choccymandm Posted April 29, 2005 Posted April 29, 2005 About a year ago we asked how many caches you had within a 25 radius of your home. http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php...topic=68355&hl= Having just read jochta's "too many caches" thread I thought it might serve as an indicator of expansion to compare last years figures to this years. So for us we had 270 last year and as of today it now stands at 518 from our South Bedfordshire location which almost double in 12 months!! If you were around last year and did reply to the thread have a look and see how it compares. If you weren't around or didn't reply ... how many caches do you have within a 25 mile radius from your home?? Quote
+Pieman Posted April 29, 2005 Posted April 29, 2005 280 around my base in North Cheshire- so it looks as though we still have a long way before we reach saturation compared to some... Quote
+68 GUNS Posted April 29, 2005 Posted April 29, 2005 We live right on the Sussex coast and currently have: 145 within 25 miles (65 unfound by us) 734 within 50 miles 2409 within 100 miles and we only have a 180° field of view!! Quote
+Pharisee Posted April 29, 2005 Posted April 29, 2005 260 a year ago, now there are 516 so it's almost doubled. I gave up trying to clear up the closest ones a long time ago. The nearest is only a mile away and I could walk to it easily but I have no real inclination to do so Quote
+PurplePenguin Posted April 29, 2005 Posted April 29, 2005 81 within 25 miles of Taunton, Somerset Quote
+Stuey Posted April 29, 2005 Posted April 29, 2005 last year: 43 (4 are mine) this year: 121 (18 are mine) Quote
+bargee Posted April 29, 2005 Posted April 29, 2005 Quote 280 around my base in North Cheshire- so it looks as though we still have a long way before we reach saturation compared to some... 293 from our base in northwich cheshire and i agree with pieman, still room for more, we even have local caches placed in the middle of the mersey estuary Quote
+Team Maddie UK Posted April 29, 2005 Posted April 29, 2005 (edited) 111 here in Oswestry, Northern Shropshire. I'm actually surprised at the number. I thought it would be higher. Oh well, always a bit of room for a couple more This time last year the figure was approximately 35. So we have seen over a threefold increase over the year Martin & Lynn Edited April 29, 2005 by Team Maddie UK Quote
+Mad H@ter Posted April 29, 2005 Posted April 29, 2005 (edited) 507 (6.1% OF UK total ) here in Oxford, sorry no figures for last year. edit Using filters on GSAK i get a figure of 199 but that can only be an approximate figure as it does not include caches that have been archived in the last year. Even including ALL archived caches it is still only 256 Edited April 29, 2005 by Phillimore Clan Quote
+powerbook_fanatic Posted April 29, 2005 Posted April 29, 2005 398 less than 25 miles away. An additional number - at a guess 10-15 have been archived in the last couple of weeks. I'm in Central Manchester where there are very few. Malcolm - The Powerbook Fanatic Quote
Jumbo Village Posted April 29, 2005 Posted April 29, 2005 Pharisee said: 260 a year ago, now there are 516 so it's almost doubled. I gave up trying to clear up the closest ones a long time ago. The nearest is only a mile away and I could walk to it easily but I have no real inclination to do so I wish I had nearly 1000 caches and could pick and choose John! If one gets put near me I'm there faster than a rat up a drainpipe! Quote
+Haggis Hunter Posted April 29, 2005 Posted April 29, 2005 My reply last year Quote 53 from my Edinburgh post code, 7 of which are mine. Only got 6 to get out of the 53. Now it is 115 from my postcode, 19 of which are mine. I now have 11 to get out of the 115. Quote
+Bekandian Posted April 29, 2005 Posted April 29, 2005 (edited) Currently 803... no wait... 804... check back after the bank holiday weekend and it will have gone up again! The joys of living on the Herts/Bucks border Edited April 29, 2005 by Bekandian Quote
