Edmonton! The 2nd cache in canada was placed near here and there is over 3500 caches within 100km away!

[+hidnseek]

They might be the geocaching capital but we are Canada's Capital Cachers and have the coins to prove it!

[+Zef *]

Ok, what about the top province/territory with the most cacher - cache ratio.

[Mag Magician]

Do a search of Parry Sound District, and you will fine East Parry Sound is quickly overcoming Wilberforce in cache to resident ratio. We had one pair of visitors here do a 44 cache day! Not bad, considering the distance between caches is approaching 3 km on average.

[+hurleyanne]

I've geocached in Edmonton a couple of times and have really enjoyed it both times. Lots of caches and some unique ones too! The nearby Strathcona Wilderness Area was great for a geocaching adventure last spring too (that's where that old cache previously mentioned was located).

[+Juicepig]

Ok, what about the top province/territory with the most cacher - cache ratio.

 

At the risk of sounding like I have too much time on my hands...

 

Province Caches Pop'n Ratio

Ontario 8100 12,753,702

Quebec 7295 7,687,068

British Columbia 6266 4,352,798

New Brunswick 3289 748,878

Alberta 3617 3,455,062

Nova Scotia 3308 932,966

Manitoba 1415 1,182,921

Newfoundland 1024 506,548

Saskatchewan 660 990,212

Prince Edward Island 384 138,800

Yukon 75 30,883

Northwest Territories 43 41,795

Nunavut 16 31,216

 

Juicepigs Cache/Pop'n Index

(lower the number = more caches per capita)

 

ON - 1574.5311

PQ - 1053.7447

BC - 694.6693

NB - 227.6916 <- Most caches Per Capita

AB - 955.22

NS - 282.033

MB - 835.986

NF - 494.675

SK - 1500.321

PE - 361.458

Yk - 411.773

NT - 971.976

NV - 1951 <- Least caches Per Capita

 

Looks to me like Atlantic Canada has the most caches based on population.. But its not really about the numbers, yeah?

[+res2100]

Ok, what about the top province/territory with the most cacher - cache ratio.

 

At the risk of sounding like I have too much time on my hands...

 

Province Caches Pop'n Ratio

Ontario 8100 12,753,702

Quebec 7295 7,687,068

British Columbia 6266 4,352,798

New Brunswick 3289 748,878

Alberta 3617 3,455,062

Nova Scotia 3308 932,966

Manitoba 1415 1,182,921

Newfoundland 1024 506,548

Saskatchewan 660 990,212

Prince Edward Island 384 138,800

Yukon 75 30,883

Northwest Territories 43 41,795

Nunavut 16 31,216

 

Juicepigs Cache/Pop'n Index

(lower the number = more caches per capita)

 

ON - 1574.5311

PQ - 1053.7447

BC - 694.6693

NB - 227.6916 <- Most caches Per Capita

AB - 955.22

NS - 282.033

MB - 835.986

NF - 494.675

SK - 1500.321

PE - 361.458

Yk - 411.773

NT - 971.976

NV - 1951 <- Least caches Per Capita

 

Looks to me like Atlantic Canada has the most caches based on population.. But its not really about the numbers, yeah?

 

Since you have way too much time or you are just bored at work, how about caches per area next?

[+Juicepig]

Since you have way too much time or you are just bored at work, how about caches per area next?

 

Psssssht... FINE!

 

AREA/CACHES

(KM2 per cache)

Ontario 8100 = 113.30 Km2 per cache

Quebec 7295 = 187.13 Km2 per cache

British Columbia 6266 = 147.65 Km2 per cache

New Brunswick 3289 = 21.72 Km2 per cache

Alberta 3617 = 177.58 Km2 per cache

Nova Scotia 3308 =16.12 Km2 per cache

Manitoba 1415 =391.20 Km2 per cache

Newfoundland 1024 =365.11 Km2 per cache

Saskatchewan 660 =896.47 Km2 per cache

Prince Edward Island 384 = 14.74 Km2 per cache <= Obviously - most packed

Yukon 75 = 6325.21 Km2 per cache

Northwest Territories 43 =27513.60 Km2 per cache

Nunavut 16 = 121007.06 Km2 per cache <= Obviously - least packed

 

Again, not suprisingly, Maritimes seem to be more cacherific

Edited September 19, 2007 by Juicepig

[+dragonflys]

thanks I love stats and we are blessed own here in Atlantic Canada with among other things tonnes of great caches

 

Since you have way too much time or you are just bored at work, how about caches per area next?

 

Psssssht... FINE!

