+Lacomo Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 We can search other countries but The United States is not on the dropdown list of countries to search. Quote Link to comment
+Coldgears Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 We can search other countries but The United States is not on the dropdown list of countries to search. Because it is also required to select a state. Quote Link to comment
+TerraViators Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 I believe the OP is referring to a nationwide search of the US. I wish we had more filter options. Quote Link to comment
+Team GPSaxophone Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 You can search (or at least do a PQ for) a radius of 500 miles. You aren't likely to drive more than that in a single day (at least not in a straight line). If you do, just do a second PQ (or use caches along a route). If you're flying to your destination, do a PQ or search there. You still aren't likely to drive more than 500 miles after flying somewhere. If you do, see above. There's really no need to search an entire continent when planning what caches you want to do today. Quote Link to comment
+JL_HSTRE Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 It would be nice to see what caches in the entire country have the most Favorites votes. I would be inclined to check out the cache pages and likely add them to my Wish List. Quote Link to comment
+Lacomo Posted January 18, 2011 Author Share Posted January 18, 2011 It would be nice to see what caches in the entire country have the most Favorites votes. I would be inclined to check out the cache pages and likely add them to my Wish List. I would like to have it to keep track of where one of my caches compares to all other caches without going to all 50 states one at a time. I have one with 114 favorites now. Last time I checked it only had 9 ahead of it. Took me about half an hour to go through all the states. Quote Link to comment
knowschad Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Favorites voting has only been out for what... roughly a month? At any rate, only since the last release. Give it a little time. Put a request in on the Feedback site if you haven't already. Quote Link to comment
+dfx Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 looks like a europe-wide (?) search works though: http://www.geocaching.com/seek/nearest.aspx?state_id=1&sortdir=desc&sort=fav Quote Link to comment
+addisonbr Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 It would be nice to see what caches in the entire country have the most Favorites votes. I would be inclined to check out the cache pages and likely add them to my Wish List. I would like to have it to keep track of where one of my caches compares to all other caches without going to all 50 states one at a time. I have one with 114 favorites now. Last time I checked it only had 9 ahead of it. Took me about half an hour to go through all the states. Yes, I saw the other thread you started about Jolly Green Giant. There is a bookmark list here that attempts to bring the states together. http://www.geocaching.com/bookmarks/view.aspx?guid=48fe8e5f-de53-45a9-93e0-e62ecbadb916 Quote Link to comment
fishiam Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 looks like a europe-wide (?) search works though: http://www.geocaching.com/seek/nearest.aspx?state_id=1&sortdir=desc&sort=fav Well, that link isn't quite Europe-wide since I noticed that Europe's First geocache (which is in Ireland) and has, as of this moment, been favorited 66 time - and should be 7th or 8th on that list - doesn't show up. Quote Link to comment
+hzoi Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 looks like a europe-wide (?) search works though: http://www.geocaching.com/seek/nearest.aspx?state_id=1&sortdir=desc&sort=fav Well, that link isn't quite Europe-wide since I noticed that Europe's First geocache (which is in Ireland) and has, as of this moment, been favorited 66 time - and should be 7th or 8th on that list - doesn't show up. No, it's not Europe-wide. There are two Netherlands caches that have more favorite points than "Bedevaartcache 1 - Anton der Schijn" that don't show up on the list, because they are listed as being in specific Dutch states and not simply in "Netherlands." And no German caches show up, even though there are over 20 German caches with more than 114 favorite points. Plus, if you go to the last page, it shows a virtual cache from Kenya. So, this list appears to cover caches that have a country listed but not a specific state. Quote Link to comment
+Markwell Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 For the same reason you can't search for all caches in the United States. Too many to retrieve. However, you CAN change the radius to to 200 miles by adding &dist=200 to a coordinate search. http://feedback.geocaching.com/forums/75775-geocaching-com/suggestions/1319519-searching-for-favorites?ref=title http://feedback.geocaching.com/forums/75775-geocaching-com/suggestions/1326055-add-favorite-points-to-gpx-files?ref=title Quote Link to comment
