Benchmarking (hobby)
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Benchmarking, also known as benchmark hunting, is a hobby activity in which participants find benchmarks. The term "benchmark" is used only to refer to survey markers that designate a certain elevatio
A person taking a photo of a located benchmark on a statue
Vial Moll de Bosch i Alsina in Barcelona
Benchmark in Saint Goussaud, Limousin, France
Typical metal rod or stake benchmark, in Texas
Geocaching
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Geocaching is an outdoor recreational activity, in which participants use a Global Positioning System receiver or mobile device and other navigational techniques to hide and seek containers, called ge
Benchmarking (hobby)
…markers that designate a certain elevation, but hobbyists often use the term benchmarks to include triangulation stations or other reference marks. Like geocaching, the activity has become popular since 1995, propelled by the availability of online data on the location of survey marks (with directions for finding…
A geocache concealed behind a sign in the Erratic Rock State Natural Site state park
"Original Can of Beans", which was in the first geocache, at the 2012 Geocoinfest Mega Event in United States
Children finding a geocache
A geocache consisting of an ammo can with various trade items and a logbook