 

AREA/CACHES

(KM2 per cache)

Ontario 8100 = 113.30 Km2 per cache

Quebec 7295 = 187.13 Km2 per cache

British Columbia 6266 = 147.65 Km2 per cache

New Brunswick 3289 = 21.72 Km2 per cache

Alberta 3617 = 177.58 Km2 per cache

Nova Scotia 3308 =16.12 Km2 per cache

Manitoba 1415 =391.20 Km2 per cache

Newfoundland 1024 =365.11 Km2 per cache

Saskatchewan 660 =896.47 Km2 per cache

Prince Edward Island 384 = 14.74 Km2 per cache <= Obviously - most packed

Yukon 75 = 6325.21 Km2 per cache

Northwest Territories 43 =27513.60 Km2 per cache

Nunavut 16 = 121007.06 Km2 per cache <= Obviously - least packed

 

Again, not suprisingly, Maritimes seem to be more cacherific

[+Juicepig]

Ontario 8100 = 113.30 Km2 per cache

 

...And yet you would think that with all that room people wouldn't need to plop caches in parking-lots or cemetaries...

[lewis82]

Ontario 8100 = 113.30 Km2 per cache

 

...And yet you would think that with all that room people wouldn't need to plop caches in parking-lots or cemetaries...

 

In a certain way, yes, but when you think about it, people do not want to go 20 km in the woods to find a piece of tupperware.

[+timrs2001]

We do very well out here don't we?

New Brunswick won the Maritime Challenge this year by hiding more caches within a certain time frame than PEI, NFLD and NS.

Nova Scotia will be putting up a great fight next year though. They HATE losing!

[+Juicepig]

Ontario 8100 = 113.30 Km2 per cache

 

...And yet you would think that with all that room people wouldn't need to plop caches in parking-lots or cemetaries...

 

In a certain way, yes, but when you think about it, people do not want to go 20 km in the woods to find a piece of tupperware.

 

sure they do, I am doing 30-50km trek just for 2 measley caches soon! (gotta wait for the weekend.. it may take a few days for me to get out of there!)

[lewis82]

Ontario 8100 = 113.30 Km2 per cache

 

...And yet you would think that with all that room people wouldn't need to plop caches in parking-lots or cemetaries...

 

In a certain way, yes, but when you think about it, people do not want to go 20 km in the woods to find a piece of tupperware.

 

sure they do, I am doing 30-50km trek just for 2 measley caches soon! (gotta wait for the weekend.. it may take a few days for me to get out of there!)

 

Ok, you win.

 

But I was talking about the average Geocacher. The one that likes nanos under a lamp post skirt.

[sharoneisan]

Ontario 8100 = 113.30 Km2 per cache

 

...And yet you would think that with all that room people wouldn't need to plop caches in parking-lots or cemetaries...

 

In a certain way, yes, but when you think about it, people do not want to go 20 km in the woods to find a piece of tupperware.

 

sure they do, I am doing 30-50km trek just for 2 measley caches soon! (gotta wait for the weekend.. it may take a few days for me to get out of there!)

 

Ok, you win.

 

But I was talking about the average Geocacher. The one that likes nanos under a lamp post skirt.

 

Personally I love the long hikes into the woods, to find that small container in the middle of nowhere, the things you see are amazing, I did a 15k about 3 weeks ago, it was only about 10 minutes up the road from where I was staying, but I had never known that spot to even be there.

[sharoneisan]

Personally I love the long hikes into the woods, to find that small container in the middle of nowhere, the things you see are amazing, I did a 15k about 3 weeks ago, it was only about 10 minutes up the road from where I was staying, but I had never known that spot to even be there.

Edited September 24, 2007 by sharoneisan

[+Juicepig]

... the [/u] Geocacher. The one that likes nanos under a lamp post skirt.

 

You might not be as average as you think

[lewis82]

I don't like those! I found two micros in my whole life, I hid one, and I won't hide another.

 

Maybe that my idea of the average cacher isn't correct, but I don't think that 90% of the caching population would hike 50km in the woods just for a cache.

 

And this is not said without experience: in my enormous (sic) total of four hidden caches, only one has been found more than 20 times. The others barely score 5. And they are only 20 min hike from the car.

[+TOMTEC]

Maybe that my idea of the average cacher isn't correct, but I don't think that 90% of the caching population would hike 50km in the woods just for a cache.

Well, based on my experience... 90% of the caching population does not even have the physical ability to hike 50km. How do I know this? Well, this spring there was an event for Geocachers to hike the 52.3km Toronto section of the Bruce Trail: GCZZZ0 - BT Hike Event - Toronto Section 24 geocachers showed up at the start to give it a try, but only 4 of us managed to hike the entire distance... that's about 16% of those who attended? And that doesn't include the hundreds who knew they would never survive even a fraction of that distance.