+Don_J Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 It would be nice to see what caches in the entire country have the most Favorites votes. I would be inclined to check out the cache pages and likely add them to my Wish List. I would like to have it to keep track of where one of my caches compares to all other caches without going to all 50 states one at a time. I have one with 114 favorites now. Last time I checked it only had 9 ahead of it. Took me about half an hour to go through all the states. So, this is the third thread where you bragged about your cache. You can't search on the entire USA because you would basically be polling about 3/4, (just a guess), of the database. This would create a tremendous load on the servers. Quote Link to comment
+Ecylram Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 So, this is the third thread where you bragged about your cache. Actually it's the sixth thread he's brought up his cache... Hiding a 120mm Ammo Can Smallest and Largest Cool Cache Containers I now own the #1 Favorite Geocache in Missouri What makes a good geocache name? Why can't we search for the top favorite United States cache? Quote Link to comment
Motorcycle_Mama Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 Let's stay on topic, folks. Quote Link to comment
+cx1 Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 Would it need to be a function of a search? Why not a static list (updated monthly) showing the top 25 caches based on favorite totals? Could be a useful tool for planning a caching trip if you have no specific destination in mind. Quote Link to comment
+MR57 Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 It would be nice to see what caches in the entire country have the most Favorites votes. I would be inclined to check out the cache pages and likely add them to my Wish List. I would like to have it to keep track of where one of my caches compares to all other caches without going to all 50 states one at a time. I have one with 114 favorites now. Last time I checked it only had 9 ahead of it. Took me about half an hour to go through all the states. Acutally here is a better stat. I have a cache in Las Vegas that has I think 32 favorites. 2nd highest in Las Vegas. But percentage wise it has a 36% rate. That is the true favorite. Quote Link to comment
+paleolith Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 I would be loath to make it too easy to search for high-favorite caches. A logrolling effect could result. Or rather an increased logrolling effect. I expect already that highly rated caches will get more attention, more finds, more favorites, thus more attention, etc. I'm not saying favorites are a bad thing (I've used most of my votes). Just saying that it may not be a good idea to magnify the effect. Make sure people go out and find new favorites. For those who like to hear bragging, I have a cache with 25 finds and 11 favorites. But I don't need it showing up on searches. The people who would be interested in it have already heard of it. Edward Quote Link to comment
+addisonbr Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 I have a cache with 25 finds and 11 favorites. But I don't need it showing up on searches. The people who would be interested in it have already heard of it. I checked it out, and I think you're right (that people who would be interested have already heard of it). I suspect that's unusual though; your cache is definitely towards one end of the extreme on the "locals - visitors" continuum. Quote Link to comment
+The Jester Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 There is a workaround for PM's. Set up a PQ and select all fifty states (ctr-click each one). Preview the PQ and click the favorite column and you'll see the top 1000 (or how ever many you select for the PQ) favorites. Quote Link to comment
+GeoGeeBee Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 There is a workaround for PM's. Set up a PQ and select all fifty states (ctr-click each one). Preview the PQ and click the favorite column and you'll see the top 1000 (or how ever many you select for the PQ) favorites. Well prom my poush, that actually works! I didn't expect it to... I thought the PQ would return 1000 of the oldest caches, and then sorting would just sort those caches. But when I tried it (with only a few states selected, I'm too lazy to do all 50) it did what you said, and not what I expected. The default sort order is by age, and the oldest cache was listed as having been placed in 1963. (Note to self: I didn't realize you could do that. This could be useful for creating a certain kind of puzzle.) That cache had 4 favorites. When I sorted by favorites, and went to the end of the list, the lowest number of favorites was 10. The 1963 cache had vanished, and some cache with more favorites had taken its place in the 1000. Thanks for the tip! Quote Link to comment
