Hiding A Geocach Map

[+PorgsTeam]

When finding a spot to hide a new cache via the website is there a way to enable a satellite view of the map as when I created a new Geocaching walk it was really hard to find a few places to hide one as the standard map didn't show enough details when placing the caches close together?

 

Also is there a way to create the red circles to layout the walk in advance to again maximise the placements of the caches?  This would avoid any conflicts (apart from mystery caches) and save the reviewers time of having to send it back for ammendment. 

 

Just a couple of thoughts!

 

Cheers, PorgsTeam. 

Edited March 6 by PorgsTeam
Added extra!

[+arisoft]

5 hours ago, PorgsTeam said:

Also is there a way to create the red circles to layout the walk in advance to again maximise the placements of the caches?

 

Maximizing the placements is not a good goal, mut when you start creating a new cache you will see a map with circles as requested. There are Apps that can also draw circles. For example, Locus map is good tool for a profilic hider.

[+PorgsTeam]

4 hours ago, arisoft said:

 

Maximizing the placements is not a good goal, mut when you start creating a new cache you will see a map with circles as requested. There are Apps that can also draw circles. For example, Locus map is good tool for a profilic hider.

Thanks for the Locus map tool info, I'll defo look into that 👍

 

Just out of interest why did you say that maximum the placements is not a good goal?

[+GeoTrekker26]

From my perspective quality is far more important than quantity. I would much rather hunt for a carefully planned and placed cache than find dozens of test vials stuck into the holes in traffic sign posts. 

[+kunarion]

9 hours ago, PorgsTeam said:

is there a way to create the red circles to layout the walk in advance to again maximise the placements of the caches?  This would avoid any conflicts (apart from mystery caches) and save the reviewers time of having to send it back for ammendment. 

 

Avoiding saturation conflicts can be done.  I know this because I don't use the red circles to hide a cache.  I keep the area's caches and waypoints loaded in my Garmin GPS, and while I'm standing at a candidate for a cache spot, I check how close the waypoints are.  And this includes mystery caches, because why not include those, too?

 

As mentioned, it can be done in a bunch of Apps including Locus Maps.

 

[+Viajero Perdido]

I'd rather be known for a few great caches than a thousand pixels of geo-art.  But that's a personal preference.

 

Locus Map lets you draw circles of any radius around single points, or - in one step - geo-proximity circles of the official radius around all caches in a folder.  And, you can tell it to show puzzles - where you've corrected the coords - at the physical location, thus circles for the puzzles would be accurate too.

 

End of spiel.  I like the app, but it does cost money.  Features out the wazoo.

[+niraD]

5 hours ago, PorgsTeam said:

Just out of interest why did you say that maximum the placements is not a good goal?

Once upon a time, the guidelines actually specified that the ultimate goals of the saturation guideline were "to encourage you to seek out new places to hide caches rather than putting them in areas where caches already exist and to limit the number of caches hidden in a particular area".

 

IMHO, if the only way you can find an allowable spot is to look for tiny gaps in the saturation map, then that area already has plenty of caches, and it's time to seek out new places to hide caches.

[+GeoElmo6000]

On 3/6/2025 at 5:07 AM, PorgsTeam said:

apart from mystery caches

 

Remember that multicache physical waypoints will also cause an block out area for you, though they're less prevalent than mystery cache finals.