+NYPaddleCacher Posted June 9, 2008 Posted June 9, 2008 Based on several recent threads asking about distance to the nearest unfound cache, exceeding the 500 cache limit on searches, etc I wondered how different areas compared in terms of cache density. Go to the "Hide and Seek a Cache" page, Enter in your address in the first box, then select the radius to 5 miles and do the search. Note the number then do the same for 10, 25, and 50 miles. Here is what I get for Ithaca, NY. 5 miles: 105 10 miles: 155 25 miles: 534 50 miles: 1891 Quote
+jtomason Posted June 9, 2008 Posted June 9, 2008 Based on several recent threads asking about distance to the nearest unfound cache, exceeding the 500 cache limit on searches, etc I wondered how different areas compared in terms of cache density. Go to the "Hide and Seek a Cache" page, Enter in your address in the first box, then select the radius to 5 miles and do the search. Note the number then do the same for 10, 25, and 50 miles. Here is what I get for Ithaca, NY. 5 miles: 105 10 miles: 155 25 miles: 534 50 miles: 1891 Tampa, FL: 5 Miles: 160 10 Miles: 463 25 Miles: 1894 50 Miles: 3629 And just for giggles: 1 Mile: 6. Quote
+Ambrosia Posted June 9, 2008 Posted June 9, 2008 Wenatchee, WA: 5 miles: 184 10 miles: 298 25 miles: 549 50 miles: 1096 Quote
+J-Way Posted June 9, 2008 Posted June 9, 2008 Chattanooga, TN (37402): 5 miles: 185 10 miles: 573 25 miles: 1147 50 miles: 1977 Quote
+ArtieD Posted June 9, 2008 Posted June 9, 2008 Fulton, MO 5 Miles: 13 (11 are mine!) 10 Miles: 19 25 Miles: 148 50 Miles: 351 Quote
+6 Feet More Posted June 9, 2008 Posted June 9, 2008 Seminole, FL (Between Clearwater and St. Petersburg, FL)" 5 Miles: 215 10 Miles: 399 25 Miles: 1139 50 Miles: 2829 And just out of curisoity: 1 Mile: 20. Quote
+Taubin_ZL2TOY Posted June 9, 2008 Posted June 9, 2008 Holt, MI 5 Miles: 59 10 Miles: 220 25 Miles: 463 50 Miles: 1531 Quote
+the hermit crabs Posted June 9, 2008 Posted June 9, 2008 (edited) Berlin, MA (population less than 3000): 5 miles: 80 10 miles: 292 25 miles: 1351 50 miles: 4954 And just out of curiosity: 1 Mile: 17 Edited June 9, 2008 by the hermit crabs Quote
+KoosKoos Posted June 9, 2008 Posted June 9, 2008 Near Austin, Texas: 5 miles: 185 10 miles: 392 25 miles: 1243 50 miles: 2235 Quote
+Morning Dew Posted June 9, 2008 Posted June 9, 2008 Not as many as would have guessed. I'm in SW Michigan: 5: 3 10: 26 25: 424 50: 1903 Quote
+The Leprechauns Posted June 9, 2008 Posted June 9, 2008 From downtown Pittsburgh, PA: 5 miles - 114 10 miles - 335 25 miles - 943 50 miles - 2113 Quote
+KI4AOA Posted June 9, 2008 Posted June 9, 2008 Lynchburg, Virginia 1 mile: 10 5 miles: 90 10 miles: 121 25 miles: 197 50 miles: 632 Quote
+ArtieD Posted June 9, 2008 Posted June 9, 2008 Man, I feel like I live in a cache-desolate wasteland when viewing these numbers. Quote
+Totem Clan Posted June 9, 2008 Posted June 9, 2008 From downtown Grand Forks AFB, ND: 5 miles - 4 (all mine) 10 miles - 11 (all but one, mine) 25 miles - 74 50 miles - 98 Quote
+SixDogTeam Posted June 9, 2008 Posted June 9, 2008 (edited) Huntington, Indiana: 5 --- -102 10 -- -185 25 --- 609 50 - 1,625 edit: I just hid another one! Edited June 9, 2008 by SixDogTeam Quote
+Totem Clan Posted June 9, 2008 Posted June 9, 2008 Man, I feel like I live in a cache-desolate wasteland when viewing these numbers. My numbers should make you fell a little better. Quote
+Isonzo Karst Posted June 9, 2008 Posted June 9, 2008 91523, a zip in Burbank CA (I have no idea whether this represents the most cache dense part of the great SoCal megagopolis, I just used it for starters) 5 miles 595 10 --- 1,619 25 --- 6,135 50 -- 17,866 (which is more caches than in the entire state of Florida). I'm wondering if I'd started with something north of San Diego if I might have seen more initial density. Quote
