+racher Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 I don't know how possible this is when searching or within pocket queries, and this may have been suggested before. Would it be possible to list geocaches within xx number of miles on either side of a road/highway. Or possibly between two coordinates, in a direct line. I'm still new to this game, as I just got a GPS unit. (I've been wanting to play for years) I'm heading up to my cabin this weekend, would like to create a list of waypoints within so many miles along the road I'm traveling. So I can pull off the road at a park, go for a hike and find a cache. What does everyone think? -Eric Link to comment
+Salvelinus Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 I wouldn't want to see what you suggest. Most of the fun of geocaching for me is using maps and other resources to figure all that out on my own. Salvelinus Link to comment
+WRITE SHOP ROBERT Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 That would ba a cool feature, but I also enjoy scouring the GC.com maps when I go on a trip, and it's probably hard (expensive) to write a program like that. I would like to see one like, "list all caches north and west of point (X) within (Y) miles", for times like when I wanted lo limit my geocaching to the NE quadrant of Albuquerque. Link to comment
+BadAndy Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 It's my understanding that GC.com is already looking at this. Whether or not it can be refined enough to be added as a new feature is a good question. I know it's been suggested many times. Link to comment
+sbell111 Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 Since you are a Premium Member, there are ways to simplify route planning. Take a look at this. Link to comment
+The Leprechauns Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 It's my understanding that GC.com is already looking at this. Whether or not it can be refined enough to be added as a new feature is a good question. I know it's been suggested many times. Check out this pinned thread in the Geocaching.com forum, where a discussion on how to implement this feature has been going on since September. A search on the phrase "caches along a route" turned up three pages of results. Happy reading. Link to comment
+PDOP's Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 More info on this request here. Link to comment
+RuffRidr Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 I don't know how possible this is when searching or within pocket queries, and this may have been suggested before. Would it be possible to list geocaches within xx number of miles on either side of a road/highway. Or possibly between two coordinates, in a direct line. I'm still new to this game, as I just got a GPS unit. (I've been wanting to play for years) I'm heading up to my cabin this weekend, would like to create a list of waypoints within so many miles along the road I'm traveling. So I can pull off the road at a park, go for a hike and find a cache. What does everyone think? -Eric If you are a premium member and have pocket queries, you can open your query in GSAK and do an arc filter in there. I have used it before on trips. The hardest part is creating all the points along your route. --RuffRidr Link to comment
+racher Posted February 17, 2005 Author Share Posted February 17, 2005 WOW! Thank you all for the great ideas and help! To correct one person's misinterpertation of my post, I didn't really want a map, just a list of caches in close proximity, that I might pass on a 4 hour road trip. I think using GSAK would be helpful for me. -Eric Oh, and too the mods, I apologize, this should be moved to the Geocaching.com forum. Link to comment
+mtn-man Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 Actually, it really should be closed since it would only be a duplicate topic in that forum. Thanks for the links to the other discussions there. Link to comment
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