Scavengeroogle: A Google Maps Scavenger Hunt To Waste More Of Your Time On

Just a quick note that I’m now going to denote when a clue solution is PENDING. That is, a clue where there is at least one person that has solved it but the number is still under 5. This is to give everyone at least a shot at solving a clue while letting people know that they’d better get their solution in quick if they want to get their name next to the clue. I will try change the status of a clue as quickly as I can, but please don’t shoot me if I’m late!

The pending denotation will look like: Solution Pending (2/5). That means that there are 2 people who’ve submitted the correct answer, and when I get 3 more I’ll post up the solution. Interestingly, this wasn’t even necessary before, because multitudes of people were solving the clues immediately after they were posted! “Midwest Aliens” is taking some time, I suspect because of the low amount of geographical info in the clue. Look for more clues similar to this in the future!

This is not a clue, but an observation… In most of the clues posted, I try zoom into 15/15 magnification to screenshot the stuff and then save the link at the same 15/15. I then test it in the browser and I get back a nice 15/15 magnification shot so I assume that’s all good.

I’ve been noticing that if I quit out of the browser and then go back in and try and view the 15/15 link, it always seems to default to a farther away view of 14/15. Even after I take all the unnecessary junk out of the URL. I was wondering if anyone could confirm this is what happens to them as well. I guess it doesn’t really matter but I was wondering about it. The first time I really noticed that was happening was on Shreddies’ Google Sightseeing, where I’d go to look at one of his google map posts and the resulting view was always 14/15 when I thought for sure he would zoom it at 15/15.

Thanks everyone for the huge explosion of interest lately and the feedback. Special thanks go to GorillaMask for the link.

First, I’m going to make it so comments are held in moderation … this is because I don’t want the solution to accidently appear underneath the clue in a comment and thus spoil the search for other people. So I’ll hold all the comments that pertain to a solution until I get a chance to post the solution.

In addition, I’m going to start listing the first 5 people who solved a clue instead of just the one. This is because due to time delays on the server, email problems, etc, it’s too difficult to determine who the exact first person to solve it is. I’ll list your name of choice and link to your website if you’d like.

The general consensus seems to be that the clues are easier than I thought. I still think this probably all depends on where you live too. Nevertheless, I guess I’ll try increase the difficulty of the clues… I mean I don’t want to make them TOO hard and thus not any fun to find. Also, feel free to submit a clue if you want to. I’ll start putting up reader clues soon as I can sort through them.

For solutions to clues, please make sure to “test” them out (paste the URL into your browser and check it.) This is because a lot of times Google maps tack on a lot of other stuff to the URL, especially if you’ve done a search previously. This can cause the solution to not show up in the resulting URL. Actually, some people are even wondering how to grab the exact link. In Google Maps, to grab the link of a page, under “Map - Satellite” and next to “Print - Email” you will see a “Link to this Page”. Right click on that and “Copy Link Location”. Paste it in, and you’re done.

One last thing, I am on the West Coast so if you post a solution at 7 am eastern time, I probably won’t get to it for another 5 hours or so!

Hi and welcome to Scavengeroogle, a type of scavenger hunt using google maps as the search tool. After getting addicted to perusing Google maps like many people, I wondered if anyone had made a game out of finding certain locations. I didn’t find a site, so I decided to start one up myself. Anyway, I hope you’ll have as much fun with this site as I have looking for clues to include. If you have questions on what this site is about, go to the Frequently Asked Questions section. You can also submit a clue for consideration if you’d like to.