+OzGuff Posted June 9, 2008 Posted June 9, 2008 A few miles south of Asheville, NC: 1 Mile: 41 (30 are mine) 5 Miles: 291 (146 are mine) 10 Miles: 805 (got too lazy to count) 25 Miles: 1875 50 Miles: 3296 100 Miles: 8879 Quote
+StarBrand Posted June 9, 2008 Posted June 9, 2008 Bridgeport Nebraska 5 miles: 13 - 10 are mine 10 miles: 24 - 20 are mine 25 miles: 54 - 33 are mine 50 miles: 286 - 61 are mine Not as bad a North Dakota - but not much better either...... Quote
Skippermark Posted June 9, 2008 Posted June 9, 2008 10 Miles: 805 (got too lazy to count) Now that's a good problem to have. Quote
CurmudgeonlyGal Posted June 9, 2008 Posted June 9, 2008 Somewhere near the Armpit of the Universe, WA: 05: 42 10: 104 25: 246 50: 1253 It's somewhat interesting to look at the 'types' of caches in this run-down for me. I live approx 50 (driving) miles from the nearest 'big city'. It would take me longer to drive to any ONE of most of the caches in the nearest 10 and 25 mile range than it would be for me to drive the 50 miles to the next town up, pick up a minimum of a dozen caches and drive home. michelle Quote
+KerBear Posted June 9, 2008 Posted June 9, 2008 East Butler, PA 1 mile - 7 5 miles - 27 10 miles - 50 25 miles - 494 50 miles - 2319 Quote
+bobbarley Posted June 9, 2008 Posted June 9, 2008 Rocanville, Saskatchewan, Canada 5miles - 1(mine) 10 miles -7(3 are mine) 25 miles -33 50 miles - 138 Beat that! Its all about the numbers! Quote
+sequens vitae mortem Posted June 9, 2008 Posted June 9, 2008 Clarksburg, WV 01 miles - 2 05 miles - 12 10 miles - 18 25 miles - 108 50 miles - 551 *sigh* None are mine because I haven't placed my first cache yet, but I am getting ready to! Quote
Neos2 Posted June 9, 2008 Posted June 9, 2008 From just a bit north of Louisville, KY: 5 miles - ---346 10 miles----772 25 miles --1713 50 miles --2918 That's down a bit from the last time I checked, but still plenty left to find. Quote
+tamaral1 Posted June 9, 2008 Posted June 9, 2008 Lake Villa, IL - North east llinois - close to Wisconsin boarder 05 miles : 122 10 miles : 295 25 miles : 1371 50 miles : 4560 Quote
+the hermit crabs Posted June 9, 2008 Posted June 9, 2008 Lake Villa, IL - North east llinois - close to Wisconsin boarder 05 miles : 122 10 miles : 295 25 miles : 1371 50 miles : 4560 Wow, yours is very similar to mine! Quote
+Mocadeki Posted June 9, 2008 Posted June 9, 2008 Mount Joy,Pa 5 miles: 40 10 miles: 180 25 miles: 1157 50 miles: 3578 Quote
+J-Way Posted June 9, 2008 Posted June 9, 2008 (edited) Man, I feel like I live in a cache-desolate wasteland when viewing these numbers. My numbers should make you fell a little better. I decided to check out Stewart, MS, my home town and where my family still calls home: 05 Miles: 0 (zippo) 10 Miles: 1 25 Miles: 54 (we hit a few slightly larger towns at this range) 50 Miles: 344 (we hit a few even larger towns, including one "college town") 91523, a zip in Burbank CA (I have no idea whether this represents the most cache dense part of the great SoCal megagopolis, I just used it for starters) ... 50 -- 17,866 (which is more caches than in the entire state of Florida). To heck with Florida, that's more than the almost all other states, (probably ALL states, but I didn't both to check them all [EDIT - Texas has 24,592). Also probably more than any country other than the US and some European countries. Edited June 9, 2008 by J-Way Quote
+Leaky Spoon Posted June 9, 2008 Posted June 9, 2008 My house, north of Reno, NV: 5 miles: 56 10 miles: 291 25 miles: 958 50 miles: 1970 Quote