+Travers Posted April 29, 2005 Posted April 29, 2005 Such wide variations... There are 164 caches within 25 miles. Discounting the ones we own, have found and are currently unavailable (some for a considerable amount of time!), there are only 26 we haven't yet found. I don't think that's anywhere near saturation point. Quote
+Bill D (wwh) Posted April 29, 2005 Posted April 29, 2005 Last year there were 173, of which 6 were mine. This year there are 287, of which 7 are mine. I notice that where last year there were 173 including found and owned, this year there are 171 that I've yet to find. I'm not really making progress... Quote
+The Wombles Posted April 29, 2005 Posted April 29, 2005 Last year we had 119 caches within 25 miles (of which 34 or 29% were ours). This year we have 239 caches (of which 57 or 24% are ours). I guess that means we're slowing down Quote
+Pieman Posted April 29, 2005 Posted April 29, 2005 bargee said: Quote 280 around my base in North Cheshire- so it looks as though we still have a long way before we reach saturation compared to some... 293 from our base in northwich cheshire and i agree with pieman, still room for more, we even have local caches placed in the middle of the mersey estuary Well, it's a little distance away in reality... Quote
+Simply Paul Posted April 29, 2005 Posted April 29, 2005 From Aylesbury in Bucks 2005: 587, of which 71 (12%) are mine. 2004: 296, of which 29 (10%) are mine. Quote I'm lucky enough to have a whopping 296 within 25 miles of my home in Aylesbury, 29 of which are my own. For reasons of practicality I've set 25 miles as my limit from home for placing physical caches, although I have a two-part virtual in London on the Isle of Dogs and Greenwich, linked by an odd walk. Of those I've done 68 physical caches of one sort or another, plus 3 virtual and 9 reverse/locationless. Beyond the 25 mile limit, I've done a micro and virtual in London, a webcam in Wilts and a couple of traditionals up hills in Glos. As I'm totting these up I still seem to be missing two, but it's rather late and my brain is a bit foggy. I don't suppose it really matters.... SP Then: 87ish caches. Now: 403 cachea. It's not just hides that are on a rapid 'up', it's finds too SP Quote
+Bekandian Posted April 30, 2005 Posted April 30, 2005 Bekandian said: Currently 803... no wait... 804... check back after the bank holiday weekend and it will have gone up again! The joys of living on the Herts/Bucks border Correction... 684 I had trigpoints in my GSAK Quote
Deego Posted April 30, 2005 Posted April 30, 2005 Bekandian said: I had trigpoints in my GSAK Cool Quote
+Cave Troll and Eeyore Posted May 1, 2005 Posted May 1, 2005 Bekandian said: Correction... 684 I had trigpoints in my GSAK Poor you theres no cure for that Quote
+robaz and the bear Posted May 1, 2005 Posted May 1, 2005 (edited) Within 25 miles of Swanmore in Hampshire Up 1 May 2004 = 98 1st May 2005 = 155 57% increase Edited May 1, 2005 by robaz and the bear Quote
+The Intrepid Scotts Posted May 1, 2005 Posted May 1, 2005 Only 42 caches are within 25 miles of our postcode, and 6 of those are ours We have to drive for an hour to get to the nearest unfound cache. This makes caching as a family team difficult as the kids have a tendency to get travel sick Quote
60North Posted May 1, 2005 Posted May 1, 2005 Within 25 miles? Apr 2004 - 2 caches Apr 2005 - 9 caches - (88.9% mine(8)) 2 of which are disabled 450% increase in one year! Quote
sarahjayne Posted May 1, 2005 Posted May 1, 2005 i have 403 this year. sorry none for last year. west yorkshire Quote
+Hillhappy1 Posted May 1, 2005 Posted May 1, 2005 153 within 25 miles of Nuneaton. 6 of them mine. Would be interesting to know how many caches have been muggled within 25 miles of your locations maybe a reflection of the quality of the caches? Quote
+Kitty Hawk Posted May 2, 2005 Posted May 2, 2005 172 then 301 now I'm near the south coast so part of my circle is sea, but I'm glad the new Forest is open now. Mental arithmetic says about a 75% increase. Adrian Quote
