Waypoint registry

Here is a website that is similar to waymarking.com but totally random. Its called "The International GPS Global Positioning System Waypoint Registry". Their goals is to build a world wide database of GPS coordinates. The site allows you to define your search by state or also by subject. It's fun to see what lengths are used to get that GPS coordinate. For example..

OJ Simpson's Rockingham EstateFormer home of OJ Simpson

Category=HomeWaypoint: N34.06249 W118.48989

Submitted by: jhyland##rocketmail.comSubmitted on: 03 Oct 1998

Signature Items

Many geocachers have signature items that they leave in caches (i.e. Calling cards, coins, trinkets). I've just been taking a bunch of stuff with me, then depending on the contents of the cache I'll leave something. But, I'm thinking this signature item thing might be a good fit. So if you have good ideas for gpssearch, let me know. In the meantime I've found a site dedicated to signature items from all over. Although this site probably doesn't even touch the thousands of signature items out there,they do have a good grasp on the majority.
Check it out: Geo-Creations: Geocaching Signature Items

Geocoins

Have you ever found a wooden nickle or a special geocaching coin! These coins are highly collectable and actually becoming more and more abundant.

If you have ever wanted to create your own geocoin, your in luck, there are a few companies that will make these coins for you.

thecachingplace.com
oakcoins.com
Coinsandpins.com
Travelers Tags

For a list of where to get activations codes for trackable geocoins that you have found :

Coincodes.com
http://www.tsbsales.com/geocache/coincode.htm

Geocaching Sweepstakes

Jeep just launched their third annual Jeep 4x4 Geocaching Challenge! From August 1, 2006 to December 31st, 2006. If your lucky enough to find one of these in a cache, you could be the monthly winner of a new Garmin GPSMAP 60CX GPS unit. If your lucky enough to find several of these you could win one a big one. For more info go to http://jeep.geocaching.com/



Büji announced a new sweepstakes, the brand that offers a complete line of products that help protect against poison ivy and poison oak, I guess this stuff geared entirely toward protecting geocachers as they journey into the woods. büji is encouraging outdoor exploration by giving away two Garmin handheld GPS units. With submission, entrants will also receive a manufacturer’s coupon for $2 off the purchase of büji™ Wash or büji Bock™.

Check them out at:http://www.bujiproducts.com/gpssweeps/

Map of the sun and moon

Watch the sun rise and set all over the world on this real-time, computer-generated illustration of the earth's patterns of sunlight, darkness, and cloud cover based on current weather satellite data. World Sunlight Map.

Just for kicks check out the Moon Phase map