Pocket Queries for Cemetaries

[+History101]

I'm trying to creat a PQ that will show me caches at cemetaries within a 60 mile radius. I thought there might be an attribute I could use, but didn't seem to see one. Does anyone know a way that might work?

 

Thanks

[+germanybert]

not possible with a PQ but you could do a search for caches with cemetary in thier name at http://www.geocaching.com/seek/ and then add them to a list you create here: http://www.geocaching.com/bookmarks/edit.aspx

[+History101]

not possible with a PQ but you could do a search for caches with cemetary in thier name at http://www.geocaching.com/seek/ and then add them to a list you create here: http://www.geocaching.com/bookmarks/edit.aspx

 

Maybe I'm being silly, but I don't see a way to create a search with multiple parameters. I can search for caches within a radius OR caches with "cemetary" in the title, but not both. Am I missing something?

[+The A-Team]

not possible with a PQ but you could do a search for caches with cemetary in thier name at http://www.geocaching.com/seek/ and then add them to a list you create here: http://www.geocaching.com/bookmarks/edit.aspx

 

Maybe I'm being silly, but I don't see a way to create a search with multiple parameters. I can search for caches within a radius OR caches with "cemetary" in the title, but not both. Am I missing something?

No, you aren't. What you're wanting to do has been suggested several times, but can't be done at the moment. Groundspeak has promised a rebuild of the Pocket Query system which would hopefully include this, but that rebuild has been in the works for a long time now with no progress.

[+germanybert]

not possible with a PQ but you could do a search for caches with cemetary in thier name at http://www.geocaching.com/seek/ and then add them to a list you create here: http://www.geocaching.com/bookmarks/edit.aspx

 

Maybe I'm being silly, but I don't see a way to create a search with multiple parameters. I can search for caches within a radius OR caches with "cemetary" in the title, but not both. Am I missing something?

 

Oops! You are right. I had not noticed that. You could use GSAK and filter for all caches with cemetary. You would first have to pull down a PQ of all the caches near you and load the PQ into GSAK. http://gsak.net

[+StarBrand]

not possible with a PQ but you could do a search for caches with cemetary in thier name at http://www.geocaching.com/seek/ and then add them to a list you create here: http://www.geocaching.com/bookmarks/edit.aspx

 

Maybe I'm being silly, but I don't see a way to create a search with multiple parameters. I can search for caches within a radius OR caches with "cemetary" in the title, but not both. Am I missing something?

 

Oops! You are right. I had not noticed that. You could use GSAK and filter for all caches with cemetary. You would first have to pull down a PQ of all the caches near you and load the PQ into GSAK. http://gsak.net

My 4 caches "at" cemeteries have no such indication in the title.

[+germanybert]

I never said it would get your cemetery caches or that it would get all of them. It will get many though.

 

Do you propose another way?

[+niraD]

If you can identify a few cemetery caches, then one or more of them may be on someone's bookmark list of nearby cemetery caches. With the bookmark list, you can create a PQ of those cemetery caches.

[+Mushroom420]

Wont really help this person out, but in Wisconsin, all (err, most) cemetery caches have a WSQ prefix.

Im so thankful for whomever started doing that. My girlfriend and I love the Wisconsin Spirit Quest caches.

[+SwineFlew]

Here in Oregon, we got two big time cemetery challenges and alot of people doing those challenges are bookmarking, so it does make it easier around here.

[+SwineFlew]

I found a nice bookmark of cemeteries in your area. (not all of them are in your state but most) Here is one

 

Bookmarks are the best way to find them. Keep a bookmark of them as well will help others.

[+DonB]

That's where it would be handy if all of the states named them like Wisconsin, in most cases they start with WSQ

[Mr.Yuck]

That's where it would be handy if all of the states named them like Wisconsin, in most cases they start with WSQ

 

Nooooooo. Never going to happen. I could show you 4 different highly regional names within 150 miles of my home coordinates. If anywhere in the world, you'd think this would work in Indiana. But my only Indiana cemetery find (just a couple weeks ago, actually), was not part of the "Indiana Spirit Quest" or "ISQ". And I'll bet I saw about 5 others I didn't have time for with no ISQ designation.

[+Harry Dolphin]

Remember to search for both 'cemetery' and 'cemetary'. Some people do not know how to spell.

Since I put all cemetery caches on my Ignore List, I also search 'grave' and 'peace'.

[Mr.Yuck]

Remember to search for both 'cemetery' and 'cemetary'. Some people do not know how to spell.