+DaFunkyFrogs Posted June 9, 2008 Posted June 9, 2008 Hooterville, CA (okay so my town isn't REALLY named that ) 5 miles: 18 (16 of those-mine) 10 miles: 41 (28 of those-mine) 25 miles: 529 (63 of those-mine) 50 miles: 1,732 Quote
+jtomason Posted June 9, 2008 Posted June 9, 2008 From downtown Grand Forks AFB, ND: 5 miles - 4 (all mine) 10 miles - 11 (all but one, mine) 25 miles - 74 50 miles - 98 dadgum, that's one cache per person! Quote
+TheBeanTeam Posted June 9, 2008 Posted June 9, 2008 (edited) Cache density.....I am so cache dense I often have trouble finding 1/1 caches. No really, 5 miles 318 10 Miles 717 25 miles 1339 50 miles 2940 Results subject to change within the next 24 hours based upon archival and publish activity. Edited June 9, 2008 by TheBeanTeam Quote
+OReviewer Posted June 9, 2008 Posted June 9, 2008 Philadelphia, PA 5 miles: 148 10 Miles: 396 25 miles: 2214 50 miles: 4420 Quote
+xiao_tuzi Posted June 9, 2008 Posted June 9, 2008 Chicago, here. Are we only counting traditional, or all types? 5 miles: 129 10 miles: 447 25 miles: 1899 50 miles: 4461 Quote
+OzzieSan Posted June 9, 2008 Posted June 9, 2008 Sedro Woolley, WA (98284) 5 miles: 24 10 miles: 146 25 miles: 919 50 miles: 3193 Quote
+JacobBarlow Posted June 9, 2008 Posted June 9, 2008 Springville, Utah 5 miles: 480 10 miles: 939 25 miles: 2,080 50 miles: 5,295 Quote
+donbadabon Posted June 9, 2008 Posted June 9, 2008 Fairfax, Va 5 miles: 118 10 Miles: 554 25 miles: 1925 50 miles: 3858 Quote
+Photographer Jim Posted June 9, 2008 Posted June 9, 2008 I just did a quick query for my area (Benicia, CA - just a few miles south of Napa, CA). I got the full 500 in results for 7.7 miles from my home. Considering San Francisco, Oakland, and outskirts of Sacramento would be within my 50 mile radius, its far to say this is a pretty dense area for caching. Quote
+burgessfour Posted June 9, 2008 Posted June 9, 2008 Tigard, Oregon (by Portland) 5 Miles - 228 10 Miles - 820 25 Miles - 2022 50 Miles - 3729 Quote
+sbell111 Posted June 9, 2008 Posted June 9, 2008 Whenever I see this thread, I think of that line from Back to the Future. "I'm your density." Quote
Cache Whisperer Posted June 9, 2008 Posted June 9, 2008 5 Miles - 18 10 Miles - 31 25 Miles - 68 50 Miles - 205 Quote
+StephenTravels Posted June 9, 2008 Posted June 9, 2008 Holy cow! I just did a check and never realized the cache density in my area (Seattle): 1 Mile: 38 5 Mile: 512 10 Mile: 1,244 25 Mile: 3,519 50 Mile: 6,028 Quote
+Miragee Posted June 9, 2008 Posted June 9, 2008 From 30 miles east of San Diego: 5 miles -- 104 (I think half of these are mine . . . ) 10 miles -- 779 25 miles -- 3444 50 miles -- 5286 Quote
ao318 Posted June 9, 2008 Posted June 9, 2008 Sacramento, Ca 5 - 458 10 - 1210 25 - 3168 50 - 6501 I have done 280 and hid 7 Quote
+themeecer Posted June 9, 2008 Posted June 9, 2008 (edited) Somerset, Ky. 5 miles - 12 10 miles - 22 25 miles - 76 50 miles - 387 And this is one of the reasons I am very against blowing through 100 caches in a day. I would only be able to geocache for 4 days and then I would be through. Edited June 9, 2008 by themeecer Quote
+Hellolost Posted June 9, 2008 Posted June 9, 2008 (edited) San Jose, CA 5 miles 364 10 miles 1152 25 miles 3355 50 miles 6354 GEEZ Edited June 9, 2008 by Hellolost Quote
+Jeepster++ Posted June 9, 2008 Posted June 9, 2008 Long Island - 11735 5 - 158 10 - 477 25 - 1304 50 - 3875 Quote
je4wdep's wife Posted June 9, 2008 Posted June 9, 2008 5 miles-40 10 miles 48 25 Miles 100 50 miles 315 just for kicks 1 mile 12 100 miles 1226 Quote
+boda Posted June 9, 2008 Posted June 9, 2008 Highland, CA (East of LA) 5 135 10 714 25 3011 50 9250 Quote
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