Nike Road Traditional Geocache

This cache has been archived.

Pofe: Greetings from Geocaching.com

I have been looking at caches in the area that have been temporarily disabled for a while now and it looks like your cache has been under the weather for some time. While I feel that Geocaching.com should hold the location for you and block other cachers from entering the area around this cache for a reasonable amount of time I don’t think we can do so any longer. Therefore, I have archived this cache. If you haven’t done so already, please pick up any remaining cache bits as soon as possible.

When repairs to this cache are completed and it is time to have it reposted, it will be no problem. Just drop me a note and let me know the GC waypoint number of the cache or better yet, the URL of the cache page. You will still be able to access your cache page just as before by going to your “My Cache Page” and clicking the link of your cache.

I will be more than happy to take a look at your cache again to see if it is still is within the guidelines of the Geocaching.com website for cache placement and posting.

I want to thank you for the time that you have taken to contribute to geocaching in the past and am looking forward to seeing your cache up and running in the future.

Thanks,
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Hidden : 10/15/2005
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Did you know there were missle bases that ringed major cities in the US back in the 50's & early 60s!? In areas that are now residential suburbs! Here's a remnant of one of those bases.

The cache is hidden off of an abandoned road that I've see referred to as Nike Road. I don't see that listed in mapquest or elsewhere. Might have been on a map in Summit Town Hall. Here's a couple pages about this base and Nike bases in general:

This cache is hidden off a road that used to be used to access the guidance part of the Nike missile base in the Watchung Reservation.  The land where the guidance part of the base was located is now a regional high school.  The area where the missiles were located in the valley of the reservation is now the Watchung Stables.  Like the Dead Center cache, this one uses a bridge built over Route 78 that isn't used for cars!

The closest official parking is at the Deserted Village N40 41.002, W074 23.295.  You could also park at the high school at the top of the hill, walk east along their ball fields and then through the opening in the fence to get to the top of the road and walk down.
 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ng gur obggbz bs n snyyra gerr

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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