OK, now just out of curiosity. If someone wanted to know. How many do we need to get to 1%? Just curious, I promise.Quote:
Originally Posted by brdad
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OK, now just out of curiosity. If someone wanted to know. How many do we need to get to 1%? Just curious, I promise.Quote:
Originally Posted by brdad
A total of 8250 caches would do it, 4078 more than we have now. And that's assuming everyone else in the world stops hiding caches. Good Luck!Quote:
Originally Posted by Ekidokai
Hmmmmmm.
Anyone know where I can get a few film canisters?
Use the little zip lock bags, film canisters are for amateurs! Take a run down I-95, throw them out the car window every 528 feet and take a waypoint. You will be done in about 6 hours and will have traveled 400+ miles! :D
Don't encourage the boy....he'll take it as a personal challenge. Like me at an All you Can Eat Buffet. Not Pretty!!:eek:
Sheesh! Cynical! VERY Cynical! LOL! (But I like it...) ;);)Quote:
Originally Posted by brdad
A slightly quieter week!
I am however, amazed at how many caches have been disabled and extended period of time.
There is a new cache, Maine's Highest Peak or Not? (GC1TR00) by Northwoods Explorer (4.5/4.5), and according to my elevation data it falls just 19 feet short of the highest cache in Maine! The elevation data is far from perfect, I wonder which cache really is the highest?
Maine Geocaching Stats
According to the earthcache write up, GC93F0 is higher.
"At 5267 feet Baxter Peak is the highest point of land in the State of Maine."
Yes, but it's possible one or the other cache's posted coords is not at highest point of the peak. Probably more likely in the case of the Sights to Bewhole (GC93F0) by Rslyfox (5/5) cache.Quote:
Originally Posted by tat
Sights to Bewhole GZ is 10.4 feet from the peak, Maine's Highest Peak or Not? is even further off.
Stats have been updated!
Is it possible to rank caches in Maine by popularity? Which have been visited the most?
CarlGurt - Carl Gurtman of The Two Reprobates
I found a cache that no longer shows up ...does an archived cache disappear after a certain time period from the records? I was thinking of replacing a cache in that area but am not sure what the status is, and can't remember the name of the cache. When I type in the town it no longer shows up.. Would like to place one in that area...
To me it seems there are more than one answer. The caches with the most finds may just be in good areas or older ones.Quote:
Originally Posted by CarlGurt
The most popular for me are the ones that are really different. My favorite is the first one I did. Remember When...The Bangor Twin Drive-In
I have to agree with Ekidokai - Many caches are popular only because of their ease of access or the fact they've been around a long time.Quote:
Originally Posted by CarlGurt
But if you're talking sheer numbers alone - I can't do that easily, and it would involve continually mining the data from the gc.com site, which is against their rules. I have considered just doing what we suspect to be the 10 most visited caches, and do some simple stats on those.
We have talked about this some in the:
Cache with most Maine Finds/DNFs thread.
We discussed it recently in this thread as well, go back a few pages to post #125 for that.
And interestingly enough Mike, that is my most visited cache.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ekidokai
Archived caches will not show up in a PQ, nor will they show up in a standard search on gc.com. If you search another ccher's finds and they have previously found it, it will show up there - Or if you have found it it will be on your list as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Waterski
The other option is, since I have a list of all or nearly all archived caches, if you can PM me a location or catch me in chat (sorry you missed everyone last night), Iwould be glad to send you a list of archived caches in that area. If you're talking the Rockland area, I know of one cache I liked there that has been archived. Parking wasn't easy, but it has a neat hiding spot.
Stats have been updated.
1.5/1.5 is now the predominant D/T rating with more than double the number of caches than any other rating.
How about hiding some of those other ratings, there are eighty other categories, 52 of which have less than 25 caches that match their respective D/T rating! ;)
Maine Geocaching Stats
I like to mix up the type of caches I go for to keep life interesting. Mapachi has 5 new ones in the Bond Brook Rec. area behind the airport in Augusta. I think there's now a dozen or so and the 5 new ones will involve at least 3 miles of hiking and some challenging hides. And for those who like testing the limits of your 4 WD vehicles, the Yorktown series beckons!
ohhhh.... Yorktown series.... writing that one down! :D
And for those who like testing the limits of your 4 WD vehicles, the Yorktown series beckons!With all of the rain lately I think fins and a snorkel may be the better approach!
In chat last night, shuman road searchers suggested I add a section to the stats which lists Maine's Unfound caches. So, here it is! Remember, caches are found every day, it is up to you to verify they are still unfound, don't blame me if you go to be FTF on one of these and you're second!
Even more amazing was after I added that I thought I'd add a list of available caches which have not been found in more than 365 days. I was amazed to see nearly 100 active caches have not!
Again, this data is not 100% accurate. Do your research before heading out.
Maine Geocaching Stats
Dave, I think you need to take up a hobby... :D:D
Burnt Jacket looks like a nice trail/hike. Only 4 people have found it, the last one in '06. Again, thanks for all the info.
Thanks brdad! Maybe some cachers will go and get them now!
My problem is that I have too many hobbies!Quote:
Originally Posted by WhereRWe?
Still a lot of unfound and not found in a long time caches. All this nice weather, what's your excuse?
And if you're wondering, my excuse if I am still working on my patio. The few extra hours I had was spent fixing a goof I made on my new cache and going out to verify I had it correct. :rolleyes:
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I can vouch for him, noticed the other day that your side steps seem a little out of place, figured that you were doing some deck work...Quote:
Originally Posted by brdad
I hear ya Dave . . . seems like all of my free time is either spent tearing down an old camp (my old Love Shack of my post-college days/early-Heidi wooing days which will be reborn as the Wood Shack or rather Wood Shed) and cutting and hauling wood from behind the fire station in town (my hometown) as this area is the future site of our fire pond . . . and my present source of firewood for 2010-2011.Quote:
Originally Posted by brdad
It's a shame, but I just have no free time this summer to cache, camp or ATV . . . work, work, work . . . about the only free time I get is when I go to work. ;):D
Stats have been updated. I had to skip a week, or was it two? Sometimes life gets in the way!
I had a glitch in my PQs that might have the archived caches off by a few, minor detail.
Maine Geocaching Stats
Stats have been updated!
Maine currently has exactly 100 available caches that have not been found in over a year - now there's a challenge I'd like to see someone take on!
Maine Geocaching Stats
There are some very worthy caches on this list, some I've done, many I plan to do (someday, when I have the time....)Quote:
Originally Posted by brdad
And your time will be limited now that the coin ordering frenzy has begun...:D:eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Sudonim
PS: just posted it on the GC forums for you,hope you don't mind? :D
Thanks John, you beat me to it!Quote:
Originally Posted by Haffy
Thanks for compiling all that info. It is interesting to see which ones have not been found in a while.
Thank you for sharing the info. w/all of us. I run similar reports through GSAK now and again when I want to find something unique during a long day of caching.
We have broken the 900,000 mark for available worldwide caches!
There is an error in my percentage calculation, it should read
Maine's percentage of 900824 available worldwide caches: .508%
instead of
Maine's percentage of 900824 available worldwide caches: 508.87%
Maine Geocaching Stats
Well that just messes up my weekend plans........:rolleyes::D
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Originally Posted by brdad
Well, I'd hate to see that happen, so I have corrected it. You were planning on doing all 6 of my caches this weekend, correct? :pQuote:
Originally Posted by pm28570
You're a mind reader, too!
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Originally Posted by brdad