Project-GC Q&A - Recent questions tagged finds

Does the recent bug with the adventure labs include the main Profile Stats page for a given Profile?

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 02:31:28 +0000

For example, on the main page listing ones stats with the tabs Finds, Milestones, FTFs, etc,

it has the graph that shows the finds by year and cumulative. then below that it shows breakdown by year. 2026 only has finds for month of January. (148 caches and 11 labs, which it indicates under the months for the year)

my 2025 year section, says I have TOTAL FINDS of 930. but the spot under the months for the year 2025 says specifically, "Includes 1062 Adventure Labs"

This is the spot I'm asking about. I'm sure the lab count is accurate, because I know I did a good amount of hundreds for the month of July. but for the TOTAL FINDS says 930, and the note underneath says includes the labs. if that is the case, then the TOTAL FINDS should be close to 2000.

I know Geocaching treats them differently. And til recently here as well and i see that being a paid member adds functionality. I just think the Total Finds should be updated if the generated page puts a note that the labs are included or not regards of paid status

Finds by type missing lab caches

Mon, 26 May 2025 00:39:35 +0000

Why is my finds by type missing my count of lab caches? How do I fix that?

Map counties with less than x finds?

Sat, 06 Apr 2024 09:22:18 +0000

Many challenges requires for example 5 finds in 100 counties.

Can I map counties with less than x finds?

Is there a place to see "Finds per day"? Not logs but logs + lab stages

Wed, 07 Jun 2023 20:47:35 +0000

The current page only deals with logs. Would be cool to have the option to show logs, labs and labs + logs. Maybe like the current plot, but stack a lab plot over the log plot.

| O Total finds
| ____/\ O Logs
| / __ \
| / / \ \ /\
|/__/_____\__\__/__\________
Date -->

Why do Challenge caches give you credit for states not visited?

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 13:37:33 +0000

I have logged a few challenge caches, but im getting credit for states I havent been to. Im not sure how I feel about getting credit for some places I havent visited. Also getting them counted as finds, and points towards Reach the Peak. Thoughts?

Is there a way to get the finds of another user as gpx?

Sat, 22 May 2021 18:58:06 +0000

I'm able to get my own find list as gpx. But is there a chance to get the finds of another user?

Cache Type Specific Finds by Found Date

Fri, 14 Feb 2020 15:34:09 +0000

So with the new badge gen badges there is an add on for finding the cache types on all 366 days of the year (i.e. Traditional every day, multi every day, mystery every day, etc.). Is there a way to get the finds by found date tool to show specific cache types to assist in the earning of these badge add-ons?

I found 1 cache hidden in July 2006. How can I identify that one cache?

Sun, 19 Jan 2020 21:37:58 +0000

When I look at my finds by month hidden, I can see the #1 in the square for 2006 / July. I need to identify that cache for a challenge. When I do a search, it defaults to "unfound" caches to help me fill in the calendar. But I'd like to search "found" caches for a specific date. Is that possible?

Youngest cache found is 3 years out

Sat, 08 Jun 2019 19:59:44 +0000

We recently noticed on our Finds Stats page that our ‘youngest cache found’ was flagged up as ---Hängendes Grün Olympia--- on 26 May 2019 which we actually found over 3 years ago on 18 April 2016! We noticed that this cache has recently been disabled, and just happens to have been re-enabled on 26 May 2019!

http://photos.imageevent.com/pastandpresent/auctionimages/miscellaneous/42150B93-71E8-48CC-BDAD-915F34423E1C.jpeg

We presume that shortly a newer cache will take its place on our stats, but the screen shot above shows the anomaly.

Can this be rectified?

Axis should shift in the "accumulated founds per month view" in the statistics.

Tue, 21 Nov 2017 05:21:16 +0000

Nothing big really but, i think the axis should shift in the "accumulated founds per month view" in the statistics. Today total finds all time is the right vertical axis. I think the right vertical axis shoud instead be this years total finds. Simply because the curve for the current year is the rightmost one. This would in my opinion be more logical.

