+captnemo Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Checking my stat page I have zero finds for caches less then one mile from my home coordinates. The only cache under a mile is one I helped place and latter adopted. Sort of a sock pupet account setting up a cache and then finding it or getting a local to hide one I don't know how to change this. I am just wondering if anyone else has this situation? Quote Link to comment
+seldon Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Is this a problem, other than it's nice to have caches to find nearby? Quote Link to comment
+WRASTRO Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 I must be dumb because I don't understand your problem or your question. Quote Link to comment
+Totem Clan Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 For over 5 years while living in North Dakota there were no caches, except mine own, within 15 miles of my home coords. Quote Link to comment
+captnemo Posted March 16, 2012 Author Share Posted March 16, 2012 For over 5 years while living in North Dakota there were no caches, except mine own, within 15 miles of my home coords. You win. As to others, it is not a problem I just was wondering. Quote Link to comment
+Team Mars Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Checking my stat page I have zero finds for caches less then one mile from my home coordinates. The only cache under a mile is one I helped place and latter adopted. Sort of a sock pupet account setting up a cache and then finding it or getting a local to hide one I don't know how to change this. I am just wondering if anyone else has this situation? Too bad you are in So Cal, I would hide one for you. Quote Link to comment
ao318 Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 (edited) My closest was and still is 0.2 miles. Edited March 16, 2012 by ao318 Quote Link to comment
+The A-Team Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 My closest was and still is 0.2 miles. I can beat that! My closest-to-home was (until it was recently archived) 0 horizontal feet from where I sleep. 0 metres, 0.000 miles, 0 kilometres. If you really want to get technical, it was about 7 vertical metres away. It was one of those caches "hidden" inside a business that slipped through the reviewer cracks, and it was hidden in the business directly below my condo unit. And yes, I did get FTF! As for the OP's "problem", I guess you live in a cache-poor area. I'm a bit spoiled here, because my area is pretty much saturated, and I didn't have to try very hard to get 25 finds within 1 km. Quote Link to comment
+StarBrand Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 For over 5 years while living in North Dakota there were no caches, except mine own, within 15 miles of my home coords. For most of my caching career anything within 25 miles was mine. Slowly changing over the past few years though. Quote Link to comment
+jellis Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 (edited) I have plenty finds in my area but no way to get to them. Just looked 1.6 is the closest one. Edited March 16, 2012 by jellis Quote Link to comment
+The_Incredibles_ Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 You could set up a power trail from your home coordinates, one cache every 0.1 miles or so. Then set up another account and go find them! Quote Link to comment
+jellis Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 You could set up a power trail from your home coordinates, one cache every 0.1 miles or so. Then set up another account and go find them! Sounds familiar Quote Link to comment
+Walts Hunting Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 You can log a find on your own cache if you want Quote Link to comment
+Kochibu Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Well, for me personally it's annoying that I have a mystery-final almost next my door and it's listed as 1,1 km away So it doesn't show up in my <1km score. But it's not so bad, as I actually still have 5 caches that close. Quote Link to comment
+OZ2CPU Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 one of my friends hid a cache 18meters from my house, and did not tell me, so I did not get FTF, actually I found out a week later by accident :-) Quote Link to comment
Mr.Yuck Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Oh gosh. Suburbanite here, with a County Park .3 miles from my house, and an abandoned, but not official Rails to trails line, even closer. There are 12 active caches under a mile away. This thread just had a positive impact on the Geocaching world, thanks for posting it! I just dropped an SBA on a long missing abandoned cache .9 miles away, hidden by a 12 yr. old or so kid. Quote Link to comment
+fuzziebear3 Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 My stats show I have 30 finds in less than 1 mile from my home coordinates. Quote Link to comment
+Totem Clan Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 I have 3, one of which is now archived. Quote Link to comment
