Welcome to the second cache in the Shopping Center Scrutiny
series: Sloane's Square! 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
A Market Square (or sometimes the market place) is
a feature of many European towns. It is an open area where market
stalls are traditionally set out for trading, commonly on one
particular day of the week known as 'market day'.
A typical English market square consists of a square or rectangular
area, or sometimes just a widening of the main street. It is always
situated in the centre of the town, surrounded by major buildings
such as the parish church, town hall, important shops and hotels,
and the post office, together with smaller shops and business
premises. There is sometimes a permanent covered market building,
and the entire area is a traditional meeting place for local people
as well as a centre for trade.
The largest Market Square in Europe is the Main Market Square in
Kraków, Poland. Incidentially, the longest such square is also
located in Poland, in the town of Pultusk.
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.
You are looking for a small Camoed Pelican container with some
trade items, a log, and a personal geocoin for FTF. Please replace
and cover as well or better than found.
The four corners of the shopping center are:
35' 03.165 / 089' 43.750
35' 03.068 / 089' 43.772
35' 03.075 / 089' 43.829
35' 03.144 / 089' 43.834
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 the
entrance is on Poplar Ave. There are no maybe's or
trick questions here. The answers are either in the square or they
are not.
The Puzzle
A) At the following coordinates there is a DRAIN cover
with a placement date on it. What is the 2nd number of the
day portion of the date on the cover?
35' 03.119 / 089' 43.792
B) How many ADA compliant parking spaces are there?
C) At the cords below you will find the last shopping bay
on the corner. What is the second number of that suite
address?
35' 03.129 / 089' 43.775
D) At the following cords there is a powerbox. On that
box there is a barcode. Just below the barcode there are a
set of numbers (look for red dots). What is the 9th number?
35' 03.102 / 089' 43.795
E) How many light poles with skirts are there?
F) At the coordinates below there is a power box. On the
front of the box there is a word printed in white paint. Using the
formula A=1/Z=26, what is the number corresponding with the 5th
letter of the word?
35' 03.124 / 089' 43.790
G) How many gray fire hydrants are there?
H) How many orange poles with red stripes are there?
I) At the coordinates below you will find
something. Use the choices below to find the number.
Rock=6, Lightpost=9, Fire-Hydrant=15,
Dumpster=22
35' 03.139 / 089' 43.829
Solve for the formula below to find the cache. Please be careful
of onlookers when finding and replacing the cache. Evenings and
Sunday afternoons are great times to hunt here.
N35° 03.[(C+H)/12] [B+G-1] [F-19]
W89° 43.[E] [A+D+1] [(Ix4)/6]
Now, to the North subtract 10 and to the West subtract 7 to
obtain the new cache container location.