Styluss Posted April 30, 2009 Posted April 30, 2009 So, why is it when I use the Google Seach engine to find Geocaches, it always pops up that same spot in Seattle? Is that where it all started or something?? Quote
+wimseyguy Posted April 30, 2009 Posted April 30, 2009 (edited) Because it is the Emerald City and the center of the geocaching universe. It's also where Signal lives and is the location of the Groundspeak corporate home office. Edited April 30, 2009 by wimseyguy Quote
+WRASTRO Posted May 1, 2009 Posted May 1, 2009 For some reason I can't quite figure out, this has never been a problem for me. Quote
+TexasGringo Posted May 1, 2009 Posted May 1, 2009 <For some reason I can't quite figure out, this has never been a problem for me.> Maybe that is why it is slow to get a connection there from Dallas...my DSL Line is Bucking a Head Wind to Seattle. Quote
+Chrysalides Posted May 1, 2009 Posted May 1, 2009 (edited) My Google Map view used to show (edit) Green Lake Park for a second or two before snapping to the correct region, but I haven't seen that for a couple of months now. I'm running Firefox 3 on Windows XP if it makes a difference. Edited May 1, 2009 by Chrysalides Quote
+Allanon Posted May 1, 2009 Posted May 1, 2009 <For some reason I can't quite figure out, this has never been a problem for me.> Maybe that is why it is slow to get a connection there from Dallas...my DSL Line is Bucking a Head Wind to Seattle. It's the Santa Ana winds...blame California... Quote
Andronicus Posted May 1, 2009 Posted May 1, 2009 My Google Map view used to show Emerald Lake for a second or two before snapping to the correct region, but I haven't seen that for a couple of months now. I'm running Firefox 3 on Windows XP if it makes a difference. mine only shows Emerald Lake when i am not logged in. Quote
Andronicus Posted May 1, 2009 Posted May 1, 2009 (edited) Double Post; some wired MYSQL error. Sorry. Edited May 1, 2009 by Andronicus Quote
+hydnsek Posted May 1, 2009 Posted May 1, 2009 (edited) For some reason I can't quite figure out, this has never been a problem for me. Me either. To elaborate on the OP's question....actually, geocaching started a tad south of us, outside Portland, OR. But like wimseyguy said, Signal lives in Seattle. Edited May 1, 2009 by hydnsek Quote
Styluss Posted May 2, 2009 Author Posted May 2, 2009 So, what you are saying is that the map should snap to my home location? Because it never has in my few months of Geocaching... Quote
+Chrysalides Posted May 2, 2009 Posted May 2, 2009 So, what you are saying is that the map should snap to my home location? Because it never has in my few months of Geocaching... Perhaps some steps on how to reproduce the problem? I noticed that if I click on the map icon on my Profiles page, it goes straight to my home location. If I click on map preview for a PQ, it shows Seattle, then goes to wherever the caches are for that PQ. Quote
+leatherman Posted May 2, 2009 Posted May 2, 2009 For some reason I can't quite figure out, this has never been a problem for me. Me either. To elaborate on the OP's question....actually, geocaching started a tad south of us, outside Portland, OR. But like wimseyguy said, Signal lives in Seattle. I don't think the first hide was called a GeoCache. It was posted on a usenet group, no formal web site. It may have been coined a cache, just not a Geocache. So Geocaching did start here in Seattle. Quote
+Jamie Z Posted May 3, 2009 Posted May 3, 2009 (edited) So, what you are saying is that the map should snap to my home location? Because it never has in my few months of Geocaching... Me too. I go to the geocaching home page. Page says I'm logged in. Click on Hide and Seek a Cache. search with Google Maps. I get a picture of Green Lake Park. Always have. I've never had the maps center anywhere else in several months of using the new Google Maps. I thought it was a bit of a pain to have to move it each time, but not a big enough inconvenience to worry about. Should it be snapping to my home location? I'm using Firefox 3, with security settings set pretty liberal. How do I get it to center on my home location? [edit] Just wanted to add: I checked my home location and a map of my neighborhood comes up, with the exact spot of my house marked, so that's all good. Jamie Edited May 3, 2009 by Jamie Z Quote
+Chrysalides Posted May 3, 2009 Posted May 3, 2009 (edited) Me too. I go to the geocaching home page. Page says I'm logged in. Click on Hide and Seek a Cache. search with Google Maps. I get a picture of Green Lake Park. Always have. I've never had the maps center anywhere else in several months of using the new Google Maps. Ah, I see. I don't use that link. I just tried it, it brings me to Green Lake as well. If I'm in the main page, I just click on the "Go" button after the coordinates, which should default to your home coordinates. If I'm anywhere else, I click on my geocaching ID (upper right corner) and then on the map icon (the one that says "Map It"). Edited May 3, 2009 by Chrysalides Quote
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