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Interactive Geocaching Treasure Hunt
Current CoordinatesWe will be starting a new thread for this game in a few weeks time.
THE TREASURE: When all the numbers are claimed and marked as finished, the treasure will be revealed. We will then start another hunt with new coordinates.
COMPLETED HUNTSTreasure Hunt #1 (view spoiler)
Pinkie and Blue Boy at the Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Garden in San Marino, California. Link to Information
Treasure Hunt #2 (view spoiler)
Bust Of Queen Nefertiti at Neues Museum, Berlin Germany
Link to Information
Treasure Hunt #3 (view spoiler)
Abacus Ring from the Qing Dynasty displayed at the Cheng Dawei Abacus Museum
in Huangshan City, China Link to Information
Treasure Hunt #4 (view spoiler)
Mosaic from Ancient City of Zeugma now located in the Zeugma Mosaic Museum in Gaziantep, Turkey Link to Infomation
Treasure Hunt #5 (view spoiler)
Glass enclosed ruins of medieval cathedral at the Anno Museum in Hamar, Norway
Link to information
Treasure Hunt #6(view spoiler)
Topiaries Of Tulcán Cemetery in Ecuador
Link to Information
Treasure Hunt #7 (view spoiler)
Votive Clay Figurines from sanctuary of Agia Irini on display at Cyprus Museum, Nicosia. Link to Information
Treasure Hunt #8(view spoiler)
Planetarium Table Clock 1770 at the Beyer Museum Of Time, Zurich, Switzerland
Link to Information
Treasure Hunt #9 (view spoiler)
Qasr al-Farid, or “The Lonely Castle,
Located at the archaeological site of Mada'in Salih in Saudi Arabia
Link to Information
COMPLETED HUNTSTreasure Hunt #10 (view spoiler)
The Lewis Chessmen
Believed to be found in Bay of Uig on Isle of Lewis
Link to Information
Treasure Hunt #11 (view spoiler)
Sasando, a Traditional Musical Instrument from Rote Culture
Rote Island of East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
Link to Information
Treasure Hunt #12(view spoiler)
Oldest Recipe Book: Cuneiform Cuisine
Discovered in Ancient Ruins of Babylon, Iraq
Link to Information
Treasure Hunt #13
(view spoiler)
The Gavrinis Passage Tomb from 3,500 BC
Island of Gavrinis, France
Link to Information
Treasure Hunt #14
(view spoiler)
Diquís Spheres
Site Museum Farm 6, Costa Rica
Link to Information
Treasure Hunt #15
Latitude: 25.10346296
Longitude: 121.5506382
(view spoiler)
Ch’en Tsu-Chang Carving
National Palace Museum in Taipei, Taiwan
Link to Information
Treasure #16
Latitude: 43.66829951
Longitude: -79.39494876
(view spoiler)
The Light of the Desert Cerussite Gem
Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, CAN
Link to Information
Treasure #17
Latitude: -31.959097
Longitude: 115.866637
(view spoiler)
Australian Kangaroo One Tonne Gold Coin
The Perth Mint, Perth, Australia
Link to Information
COMPLETED HUNTSTreasure #18
Latitude: 48.8558832573
Longitude: 2.34596941054
(view spoiler)
Sainte-Chapelle (Holy Chapel)
Palais de Justice Complex, Paris
Link to Information
Treasure #19
Latitude: 44.5053359522
Longitude: -72.9998373883
(view spoiler)
The Snowflake Bentley Exhibit
Old Red Mill in Jericho, Vermont, USA
Link to Information
Treasure #20
Latitude: 30.5646666293
Longitude: 114.364671780
(view spoiler)
Zenghouyi Bronze Chime Bells
Hubei Provincial Museum Wuhan, China
Link to Information
Treasure #21
Latitude: 6.445334203448
Longitude: 3.403439623291
(view spoiler)
Benin Bronzes
Nigerian National Museum, Lagos, Nigeria
Link to Information
Treasure #22
Latitude: 51.03672462378591
Longitude: -114.04228690540478
(view spoiler)
Mouse and Cat Armor by Jeff de Boer
DeBoer Studio in Ramsay, Calgary, Alberta, CAN
Link to Information
COMPLETED HUNTSTreasure #23
Latitude: 52.37480431320022
Longitude: -1.5046733331920534
(view spoiler)
Coventry Cubes found at Baginton Mill Bridge on the River Stow
Coventry, England
Link to Information
Treasure #24
Latitude: 59.94025088278492
Longitude: 30.31449532698318
(view spoiler)
Peacock Clock
Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg. Russia
Link to Information
Treasure #25
Latitude: 19.43384221875036
Longitude: -99.14672005663007
(view spoiler)
El Vochol
Museo de Arte Popular, Mexico City, Mexico
Link to Information
Treasure #26
Latitude: -12.071173658324943
Longitude: -77.07094360741682
(view spoiler)
Quipu of Caral
Museo Larco, Lima, Peru
Link to Information
COMPLETED HUNTSTreasure #27
Latitude: 55.67495929141152
Longitude: 12.574665657671133
(view spoiler)
Trundholm Sun Chariot
National Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen
Link to Information
Treasure #28
Latitude: 30.267442231481926
Longitude: -97.74269618567031
(view spoiler)
Roman Bust
Found at Goodwill Store in Austin Texas
Link to Information
Treasure #29
Latitude: 21.992972006946257
Longitude: 96.09650412023676
(view spoiler)
Burmese Bronze Dragon Head Cannon
Mandalay Palace, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma)
Link to Information
Treasure #30
Latitude: 49.4602279346863
Longitude: 10.03017325396423
(view spoiler)
Finger Hut Thimble Museum
Creglingen, Germany
Link to Information
I'll take one of the 4s in Longitude.The Barrister and the Letter of Marque by Todd M. Johnson, 412 pages.
