Places to metal detect to help, PLEASE READ IT MAY BE WORTH YOUR WHILE

[49er12]

Well im sure this topic has been covered many times and can be old but its important to some so here I go I will give places to search please forgive me if I forget some you can add yourself on this post to help ok. Lets see, parks are good, around trees, old farm areas, beaches, old country roads of travel, of course your own yard, where people gather for family reunions, ball parks in town, old homestead areas with approval always. go to dam or river places. Please remember if you don't have patience maybe md isn't your thing its a must I say this for example a day could be compared to going fishing and not catching anything so you get the point. But to be honest regardless where you go and the time spent searching your almost guaranteed to find something its just what the significance of the item keeper or scrap junk excuse my spelling. So a hobby that can be rewarding in learning about history, the land and what I find when your out in the open land or territory you have a different respect for things when you imagine and step back and say wow what was going on 100 years or so ago. Its really a step back in time for me and I don't mind sharing no matter how weird it sounds to some. So please be open minded it however does pay to go slower and operate your detector accordingly don't swing it like your weed wacking, let everyone go fast and furious guess what they probably just missed something, take your time enjoy this great hobby, and hopefully your will always have that excitement of the find on your mind like a little kid, its a hobby for a lifetime I hope this helps all of you, good luck.

 

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[Terry Soloman]

A Few Sites to Get You Started:

1) Old Schools
2) City/Town Parks
3) Circus/Fair Sites
4) Old Churches
5) Old Homestead Sites
6) Swimming Holes and Areas
7) Picnic Groves
8) Athletic Fields
9) Scout Camps
10) Rodeo Arenas
11) Campgrounds
12) Ghost Towns
13) Beaches
14) Old Taverns
15) Roadside Rest Stops
16) Sidewalk Grassy Strips
17) Amusement Parks
18) Rural Mailboxes
19) Reunion Areas
20) Revival sites
21) Fort Sites
22) Winter Sledding Areas
23) Lookout/Overlook Sites
24) Church Supper Groves
25) Fishing Spots
26) Fishing Camps
27) Resorts
28) Old Barns and Outbuildings
29) Battle Sites
30) Band Shells
31) Racetracks
32) Rural Boundary Walls
33) Roadside Fruit and Vegetable Stands
34) Under Seaside Boardwalks
35) Flea Market Areas
36) Ski Slopes
37) Drive Ins
38) Canal Paths
39) Vacant Lots
40) Motels
41) College Campuses
42) Farmer Market Areas
43) Town Squares
44) Urban Yards and Backyards
45) Disaster Sites
46) Areas Around Skating Ponds
47) Hunting Lodges and Camps
48) Mining Camps
49) Railroad Grades, Stations and Junctions
50) Hiking Trails
51) Waterfalls
52) Rural Dance Sites
53) Lover's Lanes
54) Areas Adjacent to Historical Markers
55) Old Gas Stations and General Stores
56) Fence Posts
57) Chicken Houses
58) Bridges and Fords
59) Flower Beds
60) Playgrounds
61) Old Garbage Dumps
62) Cloth Lines
63) Military Camp and Cantonment Sites
64) Wells and Outhouses
65) Abandoned Houses and Structures
66) Areas where Old Trails Cross County or State Boundaries
67) Piles of Scraped Soil at Construction Sites
68) Old Stone Quarries
69) Areas Around Old Abandoned Cemeteries in the Forest
70) Junctions of Abandoned Roads (crossroads)

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Just a word of warning- National parks and Historical areas are usually off limits to detecting.

 

[CincinnatiKid]

49er12, your thread is always useful. There's never enough places to detect.
Referring to Mr. Terry (Guru) Soloman's list, I prefer numbers 5 thru 8. They have produced well for me. GL
Peace

 

[DDancer]

This might actually be worth a sticky.

I would add only that anyone who's stuck on where to detect in such areas at least attempt to put themselves in the mindset on where people in the past would gather, walk or stop in all those area's. I personally will probably say that in many ways many times but honestly a little imagination works wonders

Heck I get a thrill out of just imagining why an old wheaty is siting in a modern school yard at 8 inches... who was it and why... and is there something to be learned here...

Thanks great post.