scottowi Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 When we were looking for a spot for hide we noticed two red circles on the Geocaching planning website that don't have caches within the circle. We've solved most of the local puzzles and multi's but the finals wouldn't show up on the map anyway. What would cause a "red" circle on the map when there's no cache within the zones? ( I've even searched archived caches ) The question is more out of curiosity than anything else, so please be kind. Quote Link to comment
+wmpastor Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 I'm guessing there is a physical (not virtual) stage of a multi nearby. The other stages could be a considerable distance away. Quote Link to comment
Keystone Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 Since the OP is a basic member, my guess is that there's Premium Member Only caches in the area. Quote Link to comment
scottowi Posted December 7, 2016 Author Share Posted December 7, 2016 Since the OP is a basic member, my guess is that there's Premium Member Only caches in the area. Sorry, we have a PMO account and my basic account. I've checked the map on both accounts. Please let me know if you want more specifics on the locations in question. Again, it's more of a general question that probably doesn't only apply to us. Quote Link to comment
Pup Patrol Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 When we were looking for a spot for hide we noticed two red circles on the Geocaching planning website that don't have caches within the circle. We've solved most of the local puzzles and multi's but the finals wouldn't show up on the map anyway. What would cause a "red" circle on the map when there's no cache within the zones? (I've even searched archived caches ) The question is more out of curiosity than anything else, so please be kind. Archived caches have been removed from the map, and don't come into play with saturation issues. For a thorough explanation of the Planning Map: Help Center → Hiding a Geocache → Review Process: Hiding a Geocache 1.14. Geocache Planning Map http://support.Groundspeak.com/index.php?pg=kb.page&id=464 B. Quote Link to comment
+noncentric Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 It's probably a visible physical stage of another cache. For example, a multi cache that has a physical stage that's listed in the "Additional Waypoints". That physical stage could be the source of the red circle. Quote Link to comment
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