+LarsThorwald Posted February 24, 2003 Share Posted February 24, 2003 Two new caches showed up here today in L.A. - and both of them are almost on top of already established caches. In the first instance, the "older" cache has only been around for a couple of days, so I can assume both hiders placed them around the same time and waited for a couple of days to go online. Just a coincidence. But in the case of the new Mt. Lowe, a cache has been in place at the same site for more than a year; its name? Mt. Lowe! I'm all for there being as many caches out there as possible, but it seems odd that the new MT. LOWE would have been approved, doesn't it? Or is it just me? Charlie "One should never begin a journey by heading in the wrong direction." Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted February 24, 2003 Share Posted February 24, 2003 I think the admins use a .10 mile rule as the minimum distance. Funny, when I first started placing caches I was afraid they'd reject a cache that was 3 miles from an existing one. I know of a pair of caches in NJ that are just a few hundred feet from each other. I think they were placed before the admins started using the .1 mile guideline. A government that is big enough to give you all you want is big enough to take it all away. -Barry Goldwater Quote Link to comment
+Moore9KSUcats Posted February 24, 2003 Share Posted February 24, 2003 We just had an amusing incident with our latest cache. A new geocacher posted that he found our cache, AFTER he had tried to place a cache... just 15 feet from ours! TPTB notified him that there was one too close. They didn't notice it when they searched the website to see if there was an existing cache. Apparently, they even walked over our cache when hiding theirs... They did retrieve their cache and placed it a mile or so farther down the trail. I am watching to see it pop up, so we can go find theirs, hopefully this weekend! Quote Link to comment
+Renegade Knight Posted February 24, 2003 Share Posted February 24, 2003 528' has been accepted as the norm for 'too close'. However there are exceptions. They include opposite sides of the river and I'm hoping top and bottom sides of a cliff where you have to hike a small distance to gain access. Even if the caches are only 300' apart. Wherever you go there you are. Quote Link to comment
+-=(GEO)=- Posted February 25, 2003 Share Posted February 25, 2003 I understand the rule if the caches belong to different people but can 2 caches with the same owner be placed within .1 mile of each other (I'm not talking about a multi-cache here)? Quote Link to comment
+Team OUTSID4EVR Posted February 25, 2003 Share Posted February 25, 2003 It is perfectly reasonable that there be a guideline that stipulates that caches should be at least .1 miles from each other. This would include caches hidden by the same person. I would like to see it written on the "Hide a cache" page. Cache density c ould potentially be one gripe that land managers have with geocaching. In the case of a park in Maryland, it was reason enough to have all caches removed. Hiders should use discretion when placing separate caches in close proximity to each other. Why not create a multi?? It seems that "it's about the numbers" again. One example of cache crowding& Quote Link to comment
+LarsThorwald Posted February 25, 2003 Author Share Posted February 25, 2003 I'm still trying to figure out why the new cache was approved with the same name as the existing one... Charlie "One should never begin a journey by heading in the wrong direction." Quote Link to comment
+Team OUTSID4EVR Posted February 25, 2003 Share Posted February 25, 2003 I would assume it was missed by the approvers. I would contact an approver and make your case.. Quote Link to comment
+Renegade Knight Posted February 25, 2003 Share Posted February 25, 2003 quote:Originally posted by -=(GEO)=-:I understand the rule if the caches belong to different people but can 2 caches with the same owner be placed within .1 mile of each other (I'm not talking about a multi-cache here)? http://img.Groundspeak.com/user/82972_1100.jpg Having been busted by that very thing I can honestly say. Yes. Wherever you go there you are. Quote Link to comment
+bitbrain Posted February 25, 2003 Share Posted February 25, 2003 There is some terrain in which 2 caches might be placed within 528 feet of one another and it would take an extreme effort to cover that distance. In most cases, though, I believe the .1 mile minimum distance between caches is actually quite generous. I would prefer a .25 mile minimum distance, but I can live with .1 since that's what has already been established. Quote Link to comment
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