+Fjon Posted May 2, 2005 Posted May 2, 2005 (edited) 93 this year, dunno last year. For a country with less than 300 caches (Ireland) this isn't too bad. Edited May 2, 2005 by Fjon Quote
+Team Maddie UK Posted May 2, 2005 Posted May 2, 2005 Quote Within 25 miles? Apr 2004 - 2 caches Apr 2005 - 9 caches - (88.9% mine(8)) 2 of which are disabled 450% increase in one year! We have to wonder just what's going on up there Do you hide them and then try to forget where you put them so you can go and find them again lol Regards, Martin & Lynn Quote
+ttTom Posted May 3, 2005 Posted May 3, 2005 (edited) Don't know how many there was last year but this year in West Wales within 25miles from home .... a whopping..... 23 caches (1 is ours). I'm amazed by how many there are in some places - over 500 within 25 miles. - You would hardly need to drive anywhere! Edited May 3, 2005 by ttTom Quote
Nediam Posted May 3, 2005 Posted May 3, 2005 There are now 179 caches within a 25 mile radius from my house in south Staffs. When I started caching last August, there were just over 1900 caches within a 100 mile radius. There are now 2963, so that's about an extra 1000 caches placed within 8 months. Pretty good going I think Quote
+McDeHack Posted May 3, 2005 Posted May 3, 2005 (edited) 327 as from today 25 km from Chingford NE london Last year? don't know. Edit: I was feeling a bit lazy, so I checked again 144 this time last year. Edited May 4, 2005 by McDeHack Quote
+The J J Noodle Fan Club Posted May 4, 2005 Posted May 4, 2005 (edited) Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire A year ago there were 36 Today there are 100 (and we haven't done/don't own 26 of those - what slackers!) Jon. Edited May 4, 2005 by The J J Noodle Fan Club Quote
+HazelS Posted May 4, 2005 Posted May 4, 2005 bargee said: Quote 280 around my base in North Cheshire- so it looks as though we still have a long way before we reach saturation compared to some... 293 from our base in northwich cheshire and i agree with pieman, still room for more, we even have local caches placed in the middle of the mersey estuary I agree with Bargee I too live in Northwich, and we are surrounded by stunning Cheshireccountryside, much of which is begging for a cache! I don't think we've got too many caches, I think between Pieman and us, we can get a few more good puzzle caches out there!!! Quote
+jochta Posted May 4, 2005 Posted May 4, 2005 More surprising to me was how many caches there are since we started less than two years ago (first cache found on 20 Sep 2003). Then there were just 29 caches within 25km of home (south Oxon) Now there are 169!! Nearly 600% increase in 20 months Quote
Clarets0 Posted May 4, 2005 Posted May 4, 2005 From the Colne/Nelson boundary in East Lancashire: 345 caches. Last year: don't know. Sounds good but, as a non-motorist, not that easy. Especially as one of them concludes down in Hampshire! Quote
+makerofthingsup Posted May 6, 2005 Posted May 6, 2005 My area is quite dense, mostly populated by scalies and chavs and single sixteen year old mothers Quote
NickPick Posted May 6, 2005 Posted May 6, 2005 makerofthingsup said: My area is quite dense, mostly populated by scalies and chavs and single sixteen year old mothers Do you live in Hemel Hempstead aswell then? Oh, no you can't, the mothers are far too old! Quote
+Meriadoc Posted May 9, 2005 Posted May 9, 2005 19 Caches within 25 miles. However 6 caches have been placed by me, so I can only log 13. Quote
+The Bogbrushers Posted May 11, 2005 Posted May 11, 2005 Wow I've just looked within 25 miles: Total Records: 718 - Page: 1 of 36 No wonder I have trouble deciding which ones to do! I live near the Bucks/Oxfordshire border. Quote
+ToolkiT Posted May 13, 2005 Posted May 13, 2005 606 from my postcode (Caversham, Reading, Berkshire) So still plenty to go Quote
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