 

But, maybe 37km is a more reasonable hike? We're doing it again this fall: GCZZZ2 - BT Hike Event - Caledon Hills Section: Part 1

 

TOMTEC

[+Bullfrog Eh-Team]

Seems we're getting a little off the topic, as the big city teams vie for the number crunching - But,

'Wilberforce and the WGS' in central Ontario, still HAS the title, "Geocaching Capital of Canada".

Kudos to 'Sticky Moose' for her early sense of cache-pertise-promotion.

 

I even met geo-cachers in the Maritimes last week who enviously asked if we lived close to the Geocaching Capital of Canada.

[+Misha]

OK now what about caches per cacher selected by the province.

 

Misha

[+Team Maddie UK]

My wife and I just returned to the UK after visiting family in Petawawa. While driving back from Petawawa to Toronto we came across this little place...

 

 

I take it from the previous posts, that this honor moves around a wee bit...

 

Martin & Lynn

[+Viajero Perdido]

On a related note, I've declared that Edmonton is the Geocaching Centre of Alberta based on some handy stats from GSAK, namely the cache density report.

 

How do other provinces compare by this measure? (The number's gone up to 287, but I haven't updated the cache page yet. And this number includes "brass caps", which in Canada are an Alberta-only thing, so YMMV...)

[+stagunner]

We do very well out here don't we?

New Brunswick won the Maritime Challenge this year by hiding more caches within a certain time frame than PEI, NFLD and NS.

Nova Scotia will be putting up a great fight next year though. They HATE losing!

 

Tim that was a great challenge

And we did hate losing for 2007 butmade up for it since then,

The Challenge was won by Nova Scotia for winter 2008 and we are well ahead of New Brunswick in the total caches..

 

Feb 1 2007 caches

NB 2801

NS 2412

NL 859

PE 223

April 2007 caches

NsB 3142

N 2885

NL 864

PE 262

 

Feb 1 2008 caches

NS 3735

NB 3441

NL 1215

PE 452

 

April 1 2008 caches

NS 4210

NB 3636

NL 1236

PE 469

 

May 1 2008 caches

NS 4339

NB 3681

NL 1262

PE 490

that's 9972 caches in such a small region!!!!

 

Currently in NS we have 4460 cahces placed

 

We are happy to say that the Atlantic Provinces have a great selection of cahces to find

And Most are in the most excellent spots with scenic and historic quality

 

ME I base my caching on Cape Breton Island which says "Ciad Mille Failte" A 1000 Welcomes!!

I say Ciad Mille Failte to 1000 Caches.

 

If you visit the atlantic provinces you will have a great time,,

[+Team Maddie UK]

We do very well out here don't we?

New Brunswick won the Maritime Challenge this year by hiding more caches within a certain time frame than PEI, NFLD and NS.

Nova Scotia will be putting up a great fight next year though. They HATE losing!

 

Tim that was a great challenge

And we did hate losing for 2007 butmade up for it since then,

The Challenge was won by Nova Scotia for winter 2008 and we are well ahead of New Brunswick in the total caches..

 

Feb 1 2007 caches

NB 2801

NS 2412

NL 859

PE 223

April 2007 caches

NsB 3142

N 2885

NL 864

PE 262

 

Feb 1 2008 caches

NS 3735

NB 3441

NL 1215

PE 452

 

April 1 2008 caches

NS 4210

NB 3636

NL 1236

PE 469

 

May 1 2008 caches

NS 4339

NB 3681

NL 1262

PE 490

that's 9972 caches in such a small region!!!!

 

Currently in NS we have 4460 cahces placed

 

We are happy to say that the Atlantic Provinces have a great selection of cahces to find

And Most are in the most excellent spots with scenic and historic quality

 

ME I base my caching on Cape Breton Island which says "Ciad Mille Failte" A 1000 Welcomes!!

I say Ciad Mille Failte to 1000 Caches.

 

If you visit the atlantic provinces you will have a great time,,

 

Right! Lynn is originally from Nova Scotia and was living in New Brunswick until she moved to the UK to live with me in the rain. So, on our next trip to visit the kids in Fredricton and St. Stephen we may take advantage of the 'most excellent spots with scenic and historic quality' to do a little caching.

 

Martin & Lynn

 

PS. Having been raised in Scotland, I respectfully point out that 'Ciad Mille Failte' is 'one hundred thousand welcomes' ... An even bigger challenge I suspect

Edited May 24, 2008 by Team Maddie UK