Geography Error

[+TerraViators]

Does anybody notice a huge error on GC84C0?

[jholly]

Does anybody notice a huge error on GC84C0?

You mean that the cache claims it is in Tennessee but according to the map is actually in North Carolina? Not the first time I have seen this. One time it was off by miles, this is only feet.

[+TerraViators]

Does anybody notice a huge error on GC84C0?

You mean that the cache claims it is in Tennessee but according to the map is actually in North Carolina? Not the first time I have seen this. One time it was off by miles, this is only feet.

Correct. It is entirely in a different state. Perhaps a reviewer can correct that.

[+stijnhommes]

Contact a reviewer, so they can fix it.

[+rosebud55112]

It is the second most favorite cache in TN. It would be the topmost favorite cache in NC. I know of some challenges where that type of thing makes a big difference.

[+Corfman Clan]

I recently started a thread on how to go about getting several caches listing the wrong state corrected. It wasn't much help. For one cache, contact the cache owner and let him/her know. The cache owner is responsible for correctly setting both the country and state a cache is listed in.

Edited August 24, 2012 by Corfman Clan

[+TerraViators]

I recently started a thread on how to go about getting several caches listing the wrong state corrected. It wasn't much help. For one cache, contact the cache owner and let him/her know. The cache owner is responsible for correctly setting both the country and state a cache is listed in.

Yea, I've contacted the CO, a TN reviewer and even Groundspeak. The reviewer advised that (s)he would have to check with Groundspeak since the cache was an older one. GS said to take it back to the reviewer. I guess it's in a perpetual loop. I assumed it would be changed since accuracy is a fundamental aspect of the game.

[jholly]

I recently started a thread on how to go about getting several caches listing the wrong state corrected. It wasn't much help. For one cache, contact the cache owner and let him/her know. The cache owner is responsible for correctly setting both the country and state a cache is listed in.

Yea, I've contacted the CO, a TN reviewer and even Groundspeak. The reviewer advised that (s)he would have to check with Groundspeak since the cache was an older one. GS said to take it back to the reviewer. I guess it's in a perpetual loop. I assumed it would be changed since accuracy is a fundamental aspect of the game.

I assume the coordinates are accurate. There is nothing in the guidelines that say the listed state has to be accurate. First order is the CO correcting the mistake, assuming the Google map is correct. If he does not respond or refuses, the an email to the reviewer may or may not correct the "problem". I guess the only time it really matters is for a challenge cache.

[+Corfman Clan]

I assume the coordinates are accurate. There is nothing in the guidelines that say the listed state has to be accurate. First order is the CO correcting the mistake, assuming the Google map is correct. If he does not respond or refuses, the an email to the reviewer may or may not correct the "problem". I guess the only time it really matters is for a challenge cache.

Well it affects pocket queries by state too.

[+Jumpin' Jack Cache]

OCD much?

[jholly]

I assume the coordinates are accurate. There is nothing in the guidelines that say the listed state has to be accurate. First order is the CO correcting the mistake, assuming the Google map is correct. If he does not respond or refuses, the an email to the reviewer may or may not correct the "problem". I guess the only time it really matters is for a challenge cache.

Well it affects pocket queries by state too.

Okay, so you miss one.

[+TerraViators]

OCD much?

Alot.

[+TerraViators]

I recently started a thread on how to go about getting several caches listing the wrong state corrected. It wasn't much help. For one cache, contact the cache owner and let him/her know. The cache owner is responsible for correctly setting both the country and state a cache is listed in.

Yea, I've contacted the CO, a TN reviewer and even Groundspeak. The reviewer advised that (s)he would have to check with Groundspeak since the cache was an older one. GS said to take it back to the reviewer. I guess it's in a perpetual loop. I assumed it would be changed since accuracy is a fundamental aspect of the game.

I assume the coordinates are accurate. There is nothing in the guidelines that say the listed state has to be accurate. First order is the CO correcting the mistake, assuming the Google map is correct. If he does not respond or refuses, the an email to the reviewer may or may not correct the "problem". I guess the only time it really matters is for a challenge cache.

You're correct in that the coordinates are spot on...and that is ultimately how the user will find the location, so in that regard, it's not an issue.

 

However, it does affect PQ's and other non-essentials, such as favorite points by state, challenge caches, county maps, etc. Again, not a major issue, especially if one uses GSAK, becasue these details can be manipulated.

Edited August 24, 2012 by TerraViators

[+Jumpin' Jack Cache]

OCD much?

Alot.

A lot.

[+TerraViators]

OCD much?

Alot.

A lot.

OCD much?

[+Jumpin' Jack Cache]

OCD much?

Alot.

A lot.

OCD much?

Often Crackup at Discussions?

 

Very often

[+TerraViators]

OCD much?

