+MartyFouts Posted August 12, 2002 Posted August 12, 2002 If you've never hidden a cache, this poll's not for you, but if you have, is the cache nearest you one you placed yourself? Quote
+clatmandu Posted August 12, 2002 Posted August 12, 2002 Mine is about a half mile away, though it was the 4th one I placed. My furthest is about 80 miles away, 3mi by water. Quote
+The Leprechauns Posted August 12, 2002 Posted August 12, 2002 One of the reasons I got hooked on geocaching was discovering upon my first visit to the website that there was a cache hidden at the nature center across the street. When our GPS arrived the distance was 0.2 miles from the driveway. A GREAT hiding team in Pittsburgh had already "taken" most all of the parks near my house. Our first hide was in one of the few parks they skipped. I've since obtained that team's blessing to hide a second cache in a large park a couple of miles from our house. Just got back from the scouting trip. x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x- "Daddy, are we there yet? No, .17 to go. Are we there yet? No, .16 to go....." Quote
+pater47 Posted August 12, 2002 Posted August 12, 2002 are ones I placed myself. The nearest that I didn't place is almost 40 miles. Stamp out and eradicate superfluous redundancy. Quote
+Web-ling Posted August 12, 2002 Posted August 12, 2002 14 of the nearest 25 are caches I placed. Quote
+brdad Posted August 12, 2002 Posted August 12, 2002 Since you're not letting us non-placers in the poll, I won't vote, but I will reply. I'm taking my time working on my first hide, in the meantime someone has placed one where I was going to hide mine, (a location I visit 2-3 times a week) less than a mile away. I'm just as glad now anyway, I have another location ready that's close but more remote and harder to get to, many people don't know how to get to the new location. Should be a more challenging experience. Warning: Objects in GPS may be closer than they appear! Quote
+brdad Posted August 12, 2002 Posted August 12, 2002 Since you're not letting us non-placers in the poll, I won't vote, but I will reply. I'm taking my time working on my first hide, in the meantime someone has placed one where I was going to hide mine, (a location I visit 2-3 times a week) less than a mile away. I'm just as glad now anyway, I have another location ready that's close but more remote and harder to get to, many people don't know how to get to the new location. Should be a more challenging experience. Warning: Objects in GPS may be closer than they appear! Quote
+Markwell Posted August 12, 2002 Posted August 12, 2002 My nearest placed cache is one of mine at 1.5 miles. The closest cache to my house not placed by me is 3.9 miles and then 5.1 and 5.3 miles (all three of the non-Markwell ones are placed by the same cacher). Markwell Chicago Geocaching Quote
+regoarrarr Posted August 12, 2002 Posted August 12, 2002 Closest 2 and 3 of the closest 6, as well as the closest 2 to my old house. Quote
+Wolfb8 Posted August 12, 2002 Posted August 12, 2002 I hide the first stage of a multi in my front yard, Been a great way to meet some of the caching teams in the area. The second stage is about 3miles away. I also used my front yard for a cache i did for the first geoquilt since it had a limited number of cacher I needed to keep a close eye on it... of course with all the rocks and skulls out there it pretty easy to hide one. We will be known by the tracks we leave behind Quote
+DenaliNW Posted August 12, 2002 Posted August 12, 2002 Was hidden almost a hundred miles away from my home, but only a mile or so from the family beach house. All my other caches are placed at least 10 miles away. I tend to place caches in areas I have really enjoyed, and find myself going back to on a regular bases. The closest cache to my front door is about 2 miles away. Though again, it's been sitting there for some time. During the summer I try to hit caches that are out a ways, and that usually involve a hike. During the winter, when I'm getting cabin fever I gobble up all the close ones. Quote
+Mopar Posted August 12, 2002 Posted August 12, 2002 The 3 closest caches to me are mine, all mine. I seem to remember a thread some time ago about being able to track down a cacher by mapping the finds/hides. I think weight was added to early finds and hides, since those were most likely to be closest to home. Illegitimus non carborundum! Quote
+Mopar Posted August 12, 2002 Posted August 12, 2002 The 3 closest caches to me are mine, all mine. I seem to remember a thread some time ago about being able to track down a cacher by mapping the finds/hides. I think weight was added to early finds and hides, since those were most likely to be closest to home. Illegitimus non carborundum! Quote
+jhwf44 Posted August 12, 2002 Posted August 12, 2002 is one I placed, .5 miles from my house. jhwf4 Quote