+Glenn Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 I am just wondering if anyone else has this situation? I wouldn't call it a problem. If an area isn't up to supporting a decent cache I wouldn't force a cache in there just for the sake of having a cache there. I had to travel over 40 miles to find my first, and closest at the time, cache. I've lived on a couple of military bases and you know the rules about placing caches there. You could always move. When I had the most caches closest to me was when I lived on an island. Although there were the drastic elevation changes to deal with. You didn't post any details about the area around where you live. However if you feel that it can support a cache have you tried introducing someone to geocaching, mentoring them for a bit, then when they are ready to place their first cache suggesting an area close to your home. If you have a geocaching club in your area you can scout out areas near your home and then present them to the club. I am sure there are some club members who would appreciate some advanced location scouting. Quote Link to comment
+Mitragorz Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 I've got 2. I only thought I had one, which has since been archived, but I don't know where that other one came from. A quick search shows that the closest cache is 1.8 miles away. Hmmm.... Quote Link to comment
+addisonbr Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 63 found within a mile of my apartment... and counting Quote Link to comment
+Harry Dolphin Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Within a mile, I have three found (one since archived) and seven hidden. Quote Link to comment
+captnemo Posted March 17, 2012 Author Share Posted March 17, 2012 I am just wondering if anyone else has this situation? I wouldn't call it a problem. If an area isn't up to supporting a decent cache I wouldn't force a cache in there just for the sake of having a cache there. I had to travel over 40 miles to find my first, and closest at the time, cache. I've lived on a couple of military bases and you know the rules about placing caches there. You could always move. When I had the most caches closest to me was when I lived on an island. Although there were the drastic elevation changes to deal with. You didn't post any details about the area around where you live. However if you feel that it can support a cache have you tried introducing someone to geocaching, mentoring them for a bit, then when they are ready to place their first cache suggesting an area close to your home. If you have a geocaching club in your area you can scout out areas near your home and then present them to the club. I am sure there are some club members who would appreciate some advanced location scouting. It's not a problem just interested in others situations. I live in the Mojave Desert, open country and there are lots of places close by that would support a cache, includeing one I help place and latter adopted under a mile away it would go against my grain to log it as a find.. Can't move as I could not afford the support payments plus I really love the peace and quiet, open space and warm winters. Quote Link to comment
+popokiiti Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 The closest one to my house is a two minute walk away... Quote Link to comment
+The_Incredibles_ Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 I have found 15 within 1 km of my house. Quote Link to comment
+power69 Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 My closest was and still is 0.2 miles. my closest is 41 feet :laughing: Quote Link to comment
+Mongo1965 Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 captnemo If I ever make it out there and get to teach my daughter about caching I will hide one close to you. She lives in Barstow. Keep looking at your area and telling myself I would have a field day out there. Quote Link to comment
+captnemo Posted March 19, 2012 Author Share Posted March 19, 2012 captnemo If I ever make it out there and get to teach my daughter about caching I will hide one close to you. She lives in Barstow. Keep looking at your area and telling myself I would have a field day out there. That would be cool I'm about 25 miles from Barstow. PS the weather is nice this time of year!! Quote Link to comment
+fuzziebear3 Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 You don't really have to move. Just change your 'home location' to one that is closer to a cache -- a park perhaps? Quote Link to comment
+farrtom Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 I have 13 less then a mile. My statistics are a little mess having moved about two hundred miles from my home town since I started caching and changed my "home" location. I am looking forward to getting a cache 1000+ miles away in a few weeks when I go to Maryland for a conference for work. I will definitely be making some time to go caching! Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Of the 19 caches that are under a mile from my house, 17 are mine. Quote Link to comment
MisterEFQ Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 There is one right over the fence from my complex. Its about .1 miles away from my door. But I will never find it because its in a cemetery. Quote Link to comment
+NYPaddleCacher Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 I have 13 less then a mile. My statistics are a little mess having moved about two hundred miles from my home town since I started caching and changed my "home" location. I am looking forward to getting a cache 1000+ miles away in a few weeks when I go to Maryland for a conference for work. I will definitely be making some time to go caching! I was quite surprised to discover that there are 32 caches within 1 mile of my house. That area covers most of the city in which I live and also a large area with a liberal policy on placing caches on their property. I've found 31 caches over 1000 miles away (on three different continents) with 3 over 5000 miles away. Quote Link to comment
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