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Helpful Geocaching Websites - GeoSnippits Reboot Podcast: Ep. 115

Streamed live on Jun 4, 2015

In tonight's episode of the GeoSnippits Reboot Podcast: Geocaching Insights hosts Andy HeadHardHat Smith and Wife Amy the HeadHardHatress discuss helpful geocaching websites. Not listing sites mind you but other websites you might find useful in your geocaching endevours.

Meet up at http://geosnippits.com/gsreboot-podcast/ or go to geosnippits.com and click the GSREBOOT PODCAST option in the menu to see the LIVE viewing area to watch as we record the show and also join in our world wide chat room with geocachers from around the planet.

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SHOW NOTES FOR EPISODE 115
June 13th, 2015 - WWFM12 The Great Thwacker Attack Flash Mob - HeadHardHat and the Headhardhatress's event
http://coord.info/GC5VB5W

JoGPS (Joe Armstrong) passed away at home over this past weekend. He was a legend of caching. Some of his caching achievements include being the father of Geowoodstock and he adopted a number of the APE Caches to keep them going. Traveling to a number of places including Brazil to make sure the caches were still intact and making repairs or container replacements as needed.

20 Helpful Geocaching Websites
by PodCacher on October 1, 2014 in Our Geocaching Blog, Tools of the Trade
http://www.podcacher.com/helpful-geocaching-websites/

Statistics, Maps, Tools and MORE:
Project-GC
Project Geocaching is a site with the goal to provide dynamically generated statistics as well as maps and tools for all the geocachers in the world. It uses the Groundspeak Geocaching Live API and requires you to authenticate with your Geocaching.com account.
GPS Visualizer
An online utility that creates maps and profiles from geographic data. It is free and easy to use, yet powerful and extremely customizable. Input can be in the form of GPS data (tracks and waypoints), driving routes, street addresses, or simple coordinates.
Travel Bug® Sites:
Travel Bug Rescue
A place to submit a rescue request and ask other geocachers for help in moving your travel bug along. For the rescue teams, there is a map to see the TBs that need help. Additionally, as a rescuer you can register to watch an area and be informed as soon as a new TB in your territory needs help.
TB Run
A site for Travel Bug Races, brought to you by the owners of the TB Rescue site. You can join a race or start your own.
TB Race
Another site for Travel Bug Races, where you can join a race or start your own.
Geotribes
A Travel Bug tracking website with interactive maps & statistics for geocaching travel bugs, geocoins and all your trackable items.
Player Ranking:
CacherStats – lists of top ranked players
Zinnware List – Geocachers with the most finds or with over 100 caches hidden
Geocaching Rank Stat Bar – register to get a Stat Bar that shows your rank in the world
Downloads and Printables:
Geocacher University – an older site, but it has some good downloads and printables
GClogbuch – A log sheet collection with about 150 logbooks in various sizes in different languages (most in German and English)
Coordinate Checker sites:
Use these tools to validate coordinates for puzzle caches
GeoChecker
Geocheck
Evince
Certitudes
Geocaching Coordinates Checker (by New Mexico Geocaching)
Search & Shortcuts:
GizmoGuy411’s Geocaching Hints and Shortcuts
A wealth of information on how to use Geocaching.com in interesting ways
Geocaching Quick Search (mobile friendly)
A powerful and flexible search engine for caches & trackables
Rating/Voting Sites:
Handicaching