Isosceles #3: Harry's Scar Mystery Cache
KingwoodGeo: I have moved from the area and can not easily check on this cache. It was reported lost or destroyed, so I am permanently archiving it.
Isosceles #3: Harry's Scar
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A small Tupperware container tucked into a long scar blasted into a tree. The origin of the scar reminded me of Harry Potter's forehead scar.
This cache is one of several in a series.
All of the caches are puzzles that involve solving for the location of the apex of an isosceles triange. The base of the isoceles triangle is the line that connects two water towers in Kingwood.
Tower #1 is located on Kingwood Drive near East End Park.
Its coordinates are: 30° 3.5293 -95° 9.3855
UTM coordinates: X= 292115 Y=3327263
Tower #2 is located on Woodland Hills Drive near the High School Agricultural Sciences Barn.
Its coordinates are: 30° 1.9972 -95° 13.0668
UTM coordinates: X= 286144 Y=3324545
The isosceles triangle has a total area of 207.34 hectares.
The cache is located north of the water tower baseline.
The area portion of this puzzle must be solved mathematically. Once the height of the isosceles triangle is determined, the apex coordinates can be found either mathematically or graphically using Google Earth or another mapping program. Google Earth allows you to keep track of one line and one path in its Measuring tool.
The cache is located about 28 feet east of two distinctive pine trees I've dubbed Hagrid and his bigger brother. The picture gallery contains a photo of the giant twins at ground level, plus a "mug shot" of the tree with the scar.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
N urpgner vf 100 zrgref ol 100 zrgref.
Gur nern bs na vfbfpryrf gevnatyr vf 1/2 * Onfr * Urvtug.
Gur Clguntberna Gurberz eryngrf gur fvqr yratguf bs evtug gevnatyrf.
Hfr uggc://jjj.wrrrc.pbz/qrgnvyf/pbbeq/ gb genafsbez pbbeqvangrf orgjrra YngYba naq HGZ zrgref. (Vs gung qbrf abg jbex, gel hfvat lbhe TCF nf n pnyphyngbe ol fjvgpuvat lbhe TCF orgjrra qrpvzny zvahgrf naq HGZ. Perngr n jnlcbvag va bar flfgrz, gura punatr gur flfgrz naq ivrj gur jnlcbvag qrgnvyf va gur bgure flfgrz. Irel pyhaxl, ohg vg qbrf gur wbo.)
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