Cache name by coordinates only?

[+iroquoisarcher]

Was doing some hiking in the Moshannon Park (PA) and suddenly spotted something and immediately (being the smart person I am) said "that's a cache!". I only have the coordinates it posted on my gps when I hit waypoint think it was. It is N40degrees 56.479 w079 degrees 59.022. Sorry if lingo is wrong. Log was wet as plastic bag was torn so replaced the bag.

Edited August 27, 2018 by iroquoisarcher
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[+K13]

Paste those coordinates into the search page. The result will be the list of caches centered on those coordinates.

[+kunarion]

4 hours ago, iroquoisarcher said:

Was doing some hiking in the Moshannon Park (PA) and suddenly spotted something and immediately (being the smart person I am) said "that's a cache!". I only have the coordinates it posted on my gps when I hit waypoint think it was. It is N40degrees 56.479 w079 degrees 59.022. Sorry if lingo is wrong. Log was wet as plastic bag was torn so replaced the bag.

 

Those coordinates are about 100 miles west of what Google identifies as "Moshannon Park".  But there's a cache 1.4 miles from the coordinates.  If you can't find the exact one, someone who maintains a nearby cache may know what cache it is or was.

 

Edited August 27, 2018 by kunarion

[+Max and 99]

I checked too, and the park doesn't seem near those coordinates.

[+noncentric]

Are you sure that's the waypoint that you saved when at Moshannon Park, because those coordinates are closer to the Preston Conservation Area over 100 miles away from Moshannon State Park.

[+Max and 99]

3 hours ago, iroquoisarcher said:

Was doing some hiking in the Moshannon Park (PA) and suddenly spotted something and immediately (being the smart person I am) said "that's a cache!". I only have the coordinates it posted on my gps when I hit waypoint think it was. It is N40degrees 56.479 w079 degrees 59.022. Sorry if lingo is wrong. Log was wet as plastic bag was torn so replaced the bag.

I have to ask. Was there a rubber stamp in it? 

[+noncentric]

2 minutes ago, Max and 99 said:

I have to ask. Was there a rubber stamp in it? 

That's a good thought.  It could be a "letterbox", which is a hobby that pre-dates geocaching.

Guess I'm just stuck on how the coordinates are so far from Moshannon Park.

[+NYPaddleCacher]

2 hours ago, noncentric said:

Are you sure that's the waypoint that you saved when at Moshannon Park, because those coordinates are closer to the Preston Conservation Area over 100 miles away from Moshannon State Park.

 

I thought it interesting that if you replaced the 79 degrees with 78 it resolves to a spot in the heart of Punxsutawney, PA.   The coords provided by the OP don't seem to be a simple typo, but perhaps their gps isn't using WGS84.

[+iroquoisarcher]

Okay, now I feel stupid. Checking the marked waypoint again and misread it. Is N40 degrees 56.479 and W .077 degrees 59.022. Misread the 079 and it is actually 077.

Edited August 27, 2018 by iroquoisarcher
mistyped

[+Max and 99]

ThisThis is what I got when I searched but it's miles away.

GC5VXHJ.  Diamond in the Rough

[+iroquoisarcher]

Okay, close this if you want. Have been searching for an hour now and finally came up with it being a trail register where the Allegheny National Forest trail and the south section of Rock Run trail seperate. It is a mailbox attached to a tree with a smurf decal on front. Set up for signing the log seemed much the same with some swap items inside. Again this was only the second one I thought I found and didn't know a difference, sorry about that. Is the bottom left picture on the page.

https://www.pahikes.com/community/entry/hiking-the-south-loop-of-rock-run-trails 

Edited August 27, 2018 by iroquoisarcher
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[+Max and 99]

So it's a trail register! LOL