How Far?

[+redjada]

I have been trying to find the guide lines for cache placement that state how far it needs to be from RR tracks, freeways, turnpikes, etc... Can someone please point me in the right direction? Thanks

[+TrailGators]

Caches hidden in close proximity to active railroad tracks. In the United States we generally use a distance of 150 ft (46 m) but your local area’s trespassing laws may be different. All local laws apply.

[+StarBrand]

How far??

 

These are the guidelines: http://www.geocaching.com/about/guidelines.aspx - if it is in there it will be enforced. If not then it is a bit of a individual reviewer interpretation. Your not going to find overly specific distances.

 

In general Railroads have a 150 foot Right of Way on either side of the tracks but it does vary widely across the country.

[+TrailGators]

Caches hidden in close proximity to active railroad tracks. In the United States we generally use a distance of 150 ft (46 m) but your local area's trespassing laws may be different. All local laws apply.

This is a direct quote from the guidelines...

[+redjada]

Thanks everyone. I got it. For some reason I was thinking 250 feet from RR.

Thanks again

[Keystone]

Note that 150 feet is not a magic panacea answer, either for railroads or for any other "off limits" location. If you place a cache 151 feet from an elementary school or a military base's front gate, be prepared to engage in a dialogue with your friendly volunteer cache reviewer.

[+Moose Mob]

The 150 feet is federally set here in the US. I can take a tape measure to our local tracks and get 150 feet from center track to the back fence of the housing developments. The distance of this right of way can be different for different situations. There are spurs that are barely wide enough for the train to get to the warehouse that they service.

Edited December 24, 2009 by Moose Mob

[+EscapeFromFlatland]

Does this 150ft right of way include railroad tracks for light rail and streetcar? If so, I've got over 100 caches in the Portland area I'd like to get archived...

People can quote the rules all day long, but sometimes you've got to think logically.

Is it on the railroad property? No. Do you need to access/tresspass on railroad property to reach the cache? No.

Then 150ft isnt necessary.

Edited December 30, 2009 by bramasoleiowa

[+briansnat]

If so, I've got over 100 caches in the Portland area I'd like to get archived...

 

Why?

[+WRITE SHOP ROBERT]

Note that 150 feet is not a magic panacea answer, either for railroads or for any other "off limits" location. If you place a cache 151 feet from an elementary school or a military base's front gate, be prepared to engage in a dialogue with your friendly volunteer cache reviewer.

otherwise known as Dodging Bricks...Haha...Just Joking!!

[+EscapeFromFlatland]

If so, I've got over 100 caches in the Portland area I'd like to get archived...

 

Why?

 

In the United States we generally use a distance of 150 ft (46 m) but your local area's trespassing laws may be different. All local laws apply.