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SCS #1: Sanderlin Place Mystery Cache

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prontopup: I checked this one today and the cache container is missing.

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Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

*** THE CACHE IS NOT AT THE LISTED COORDINATES ***
*** COORDINATES CAN BE USED TO LOCATE PUZZLE AREA ***


Welcome to the first cache in the Shopping Center Scrutiny series: Sanderlin Place! I really didn't know much about this center before today. Now, I know a whole lot of stuff; and, after this cache, you will as well.

Legal: This is not a commercial cache! As much time as I spent here creating this cache I couldn't even tell you all of the stores and offices that make it up. So, rest assured that I am in no way attempting to lead you to making purchases or contract services from anyone here.

History

Plaza is a Spanish word related to "field" which describes an open urban public space, such as a city square. All through Spanish America, the plaza mayor of each center of administration held three closely related institutions: the cathedral, the cabildo or administrative center, which might be incorporated in a wing of a governor's palace, and the audiencia or law court. The plaza might be large enough to serve as a military parade ground. At times of crisis or fiesta, it was the space where a large crowd might gather. Like the Italian piazza, the plaza remains a center of community life that is only equalled by the market-place.

The Cache

All of the information that you will need to obtain comes from this shopping center. Also, the cache container is located in the center as well. So, although you won't have to drive far between each of the questions to solve the puzzle, you may spend a little time and gas driving around the center a couple of times to answer them all.

The four corners of the shopping center are:
35' 07.103 / 089' 53.618
35' 07.090 / 089' 53.717
35' 07.039 / 089' 53.721
35' 07.038 / 089' 53.633
The bogus coordinates is about the middle of the center and can be used to get you there.
The "borders" of the center are clearly discernible and there are entrances on both Sanderlin Rd and South Mendenhall Rd. There are no maybe's or trick questions here. The answers are either in the plaza or they are not.

The Puzzle

A) How many light poles with skirts are there?

B) How many gray fire hydrants are there?

C) How many rock pillars make up the drive-thru at the bank?

D) At the following cords there is a mailbox. Excluding the out-going box with a number/letter combo, how many incoming boxes are there?
35' 07.073 / 089' 53.656

E) In the employee parking area there is a dumpster surrounded by a wooden fence. This fence was constructed by a company in West Memphis, AR. What is the 4th number in their ten digit phone number?

F) What color is the hippo? Using the formula A=1/Z=26, find the number that corrisponds to the 4th letter of the color-word.

G) How many ADA compliant parking spaces are there?

H) At the cords below there is a wooden fence running west to east on the north side of ground-zero. How many large posts (not individual smaller ones) are used to make up the fence?
35' 07.103 / 089' 53.657

Solve for the formula below to find your micro. Please be careful of onlookers when finding and replacing the cache. Evenings and Sunday afternoons are great times to hunt here.


N35° 07.[(F+B)-A] [E] [(D/B)+1]
W89° 53.[C] [G/5] [H-(C+1)]


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