Since I put all cemetery caches on my Ignore List, I also search 'grave' and 'peace'.

 

Well HD certainly has a different reason for searching for cemetery caches, but he's after the same result, in the long run.

 

I don't know, there's just never going to be a good way. I've seen many that don't even say they're in a cemetery, and you can only tell by reading the logs. Drove within a mile of one on a road trip that I didn't have time to stop for a couple of weeks ago, actually. If someone, for whatever reason I don't know, doesn't say it in the listing, or give it a "cemetery name", there will be "nice cemetery logs" every time. I study the listing for pretty much any cache I go for though, I'm weird that way.

Edited July 11, 2012 by Mr.Yuck

[+Team Dennis]

That's where it would be handy if all of the states named them like Wisconsin, in most cases they start with WSQ

 

Don't forget F.O.G. (for Fields Of Granite). I've also seen "People Garden" as a cemetery description.

 

If you are using GSAK and searching for "cemetery" in the name don't forget to include popular misspellings as well, such as "cematery" or "cemetary" or even "cematary".

[+larryc43230]

If you are using GSAK and searching for "cemetery" in the name don't forget to include popular misspellings as well, such as "cematery" or "cemetary" or even "cematary".

There's a major thoroughfare that runs through the west side of Columbus and the suburb of Hilliard called Cemetery Road. At least as of a few years ago when I lived in that area, several of the street signs misspelled the name, both in Columbus and Hilliard. I've also seen the word misspelled (usually as "cemetary") on signs marking old cemeteries in the country. What is it about that word, anyway?

 

--Larry

[+niraD]

There's a major thoroughfare that runs through the west side of Columbus and the suburb of Hilliard called Cemetery Road. At least as of a few years ago when I lived in that area, several of the street signs misspelled the name, both in Columbus and Hilliard. I've also seen the word misspelled (usually as "cemetary") on signs marking old cemeteries in the country. What is it about that word, anyway?

FWIW, it isn't just that word. There's a one-block street around here that is named "Frances" at one end and "Francis" at the other. (This is the kind of trivia that people who write gimmick car rallyes remember.)

[+doug_hollyNKC]

I'm trying to creat a PQ that will show me caches at cemetaries within a 60 mile radius. I thought there might be an attribute I could use, but didn't seem to see one. Does anyone know a way that might work?

 

Thanks

 

Pull up the bookmark lists on

 

GC2DACC

 

A ton of those should be very near you!

[+Mushroom420]

Mildly off topic, but I have a question.

 

I live in far southern Wisconsin. 98% of our cemetery caches (in WI) have the WSQ prefix. My lady and I love these...alot. They're the only micros that I intentionally go after.

So anyhow, we placed a cache in Illinois trying to get the local COs to place IL cemetery caches with an ISQ prefix. I got a found it log yesterday saying that (even though mine was published) there are no cemetery caches allowed in IL.

 

My question is, says who? The finder was probably correct, but who makes and enforces that judgement? Would it be a state law, no GCs in IL cemeteries?....and why?

 

Thats too bad because we live RIGHT on the state line...which means all cemetery caches need to be to the North.

 

Any input or thoughts, folks?

 

Heres the cache I own

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=6a12c7ab-a5b9-4d4a-a02c-6c0e9ab483e9

Edited August 12, 2012 by Mushroom420

[+DonB]

Mildly off topic, but I have a question.

 

I live in far southern Wisconsin. 98% of our cemetery caches (in WI) have the WSQ prefix. My lady and I love these...alot. They're the only micros that I intentionally go after.

So anyhow, we placed a cache in Illinois trying to get the local COs to place IL cemetery caches with an ISQ prefix. I got a found it log yesterday saying that (even though mine was published) there are no cemetery caches allowed in IL.

 

My question is, says who? The finder was probably correct, but who makes and enforces that judgement? Would it be a state law, no GCs in IL cemeteries?....and why?

 

Thats too bad because we live RIGHT on the state line...which means all cemetery caches need to be to the North.

 

Any input or thoughts, folks?

 

Heres the cache I own

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=6a12c7ab-a5b9-4d4a-a02c-6c0e9ab483e9

It seems as though someone is full of it. If you look on your cache page you will see a bookmark "Cemetery IL" by a Marc 54140 with 872 caches listed.

[+Mushroom420]

Yup, I do see that now that you mention it.

Well, I suppose that's good news afterall.

Thanks, Don