Current at 3/14/2007 (Online waypoint URL)
Master Index    Nearest Caches
Webcam Cache Newport Pier View by BuzzKill (1.5/1)
N33° 36.405  W117° 55.468 (WGS84)
UTM  11S   E 414235  N 3718938
Use waypoint: GCQ5YC
Size: Not chosen    Hidden on 8/16/2005
In California, United States
Difficulty:   *½    Terrain:  *

This webcam cache is located in picturesque Newport Beach, just off the sidewalk that runs up and down the beach near the end of 17th Street. Parking... well good luck! There is free parking along the street - if you can find it - and metered parking along Balboa Blvd - if you can find it. As one would expect, this area will be much busier during the summer months.


I rated this as a 1.5 difficulty since cell phone reception and parking may present a problem when trying to do this one. Don't forget your sunglasses and sunscreen!

Click here to go directly to the webcam page.
A new image is uploaded about every 2 minutes.
(clicking anywhere on the webcam page will refresh the image)

If you miss saving an image, you can view the last 10 images taken by the cam and save it from there as well.

This webcam can be found on the www.walknet.net web site, whose owner has been gracious enough to grant us permission to use. His webcams have been going for over 8 years now, which is remarkably stable for a webcam.

What you will need:

  • A GPS receiver (duh)
  • A friend at his/her computer with an internet connection.
  • A mobile phone or set time when you will be at the cache site.

How to find and claim this webcam virtual cache:

  • Go to the coordinates of this cache.
  • The coordinates get you to the area of the cache. They are not exact coordinates telling you where to stand. You, with the help of your friend, need to "hunt" for the cache.
  • Call a friend and have your friend go to this cache page or the webcam page.
  • Let them guide you on where to stand for the best picture then...
  • Wave to the camera and wait for an update! I want to see your hands up in the air! (this webcam updates approximately every 2 minutes).
  • When your friend sees a good webcam picture, have them right click on the webcam picture and select "Save Picture As...". Then have them send you the picture so that...
  • When you make your Webcam Photo Taken log entry you can upload image with the log.
  • Webcam Photo Taken logs without proper pictures will be deleted (no night shots - you must be visible in the picture). Alternate forms of photos will not be accepted. Please don't log it until you have your picture ready for upload.

Please note that the camera position might be very different from the listed coordinates, so you'll need to work with the person saving the photo for you to get the best possible position.

Additional Hints (There are no hints for this cache)


Current at 3/14/2007

Webcam Photo Taken 3/3/2007 by 714_Tatted
It was such an awesome morning at the beach. I took my dog Kahuna for a walk and had my wife at home save the picture. Thanks For This Webcam Cache. This is my 100th find!Cool

Webcam Photo Taken 2/24/2007 by entropykls
Today was a beautiful day for a bike ride down the beach. Called my brother in Colorado to snap the photo. He was jealous of the nice weather. Pic shows me in the red shirt and Peakbagger in the tan shirt facing camera.

Webcam Photo Taken 12/14/2006 by airsax
Spotted the camera pretty quickly and called my dad to take the shot. Its kinda hard to tell its me cause I'm all tiny in the picture, but I was holding my GPS out and trying to look noticeable. Fun cache.

Webcam Photo Taken 11/22/2006 by semperfly2020
This daddy had a great day on a beautful afternoon at the warm, sunny Newport beach and (not that he's biased or anything) enjoyed sharing the view with his even more beautiful four children...and the wonderful lady at home logging the photo! xoxoxo lsg

Webcam Photo Taken 7/4/2006 by CA Girls
For our 100th find, we thought our first webcam cache would be appropriate...especially one by our friend BuzzKill who did us the favor of taking the photo for us. :-) Thanks, BuzzKill, for the find, the photo and the memories....Oh, and the ever-present association of stray shopping carts and you.... :-)

Webcam Photo Taken 6/29/2006 by GeoCraig
A great evening at the beach.

Needs Archived 5/8/2006 by ranshu
My brother is a pain but we finally got to a spot where he could see us between two poles for a beach volleyball net. The whole family all eight of us at 11:25AM PT.

Write note 5/6/2006 by ranshu
Add this note to previous note: did not get picture because the only person available was my brother and he is not computer savvy enough to get snapshot.

Webcam Photo Taken 4/19/2006 by WeatherGuy
Well, I didn't get this one logged right away and then it got put off for a while-- yeah, work sucks!

This was actually the first day (and first cache found) of our Disneyland/SeaWorld vacation. We had a good time and enjoyed chasing after a few select caches that helped get us to the beach and some site-seeing in SoCal. Thanks for the find and fun.
--WeatherGuy-->

Webcam Photo Taken 1/16/2006 by tweetybird440
Found this one while out on a fun-filled power cache day with an awesome bunch of southland cachers!! Thanks for the fun, adventure, and time spent with a great bunch on Martin Luther King Day!! Happy caching to all.

Tweetybird440


Nearby Caches
GCRK51 Newport Pier (0.39miles W)
GCW20H Exotic Views (0.77miles SE)
GCWZBV bug H & S Go Yachting (0.80miles NE)

Additional Hints (There are no hints for this cache)