The future of geocaching find counts.

Thu, 17 Aug 2017 22:32:42 +0000

Isn't it fascinating to think about geocachers beginning at very young ages, sometimes at birth with the help of a parent logging for them, and how many finds or achievements those kids could accomplish in the next 50 years?

We've already reached a time when 1,000 cache finds is the norm and closing in on 10,000 finds for the serious geocachers, which for those folks, can be done in just a few years.

Perhaps, many years from now, 100,000 finds will be viewed as a common and easy goal.

Is there a way to search caches that you have DNF'd?

Sat, 08 Apr 2017 05:22:37 +0000

Is there a tool or way to search for caches that you have DNF'd - other than creating a list of some kind? It would be great to be able to review caches you did not find, see if they have been found since by other users/replaced or archived.

Number of logs in a defined area and time?

Wed, 05 Apr 2017 06:11:37 +0000

I am looking for a tool or a p-gc function, that allows me to show the number of all "found" logs for a defineable area in a defineable timeframe. For example: all found logs for all cache types for the location Germany / Baden-Württemberg / Ostalbkreis for the year 2016. Best would be with definable cachetype, D/T, size, location, log time, log type (found, DNF, NA,...)....

Is this possible already? Where or how-to?

found total inconsistency

Wed, 30 Nov 2016 08:45:43 +0000

HI all

My finds total shown by geocaching.com shows 9094 (which is actually correct), whereas my finds total shown by project-gc shows 9093. A week ago they were both in agreement at 9060. I'm not really bothered about +/- one single cache, but I would like both numbers to match. I waited a few days for the anomaly to correct itself, but it hasn't so I'm asking here.

The error must be with project-gc as the official site is showing the correct numbers. Anyone have any ideas as to how I can correct this ?

My Found Count Includes Archived Logs

Fri, 29 Jul 2016 14:33:51 +0000

Owing to a mess up while using GSAK, I managed to accidentally log two finds on one of my own caches (which was already archived itself). I deleted (archived) both "Found" logs on gc.com and a little while later, my Found Count there came good again.

However, ever since, it has bee WRONG here on Project-gc.com. It shows TWO MORE finds on ONE MORE geocache than is correct.

I can only assume that the API includes archived found logs in its output - is there a way for Project-gc to suppress these (which are clearly not wanted)?

Thanks.

Number of logs per area

Tue, 26 Jul 2016 19:11:37 +0000

I would like a new stats list, for number of found logs per area, to see which region/county gets the most visits.

I'm pretty sure this was possible before. Am I wrong? Is it gone, or just hidden?

Edit: To clarify, I want a list like this: http://project-gc.com/Statistics/CachesPerArea but for Logs instead of caches (LogsPerArea).

Finds to 8th Jan for each year

Fri, 08 Jan 2016 05:53:34 +0000

It seems that there is a bug in the statistics tab find' chapter Finds to xth Jan for each year

Mine done the 8/01 doesn't represent my patern of find by year at all (which must be close to the Finds by month per year at the beginning of the year.

On top of that i remark that count per year stop at 2011 for me though i started in 2009 and the year 2016 is already represented with importance and i only have 2 in this year.

Not a blocking bug anyway. Happy new year and thanks for your work for which i just renew

Add cache owner to standard filters

Tue, 16 Dec 2014 20:11:07 +0000

It would be useful to add Cache Owner to standard filters of Find Stats.

(Currently we have Cache Type / Size / Diff / Terr, From-To Log Date and Bookmark list.)

Which cache was my number X?

Fri, 21 Nov 2014 07:54:45 +0000

Is there a way with PGC to find out which was my X:th found or hide?

Some coins for example have intervals that don't match the milestone interval on geocaching.com page. So let's say you would like to order your 250 caches found geocoin for example: http://www.geocoinshop.eu/Geocoins-with-Engraving/Geo-Award-Geocoin-250-Finds-Set-incl-Pin::2592.html

How can i find out which is my 250:th find because there is no milestone for 250. Is there a script or any function that can give this feedback.