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Stargate P4271 TB Cache Multi-Cache

This cache has been archived.

the hermit crabs: Continued nearby construction has shaken the foundations of the Massachusetts Stargate. Its location has become somewhat unstable, and given current conditions, it is likely to become more unstable in the future.

Rather than risk a geocacher getting inadvertently sucked into the wormhole along with the travel bugs, we are taking the precaution of closing this Stargate down.

If this is done in a carefully controlled manner, it is possible to steer the gateless end of the wormhole to a new and more stable site. Be on the lookout for a new Stargate opening somewhere else in the New England region.

Signing off... the hermit crabs.

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Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

This Stargate is located at Dean Park in Shrewsbury, MA.

Note: Due to nearby construction, the final cache was moved a short distance on 04/27/2006. ***The final was moved again on 03/05/07 due to muggling.*** (Previous finders can email the hermit crabs to get the new coordinates, if they want them.)

Please leave ONLY cache-to-cache travelers (Travel bugs, Geocoins). Any traveler arriving at a Stargate TB Cache is transported via wormhole to any other operational Stargate TB Cache for eventual pickup (please check the destination Stargate's web page before transport). For the most up-to-date listing of known Stargates, go to: Stargate P4079 (Western PA).

TBs traveling overseas, or to other countries, may require multiple wormhole trips to intermediate Stargates to complete their mission. Additionally, a Zero Point Module (ZPM) may be required. Logistics to arrange multiple trips and/or to secure a ZPM may take several weeks or more. If the TB’s Commanding Officer (i.e., owner) does not want the TB to volunteer for such a lengthy, long-distance mission, just quickly contact the owner of originating Stargate TB Cache and they will revoke the TB’s travel orders - and reassign the TB to local support duties (i.e., redirect the TB to local caches).

TBs that are left in the departure lounge at this cache with a valid Stargate address in the online log will be transported to the specified Stargate TB Cache (for example: if “P3898” is included in the online log entry or on a physical note attached to the TB, that TB will disappear from this cache and soon after will appear at the Stargate P3898 TB Cache). Space permitting, visiting Travel Bugs are always welcome in the arrivals lounge. Please read the log carefully and pick up only arriving Travel Bugs. That is, if you find a TB in the departure lounge waiting for transport to another Stargate TB Cache, please leave it alone.

Anyone interested in establishing a Stargate TB Cache that’s at least 500 miles from any other Stargate TB Cache please contact drossdross (owner of Stargate P4079 TB Cache).


The listed coordinates are at one corner of a small parking lot where you’ll start your search (there are numerous alternative places to park). Each waypoint needs a correction factor (Muggles that find interim waypoints will go to an incorrect place, but savvy GeoCachers know how to apply the appropriate correction factor (CF) and get the right coordinates). For example, the first waypoint is found by taking the coordinates listed above and applying CF-A. You should never leave the grounds of the park, and should never end up on private property if the Correction Factors are applied correctly. Not all corrections are in the northwest direction. The stargate is in a standard (approx 3"x7"x10") Ammo box.

If you have difficulty finding a waypoint, please log an entry and/or send email to the cache owner.

The park closes at 10:00pm. Dogs must be on leashes

Correction Factors:
  1. CF-A (North-West) 0.066 0.028
  2. CF-B (South-East) 0.166 0.100
  3. CF-C (North-East) 0.022 0.073
  4. CF-D (North-West) 0.130 0.292

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

1. Qnatre 2. rlr yriry 3. rvgure fvqr 4. fghzcrq

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)