diff --git a/app/controllers/things_controller.rb b/app/controllers/things_controller.rb
index 54b8dc9..8528db7 100644
--- a/app/controllers/things_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/things_controller.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ class ThingsController < ApplicationController
   respond_to :json
 
   def show
-    @things = Thing.find_closest(params[:lat], params[:lng], params[:limit] || 20)
+    @things = Thing.find_closest(params[:lat], params[:lng], params[:limit] || 40)
     unless @things.blank?
       respond_with @things
     else
diff --git a/app/models/thing.rb b/app/models/thing.rb
index b4f92e9..d6f4fd2 100644
--- a/app/models/thing.rb
+++ b/app/models/thing.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ class Thing < ActiveRecord::Base
   belongs_to :user
   has_many :reminders
 
-  def self.find_closest(lat, lng, limit=20)
+  def self.find_closest(lat, lng, limit=40)
     query = <<-SQL
       SELECT *, (3959 * ACOS(COS(RADIANS(?)) * COS(RADIANS(lat)) * COS(radians(lng) - RADIANS(?)) + SIN(RADIANS(?)) * SIN(RADIANS(lat)))) AS distance
       FROM things
diff --git a/app/views/main/index.html.haml b/app/views/main/index.html.haml
index 91159c9..a423018 100644
--- a/app/views/main/index.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/main/index.html.haml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     = select_tag "city_state", "<option value=\"#{t("defaults.city")}\" selected=\"selected\">#{t("defaults.city")}</option>".html_safe, :tabindex => 10
     = label_tag "address", t("labels.address"), :id => "address_label"
     = text_field_tag "address", params[:address], :tabindex => 11
-    = hidden_field_tag "limit", params[:limit] || 20
+    = hidden_field_tag "limit", params[:limit] || 40
     = submit_tag t("buttons.find", :thing => t("defaults.thing").pluralize), :tabindex => 12
   #logos
     = image_tag "logos/cfa.png", :alt => t("sponsors.cfa"), :title => t("sponsors.cfa")