+OzzieSan Posted August 12, 2002 Posted August 12, 2002 3rd closest to me. But I'm going to fix that! Quote
+OzzieSan Posted August 12, 2002 Posted August 12, 2002 3rd closest to me. But I'm going to fix that! Quote
+Rusty & Libby Posted August 12, 2002 Posted August 12, 2002 The first cache I found is still the closest one to my house at 1.7 miles #2 is mine at 5.3 miles away. My farthest one is almost 200 miles away but only about 20 miles from my daughter's house. Rusty... Rusty & Libby's Geocache Page Quote
+culpc Posted August 12, 2002 Posted August 12, 2002 The closest cache to my house that I have set is about 30 miles away! The overall closest is about 2 miles. Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, son! Quote
+culpc Posted August 12, 2002 Posted August 12, 2002 The closest cache to my house that I have set is about 30 miles away! The overall closest is about 2 miles. Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, son! Quote
+Lazyboy & Mitey Mite Posted August 12, 2002 Posted August 12, 2002 I placed the closest and it's on my property. But I have a few acres. The farthest away I've placed is 2500 miles. It's on Maui and don't nag me about it, I maintain it every chance I get. Never Squat With Yer Spurs On Quote
+briansnat Posted August 13, 2002 Posted August 13, 2002 The two closest are mine as are 5 of the closest 8. I tend to place my caches near my home, or near where I work. Makes it easier for maintenance purposes. The rest generally go where I like to hike. It's probably easy to find out where I live, work and like to hike, just by looking at my caches. "Life is a daring adventure, or it is nothing" - Helen Keller Quote
+Markwell Posted August 13, 2002 Posted August 13, 2002 quote:Originally posted by BrianSnat:It's probably easy to find out where I live, work and like to hike, just by looking at my caches. That's what we were doing in the wintertime here. Markwell Chicago Geocaching Quote
+Ramness Posted August 13, 2002 Posted August 13, 2002 I had one in the aprk across the street from our neighborhood... then I moved! Now its 4.1 miles away. Now the closest I own is 3.8 away Quote
+wcgreen Posted August 13, 2002 Posted August 13, 2002 quote:Originally posted by Marty Fouts:If you've never hidden a cache, this poll's not for you, but if you have, is the cache nearest you one you placed yourself? Yes. There's a large park even closer to me than my cache, but no one's put anything there yet. I'm tired of waiting, so I'm calling the parks office this week. wcgreen -- Wendy Chatley Green wcgreen@eudoramail.com Quote
+nyisutter Posted August 13, 2002 Posted August 13, 2002 There is one .6 miles from me that someone else placed. My closest one is 1.3 miles away, which is probably the next closest to me. My farthest one is ~130 mile from here. Quote
Cape Cod Cacher Posted August 14, 2002 Posted August 14, 2002 Closest is .5 miles as the crow flies... Now where do I find one of these highly trained crows? About .8 taking a short-cut through the woods on a bike though. My 3 are the closest to me, all a bit off the beaten path for 'visitors' ( aka tourists). I've had some wonderfull comments from people that had visited these places for the first time after vacationing here for years. That was the reason I placed some relatively easy caches. CCC Quote
Cape Cod Cacher Posted August 14, 2002 Posted August 14, 2002 Closest is .5 miles as the crow flies... Now where do I find one of these highly trained crows? About .8 taking a short-cut through the woods on a bike though. My 3 are the closest to me, all a bit off the beaten path for 'visitors' ( aka tourists). I've had some wonderfull comments from people that had visited these places for the first time after vacationing here for years. That was the reason I placed some relatively easy caches. CCC Quote
+brawdy Posted August 14, 2002 Posted August 14, 2002 It's a two minute bike ride away for one of them; a three minute ride to the next; and a 4 minute ride to the third. It never does to leave a live Dragon out of the equation. Quote
+Team Gootz Posted August 15, 2002 Posted August 15, 2002 When I first started caching, I couldn't believe there wasn't a cache in my favorite local park. I hid one just as soon as I felt comfortable and plan to hide a holiday themed cache in the same park in the late November. Where in the nursery rhyme does it say Humpty Dumpty is an egg? Quote
+sbell111 Posted August 15, 2002 Posted August 15, 2002 I placed the four closest caches to my home. Quote
+Metaphor Posted August 16, 2002 Posted August 16, 2002 All 3 are: 7, 10, and the most recent, about two hours ago, 5 miles. (of course that's direct line. By boat they would be 6, 36 and 28, by car 13, 43 and 7. "All of us are standing in the mud, but some of us are looking at the stars." Oscar Wilde Quote
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