Quick question: Is there a page minimum for books for this challenge? Just making notes in my notebook for future reference. :)
I will get you all updated! Andrea - we will go with the group's page limit of 100 pages.
Jan wrote: "Andrea - we will go with the group's page limit of 100 pages."Thank you, Jan!
Glad you are joining the hunt Hannah!
I'll take 3 from Latitude with
- Pub 2013
Hannah wrote: "Sounds fun! I’ll take the 3 in latitude with 303 pages in The Cadets of Flemming Hall 
"Finished 1/13, 3 stars
Thanks Karen & Hannah! I will get you updated.
Jan, quick question. Yesterday I had an audiobook due, so I paused Barrister at 35% and blazed through a book with 448 pages. Would it be possible to swap out Barrister for the book I read, since the page count still has a four?The Bridge to Belle Island by Julie Klassen, 448 pages, 1/14/22
Meg wrote: "I will take a #4 from longtitude for Death by Bagpipes
"Completed 01/12!
I'll take 1 from longtitude with
Stranger Diaries, #1 in series
I loved that book Meg!! It just really resonated with me. Enjoy! I'm actually listening to the 2nd one now!
Jan wrote: "I loved that book Meg!! It just really resonated with me. Enjoy! I'm actually listening to the 2nd one now!"I can't wait to read it!
Elly Griffith's sarcasm/humor makes me laugh a lot. And she's great at creating believable quirky characters
Finished Forgiving Paris by Karen Kingsbury, 324 pages, 1/15/22.I'll take the last 1 in Longitude. The Barrister and the Letter of Marque by Todd M. Johnson, 412 pages. Now that I got my most urgent library audios finished up, it's back to this intriguing story.
Finished my latitude 4, and really enjoyed the book. I learn a little more about synesthesia with every book in this series. Shots in the Dark (Mack's Bar #4), by Allyson K. Abbott, finished 1/16 ★★★.5
Only one number left to claim!! Can anyone grab #8??
I've finished 1 longitude with
Thanks for the updates Meg & Patrizia! We now have all the numbers claimed and once everyone has checked back with their completed books, I will reveal the treasure.
BTW Meg - I see you loved Stranger Diaries too :)
Jan wrote: "BTW Meg - I see you loved Stranger Diaries too :)"I did! And it turns out that I had somehow read the second one last year, so now I won't have that to look forward to. Hope the third one comes quickly.
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Ongoing
Geocaching is a type of treasure hunting hobby that uses GPS coordinates to help searchers find hidden "treasures" in their community, country or around the world. There are many kinds of Geocaching, but we are going to take the basic concept and work together to complete a given GPS coordinate (latitude/longitude) and upon completion, the treasure will be revealed.
Here's how it will work:
For the given coordinate (seen in the next post), you will claim ONE number which will correspond to your book in one of three ways.
✤ The series number of your book or
✤ The LAST number in the ORIGINAL publication year of your book or
✤ A number included in the total page count of your book
Then Post a Comment Indicating:
✤ The number you are claiming and whether it is from the longitude OR latitude.
✤ Include the link to your book and how it fits by including either the series number, publication year or page count. I will then mark the number as claimed.
✤ Be sure to return and let us know when you have completed the book so your number can be marked as finished. You may then claim a new number.
IMPORTANT: It will be necessary that you check the current post below for claimed numbers BEFORE claiming a new number. We will not be able to rely on the previous post for "what's next". I will try to stay on top of updating but please be patient as we progress.
THE TREASURE: When all the numbers are claimed and marked as finished, the treasure will be revealed. We will then start another hunt with new coordinates.
Let's start the hunt!