Larger map icon

[DaJaView]

My map on the app only shows a cluster of caches around my current location. The world map icon is missing. How do I see a larger map so I can plan a trip. I used to be able to pull out and see a regional or even world view. 

[+Max and 99]

2 hours ago, DaJaView said:

My map on the app only shows a cluster of caches around my current location. The world map icon is missing. How do I see a larger map so I can plan a trip. I used to be able to pull out and see a regional or even world view. 

I would have to zoom way in to plan anything for a trip. Which is what I do: zoom and pan.

Edited January 3, 2023 by Max and 99

[geoawareUSA9]

Well, there's the map on the website, which if viewed on a tablet, laptop, or computer monitor, would give you a bigger view than your phone. Both are available if you click the "Play" drop-down menu at https://geocaching.com.

 

The search map does not zoom out to a world view. The browse map does. But keep in mind that zooming out to the world view is going to be a little cluttered. Take, for example, this browse map view, zoomed out to show North America and Europe:

 

 

Not so useful, right?

 

I did find the world view map helpful if I only looked at webcam caches - but that required me to filter out over 99% of active geocaches.

 

 

(And since the maroon dots are community celebration events that can't be filtered out, I had to actually use a bookmark list of webcam caches to get a meaningful result.)

 

 

So. For meaningful results, I'd recommend not trying to see the world. Focus on a specific type or area, or other search criteria (larges only? caches hidden before 1/1/2002?) first.