Traveling to Indy—The EarthCache Way!
Driving to the Indianapolis Annual Meeting? You will pass many geologic outcrops and sites worthy of a visit.
With Indiana as the Crossroads of America, GSA has assembled a list of EarthCache sites worthy of a stop on your way to Indianapolis. The selected caches are a subset of all the EarthCache sites along the primary routes into the state. Only EarthCache sites within Indiana are included. So…pull out your GPS device or smartphone and cache in on some of Indiana’s best geology.
From the West South West: St. Louis to Indianapolis – I70 West
EarthCache Name |
EarthCache ID Code |
Coordinates |
Theme |
Made in Stinesville |
GC62JTA |
N 39° 27.954 W 087° 24.851 |
Limestone in Construction |
From the South West: Evansville to Indianapolis - I69 South
EarthCache Name |
EarthCache ID Code |
Coordinates |
Theme |
Loess in Oak Hill |
GC65W9S |
N 37° 59.001 W 087° 32.160 |
Loess Deposits |
Crinoid Limestone Bioherm Monroe Lake |
GC5ZXCT |
N 39° 02.290 W 086° 27.690 |
Mississippian Age Limestone Outcrops Fossils to View |
Stobo Mound Brachiopods |
GC616YS |
N 39° 09.776 W 086° 24.831 |
Mississippian Age Limestone Outcrops Fossils to View |
From the South East: Cincinnati to Indianapolis - I74 East
EarthCache Name |
EarthCache ID Code |
Coordinates |
Theme |
500 mya |
GC105Z7 |
N 39° 20.405 W 084° 57.183 |
Ordovician Limestone Fossils |