[KDWink]

Is there anyway to find caches close to myself by the approximate dissidence you have to hike to find the cache? We wanted to go on a 3-5 mile geocache hike.

[mwellman]

KDWink, on 01 May 2012 - 02:05 PM, said:

Is there anyway to find caches close to myself by the approximate dissidence you have to hike to find the cache? We wanted to go on a 3-5 mile geocache hike.

Welcome to Geocaching KDWink!

As you didn't tell us what country or region that you live in, it is hard to give you some recommendations. We live near Edmonton, Alberta and there are many great caches on hiking trails within an hour.


For your first cache finds, stick to easier difficulty and terrain until you get used to your GPS and how it works.


Generally, the higher terrain - 3-4 indicate a longer hike with some bushwhacking. If you go to the hide and seek a cache page and search for your favorite lake and then use the map feature to show you the caches in the area. The Topo map may be more useful here indicating parks and some terrain. Then create a pocket query and download the caches and off you go. I often copy the coordinates and paste them into Google Earth and then take a copy of the GE map so that I have a better idea of which trail to take etc.

Don't forget to create a waypoint for your car's parking spot and any major trailheads so that you can find your way back home.

Enjoy your Geocaching Adventures and let us know how you did!

mwellmans from Alberta

[bladesedge]

Cache owners are suggested to use Cache Attributes when creating a cache.



3 such cache Attributes are <1km (less than 1km hike), <10km (less than 10km hike) and >10km (greater than 10km hike).


Have you come across Pocket Queries yet? You can create a pocket query to find all caches near you that have the <10km and >10km attributes.

[Pup Patrol]

Attributes
http://www.geocachin...bout/icons.aspx

Significant hike:



Short Hike (Less than 1km):



Medium Hike (1km-10km):



Long Hike (+10km):





B.

[ngrrfan]

bladesedge, on 01 May 2012 - 04:31 PM, said:

Cache owners are suggested to use Cache Attributes when creating a cache.

3 such cache Attributes are <1km (less than 1km hike), <10km (less than 10km hike) and >10km (greater than 10km hike).

(Bolding mine)

I don't deal in kms. I deal in miles (I'm in the USA) so those attributes are meaningless to me, so I don't use them.

[niraD]

ngrrfan, on 01 May 2012 - 04:57 PM, said:

I don't deal in kms. I deal in miles (I'm in the USA) so those attributes are meaningless to me, so I don't use them.

To get an intuitive feel for kms, just think of 1km as roughly half a mile. It's actually a bit longer than that, but that's usually close enough.

If you want to be more precise, then Google is your friend:
1km in mi: https://www.google.c...rch?q=1km+in+mi
10km in mi: https://www.google.c...ch?q=10km+in+mi

[ngrrfan]

niraD, on 01 May 2012 - 05:17 PM, said:

ngrrfan, on 01 May 2012 - 04:57 PM, said:

I don't deal in kms. I deal in miles (I'm in the USA) so those attributes are meaningless to me, so I don't use them.

To get an intuitive feel for kms, just think of 1km as roughly half a mile. It's actually a bit longer than that, but that's usually close enough.

If you want to be more precise, then Google is your friend:
1km in mi: https://www.google.c...rch?q=1km+in+mi
10km in mi: https://www.google.c...ch?q=10km+in+mi

Nira....

A cache listing will tell me that it is X number of miles away from my location, so why does the attribute have to be in kms?

This post has been edited by ngrrfan: 01 May 2012 - 08:40 PM

[bladesedge]

ngrrfan, on 01 May 2012 - 08:39 PM, said:

niraD, on 01 May 2012 - 05:17 PM, said:

ngrrfan, on 01 May 2012 - 04:57 PM, said:

I don't deal in kms. I deal in miles (I'm in the USA) so those attributes are meaningless to me, so I don't use them.

To get an intuitive feel for kms, just think of 1km as roughly half a mile. It's actually a bit longer than that, but that's usually close enough.

If you want to be more precise, then Google is your friend:
1km in mi: https://www.google.c...rch?q=1km+in+mi
10km in mi: https://www.google.c...ch?q=10km+in+mi

Nira....

A cache listing will tell me that it is X number of miles away from my location, so why does the attribute have to be in kms?

Well my friend, unfortunately for you everyone else in the world has moved to metric.

Imagine if I said to you, " I'm sorry you don't spell the queens English, i 'm not going to read what you type."

Everyone has to learn to adapt to change.....

[niraD]

ngrrfan, on 01 May 2012 - 08:39 PM, said:

A cache listing will tell me that it is X number of miles away from my location, so why does the attribute have to be in kms?

My guess is that Groundspeak has designed their localization system to replace text content, but not to replace images. Since the distances are embedded in the attribute icons, and since they have to use the same images for everyone, they have to use the same distances for everyone. More people are comfortable with kilometers than with miles, so they chose kilometers.

But that is just a guess.

[Huntleigh]

ngrrfan, on 01 May 2012 - 08:39 PM, said:

niraD, on 01 May 2012 - 05:17 PM, said:

ngrrfan, on 01 May 2012 - 04:57 PM, said:

I don't deal in kms. I deal in miles (I'm in the USA) so those attributes are meaningless to me, so I don't use them.

To get an intuitive feel for kms, just think of 1km as roughly half a mile. It's actually a bit longer than that, but that's usually close enough.

If you want to be more precise, then Google is your friend:
1km in mi: https://www.google.c...rch?q=1km+in+mi
10km in mi: https://www.google.c...ch?q=10km+in+mi

Nira....

A cache listing will tell me that it is X number of miles away from my location, so why does the attribute have to be in kms?

The distances are displayed in miles only because you asked it to. For the rest of the world the cache listings is in km.

[mvarley84]

ngrrfan, on 01 May 2012 - 04:57 PM, said:

bladesedge, on 01 May 2012 - 04:31 PM, said:

Cache owners are suggested to use Cache Attributes when creating a cache.

3 such cache Attributes are <1km (less than 1km hike), <10km (less than 10km hike) and >10km (greater than 10km hike).

(Bolding mine)

I don't deal in kms. I deal in miles (I'm in the USA) so those attributes are meaningless to me, so I don't use them.

1.6Km = 1 mile.

[DanOCan]

ngrrfan, on 01 May 2012 - 04:57 PM, said:

I don't deal in kms. I deal in miles (I'm in the USA) so those attributes are meaningless to me, so I don't use them.

I'll try that if I get pulled over for speeding on the way to GeoWoodstock. "I don't deal in miles. I deal in kilometers (I'm from Canada) so those speed limit signs are meaningless to me, so I don't use them."

[ngrrfan]

Huntleigh, on 01 May 2012 - 11:20 PM, said:

ngrrfan, on 01 May 2012 - 08:39 PM, said:

A cache listing will tell me that it is X number of miles away from my location, so why does the attribute have to be in kms?

The distances are displayed in miles only because you asked it to. For the rest of the world the cache listings is in km.

I did not know that. Guess it is in profile settings someplace.

[ngrrfan]

Pup Patrol, on 01 May 2012 - 04:56 PM, said:

Attributes
http://www.geocachin...bout/icons.aspx

Significant hike:



Short Hike (Less than 1km):



Medium Hike (1km-10km):



Long Hike (+10km):

In discussing this topic with one of my caching partners, her observation was..... Why isn't there an attribute for Miles? That way there is a KM attribute as well as one in miles.

In thinking about it.... seems like a simple solution to me.

[bladesedge]

.... or just learn the near enough relative distance.....<1km = <.5m, <10km = <5m, >10km = >5m

When looking at attributes thats all you need to know. I do that the other way around when I come across an american site that uses miles.