Maine Cache and Cache Hider Stats

[brdad]

Stats have been updated!

[CarlGurt]

Is it possible to rank caches in Maine by popularity? Which have been visited the most?

CarlGurt - Carl Gurtman of The Two Reprobates

[Waterski]

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...

[Ekidokai]

Is it possible to rank caches in Maine by popularity? Which have been visited the most?

CarlGurt - Carl Gurtman of The Two Reprobates

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.

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

[brdad]

Is it possible to rank caches in Maine by popularity? Which have been visited the most?

CarlGurt - Carl Gurtman of The Two Reprobates

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.

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.

[Mainiac1957]

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.

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

And interestingly enough Mike, that is my most visited cache.

[brdad]

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...

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.

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.

[brdad]

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

[dubord207]

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!

[Davidson 7]

ohhhh.... Yorktown series.... writing that one down!