Virtual Geocaching for The Battle of Westport
Welcome to virtual geocaching for The Battle of Westport at theCivilWarMuse.com. A virtual geocache (also called a waymark) is a cache that exists in a form of a location (instead of a container). Virtual Geocaching for The Battle of Westport is based, of course, on the website's Battle of Westport Tour.
The virtual geocaches for The Battle of Westport are spread over the Kansas City, Missouri metropolitan area. Therefore you will need an automobile in order to visit all of the locations. We will provide a starting position for each virtual geocache that will have a safe place to park. Then you can use your GPS unit to locate the virtual geocache.
Think of this as a scavenger hunt during which you will find each virtual geocache and collect the answers to questions about The Battle of Westport. You will need to locate each virtual geocache in order to collect the answers to all of the questions. However, it's likely you will find the answers to some of the questions at more than one of the virtual geocaches. After you have finished visiting all of the virtual geocaches and collecting the answers, come on back to the website and submit your answers to see how many questions you answered correctly.
Our overall goal is to offer a fun way to experience the tour so you come away with a better understanding of the battle and its significance.
Before You Leave Home
- Download a printable version (pdf format) of the list of questions to take with you.
- Download a printable version (pdf format) of the virtual geocaches to take with you.
- Download a digital version (gpx format) of the virtual geocaches that you can load into your GPS Unit.