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GROUND ZERO IV Mystery Cache

Hidden : 11/15/2004
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

The listed coordinates will not lead you to the cache. They are for a location (the middle of a pond) in Woburn, MA which is nearby your real destination: WINCHESTER, MA.

Just as with the original GROUND ZERO (GCJ3QV) , created by Team Spoonhead , you must find the baseline coordinates for another town - Winchester, MA. Thanks to Team Spoonhead for inviting me to place one of this series myself and for beta-testing it for me. The cache is a small container hidden at the site.

You may VERIFY the coordinates for Ground ZERO in Winchester, MA by linking to:


You can validate your puzzle solution with certitude.

The list of the series (published 2004-2005):

  • Ground Zero by Team Spoonhead, GCJ3QV (archived)
  • Ground Zero Too by Team Spoonhead, GCJBAA (archived)
  • Ground Zero III - Hollis, NH by Team Spoonhead, GCKRHB
  • Ground Zero IV by Bigrock95
  • Ground Zeros and Ones by Trail Buzzards, GCN3BZ
  • Ground Zero Six - The City by the River by Team Spoonhead, GCN0BX (archived)
  • Ground Zero 7 - Carlisle, MA by Team Spoonhead, GCQW99
  • Ground Zero - Bartlett, NH by Hipointer, GCR1BV
  • Ground Zero - Wonalancet, NH by oxsling, GCR7NZ

Original contents are a Canadian $2.00 Coin, a mouse, a blue coil keychain, a pencil and logsheet. Please rehide the container "EXACTLY" as you found it. Please observe all local parking restrictions and posted hours. Do not give any additional information when you enter your log even if it is encrypted.

UPDATE- October 21 , 2009
Determining the true coordinates of Ground Zero using the Geocaching.com website is, at present, no more difficult than the original procedure. Premium Members may find it easier; however the solution is attainable in several ways. I will increase the Difficulty:  to If anyone needs help, please feel free to email me.

UPDATE- June 11 , 2014
Due to recent Geocaching.com changes in the results obtained by the usual method for determining Ground Zero, please apply the following offsets: N-0.007 and W+0.066 and with the offsets applied, you can confirm your answer with Certitude. There is no change to the original final location. These offsets permit the seeker to use the previous method and obtain the correct result.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Abar ng guvf gvzr.

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)