Alot.

A lot.

OCD much?

Often Crackup at Discussions?

 

Very often

Oh, well then I do that, also. I thought your acronym was for Order Cheese Danishes.

[+Jumpin' Jack Cache]

OCD much?

Alot.

A lot.

OCD much?

Often Crackup at Discussions?

 

Very often

Oh, well then I do that, also. I thought your acronym was for Order Cheese Danishes.

If you're buying...

[+TerraViators]

OCD much?

Alot.

A lot.

OCD much?

Often Crackup at Discussions?

 

Very often

Oh, well then I do that, also. I thought your acronym was for Order Cheese Danishes.

If you're buying...

I currently reside in north Texas...we'd have to go to the hill country to find a good one. (a few hours south for me)

[+SwineFlew]

Oh yea, it bugs me as well....We got one in our state as well.... http://coord.info/GC2101

 

Its really in NV, but some map said Idaho and some say NV and very few say Oregon!! With my updated GSAK, its NV.

 

Bugs the hell out of me!

[+Ma & Pa]

Does anybody notice a huge error on GC84C0?

You mean that the cache claims it is in Tennessee but according to the map is actually in North Carolina? Not the first time I have seen this. One time it was off by miles, this is only feet.

 

WOW.

 

I have been reading this thread and didn't click on the link to see where this was located. Now I see where it is and it brings back memories.

 

We did our thru hike of the Appalachian Trail in 1999 and Clingman's Dome is the highest spot on the trail. It seems from the map that we would have been walking in TN at that point. We took the walkway that leads to the long elevated circular ramp that climbs to the lookout in NC. It is difficult to tell from the satelite map but the ramp may cross the state line and perhaps that lead to the confusion.

 

I recall that it took us a few days to walk through the Smokies. The trail was mostly on a ridge line with TN on our left and NC on our right. When we stopped for the night, we would get our water from the stream down the hill in TN on our left, and our bathroom duties would be down the hill on the NC side.

[+Glenn]

According to the National Park Service "Clingmans Dome ... is the highest point in Tennessee."

I suppose the Earth could have moved enough since the cache was placed in 2002 to put the cache just over the boarder and in North Carolina now.

[knowschad]

Contact a reviewer, so they can fix it.

 

I believe it takes an act of Congress to alter state lines.

 

 

 

[AZcachemeister]

Does anybody notice a huge error on GC84C0?

 

I think the statute of limitations has run out on 'fixing' that one.

After ten years, it ain't gonna get fixed.

[+The A-Team]

Does anybody notice a huge error on GC84C0?

 

I think the statute of limitations has run out on 'fixing' that one.

After ten years, it ain't gonna get fixed.

That was my first thought. I think this request is about 10 years and 1100 finds too late. I doubt anyone with power will make the change, for the same reason they won't change a cache type: Stats.

[+Sol seaker]

According to the National Park Service "Clingmans Dome ... is the highest point in Tennessee."

I suppose the Earth could have moved enough since the cache was placed in 2002 to put the cache just over the boarder and in North Carolina now.

 

Yah, could have been the Japanese earthquake.

[jholly]

Does anybody notice a huge error on GC84C0?

 

I think the statute of limitations has run out on 'fixing' that one.

After ten years, it ain't gonna get fixed.

But apparently the statute of irritation has not run out.

[+CanadianRockies]

Does anybody notice a huge error on GC84C0?

You mean that the cache claims it is in Tennessee but according to the map is actually in North Carolina? Not the first time I have seen this. One time it was off by miles, this is only feet.

One cacher who was having issues with his reviewer's publication policies said he sometimes would assign a different region to his more "disputable" caches so they would end up in another reviewer's queue. He claimed he wasn't the only person doing this.

 

I'm not suggesting this is what happened in this particular case. I'm just saying it might explain why some other caches might be outside their assigned areas.

[+Ma & Pa]

Does anybody notice a huge error on GC84C0?

You mean that the cache claims it is in Tennessee but according to the map is actually in North Carolina? Not the first time I have seen this. One time it was off by miles, this is only feet.

One cacher who was having issues with his reviewer's publication policies said he sometimes would assign a different region to his more "disputable" caches so they would end up in another reviewer's queue. He claimed he wasn't the only person doing this.

 

I'm not suggesting this is what happened in this particular case. I'm just saying it might explain why some other caches might be outside their assigned areas.

 

If you follow the Clingman Dome road back to the main highway, you will see that it starts on the Tennessee side of the border. So if the cacher drove up from TN he may never have driven by a sign advising that he was crossing the border. So he walked to the tower, took his coords on the tower and prepared the cache page, perhaps never realizing his mistake. All their other hides and most of their 29 hides were in KY and WV.

 

Maybe that explains the mistake.

 

PA