+Ecylram Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Here are the top favorited US caches (sorry for the formatting): Rank Favs GC Code Name 1 580 GC1169 Mission 9: Tunnel of Light 2 527 GCGV0P Original Stash Tribute Plaque 3 411 GCK25B Groundspeak Headquarters 4 301 GCE02C VIEW CARRE ' 5 257 GC30 Mingo 6 169 GCW6EM DR. Who. 7 158 GCK12J Last stop for a weary traveler 8 139 GC729A Welcome to Las Vegas 9 139 GC92 Un-Original Stash 10 136 GC10FB Magic Kingdom 11 129 GCEB2 The view of an Honest Man 12 126 GC28 Beverly 13 121 GC79 Iron Horse 14 120 GC1MDCE Jolly Green Giant 15 114 GC2551A E.T. 001 16 111 GCJZDR Cloud Gate aka The Bean 17 101 GCQ596 A Special Memory 18 94 GC2B034 Necropolis of Britannia Manor III 19 92 GC3334 Animal Kingdom 20 89 GCG71X Cadillac Ranch 21 88 GC4D7F The Empire Strikes Back 22 87 GC25E1 So We Will Remember Them 23 86 GC10HZW Old Faithful Geyser at Yellowstone National Park 24 83 GC7ED St. Louis Arch Virtual Cache 25 81 GC30CB Sounds of the Bay 26 77 GC39 The Spot 27 76 GCF7A2 Escape From Alcatraz 28 71 GCP9G9 Totally Tubular III 29 71 GC64F7 Standin on the corner.... 30 70 GC6D43 What in the World Cache? 31 70 GC4E95 LAKE-VEGAS 32 70 GC3336 EPCOT 33 69 GC10ACW Bridal Veil Falls 34 69 GC2E52 Mile Zero 35 69 GC18 Tarryall 36 68 GC278ME Holy Macro! 37 68 GC2C32 USA, all the way South 38 67 GC2657 I can see Lincoln 39 66 GC15RQB A Cool Cache 40 66 GCGFHX Marie Laveau, Voodoo Queen 41 65 GCZW2C Excalibur 42 65 GCC859 The Stop and Go,Go,Go Cache 43 64 GCK08Z Union Square 44 64 GCDE1 Capitol View 45 63 GC4B24 WD's Original 46 61 GC11HRQ Trolls Lair 47 59 GC17MX1 Bridges & Arches of Central Park 48 59 GC7B09 Mall of America Cache III 49 59 GC3798 Covert Cache 50 59 GC62 Tombstone 51 59 GC37 Missouri's First - Watts Mill 52 57 GCBD0A Laughing Sal's 53 57 GC6A98 Four Corners Monument 54 55 GC12F8M Snug as a Bug in Central Park 55 55 GC1901 Astoria Column 56 54 GC8FBF Stone Faced 57 54 GC31DE The Depot 58 54 GCEC8 Green Thumb 59 54 GC57 Geocache 60 53 GC1N4ZQ Nocturnal Immersion (A Night Cache) 61 52 GC1G3TR Aloha TB Hotel 62 52 GCNYKE Totally Tubular II 63 52 GCHH18 13 days in 30 seconds 64 52 GC9D67 Eiffel Tower 65 52 GC62C8 Kerry Viewpoint Park 66 52 GC4E8 Dune 67 52 GC128 The Fort Williams Cache 68 51 GCJ067 The 4 Corners Cache 69 51 GCHQMX Bryce Canyon National Park- Inspiration Point 70 51 GCB6A8 Barney Smith's Toilet Seat Museum 71 51 GC22DD Devils Tower National Monument II 72 50 GCH657 Don't Drink the Water 73 50 GCD03B The Summer House 74 50 GCCCC7 STOP AND GO,GO,GO, 3 75 49 GC24H25 Double Bubble Toil & Trouble 76 49 GCKGRZ Reiff's Gas Station 77 49 GCB57D Dawn of Aviation 78 49 GCB0EB Toga Party 79 49 GC908D Solar Sailing 80 48 GCZD8H Devils Tower 81 48 GCQV5H Hawaii Volcanoes N.P. - Rain Forest & Lava Tube 82 48 GC1B64 Everything is Relative 83 47 GC1H8A9 Terrapin Point Horseshoe Falls 84 47 GCR206 Tour of Duty (TBs) 85 47 GCE0D5 Camp Nasty 86 47 GC9165 I-90, Wild Stallions Ride Again 87 47 GC4CE1 MM MM Good 88 47 GC3338 Hollywood Studios 89 47 GC11C2 FDR Memorial 90 47 GC74 First Mass 91 47 GC12 GC12 5/12/2000 92 46 GCNZQB Wilson House Travel Bug Inn 93 46 GC1D Beaver Cache 94 45 GC24NBA PEACE SIGN SERIES #43: THE FINAL 95 45 GCNDTN Totally Tubular! 96 45 GC82B5 Manunka Chunk Tunnels 97 44 GC2J17A 001-Route 66 98 44 GC1KT61 Shelrik's Happy Cache Inn (For TB's & GC's) 99 44 GC2018 Tristate Marker 100 43 GC20ANM Snoqualmie Falls Volcano Quote Link to comment
+The Jester Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 There is a workaround for PM's. Set up a PQ and select all fifty states (ctr-click each one). Preview the PQ and click the favorite column and you'll see the top 1000 (or how ever many you select for the PQ) favorites. Well prom my poush, that actually works! I didn't expect it to... I thought the PQ would return 1000 of the oldest caches, and then sorting would just sort those caches. But when I tried it (with only a few states selected, I'm too lazy to do all 50) it did what you said, and not what I expected. The default sort order is by age, and the oldest cache was listed as having been placed in 1963. (Note to self: I didn't realize you could do that. This could be useful for creating a certain kind of puzzle.) That cache had 4 favorites. When I sorted by favorites, and went to the end of the list, the lowest number of favorites was 10. The 1963 cache had vanished, and some cache with more favorites had taken its place in the 1000. Thanks for the tip! That's what I thought also (bolded part) and had a discussion (in the Release Notesthread) with Moun10Bike about it. The only "good" thing I can see for this behavior is that you can get a highest fav list of whatever region you want. But it still changes the "preview" to a different list. Quote Link to comment
+Walts Hunting Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Let's stay on topic, folks. The comments are on topic since the real topic should have been "Look at what a great cache I have" Quote Link to comment
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