+El Fartero Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 My daughter is going off to Oban, Scotland and I'd like her to be able to do some geocaching there. I loaded a PQ of caches in Oban into her new Garmin 64sx, but when I then try to search for these caches (I've tried both "spell search" and general "search for geocaches,") the Garmin shows "No Results Found." When I plug the unit into the computer, the PQ DOES show up on the list of GPX files in the Garmin 64sx. Other PQ's have loaded in OK. And I successfully loaded the Oban PQ into MY Garmin unit (though this is the 62ST). Finally, I also downloaded the list of Waypoints associated with the Oban PQ into my daughter's Garmin, and I've had no problem finding them on the device (though ironically, if there had to be a problem with one of these files, I'd much rather it be with the Waypoints and not with the Geocaches!) Can anyone help me with this? My daughter leaves for Scotland in Wednesday. Thanks. Quote Link to comment
+Atlas Cached Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 (edited) If they are more than 100 miles from your current location, they will not appear in the list, only on the map. See GPSrChive > GPSMAP 64sx > Pages > Geocaching > Geocache List for more information. Edited September 13, 2020 by Atlas Cached Quote Link to comment
+El Fartero Posted September 13, 2020 Author Share Posted September 13, 2020 Thank you. If that means that the caches will appear when my daughter arrives in Oban, that is very reassuring. However, I'm still concerned that things may not be right. Why did the Oban caches not appear when I looked for them with Spell Search? And they did come up when I loaded them into my older Garmin 62 st? Thanks for your help with this. Quote Link to comment
+ecanderson Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 That's just how it works. Please view the map, then do the tedious zooming/panning/re-zooming until you get to Scotland, and there you can confirm that the caches will appear as icons on the map. Quote Link to comment
+Atlas Cached Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 1 hour ago, El Fartero said: However, I'm still concerned that things may not be right. Why did the Oban caches not appear when I looked for them with Spell Search? The answer to your question is in the first line of my previous post. Quote Link to comment
+El Fartero Posted September 13, 2020 Author Share Posted September 13, 2020 Ok, thanks. Quote Link to comment
+Atlas Cached Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 As ecanderson suggested, simply pan to the part of the map where the caches are located and then zoom in until they are visible. If they are visible on the map, they will show in the list once the GPSr is close enough to them. Also, as suggested at the link I provided earlier, make sure all geocache filters are disabled. Quote Link to comment
+Kalkendotters Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 (edited) You can also search 'near' another location on the GPS. First make a normal waypoint in the area where the caches are, then go to 'geocaching'and search 'near', and select the waypoint you just made. It then should show al the geocaches near the waypoint you selected. Or: Navigate first to the city/street near the geocaches. Then go to the geocaching menu, Search near, and select 'previous destinations'and select the city you have navigated to. Edited September 13, 2020 by Kalkendotters Quote Link to comment
+El Fartero Posted September 14, 2020 Author Share Posted September 14, 2020 I think I'm all straightened out on this. I got worried when I couldn't find the Oban cached on my daughter's new 64sx (and for whatever reason, they DID come up when I loaded and searched for them on my older 62st) but I tried making a waypoint in Oban as Kalendotters suggested, and when I searched near that waypoint all the Oban caches came up. I hope my daughter will log some caches in Scotland! Thanks to all for providing assistance. Quote Link to comment
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