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ASSIGNMENT: Fire Tower -- Jacksonville Overlook Mystery Cache

Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Coordinates will take you to the end of Mountain Road, where you will get a look at another fine specimen of the bygone Fire/Lookout Tower days. There is also a breathtaking view of the town of Jacksonville and the surrounding area. Much thanks to Nobodys Home for his Overlook cache which brought me to this beautiful spot. Whenever I can, I like to add the great old firetowers to the series, so I just had to come back up here and show the wife and whoever else will care to visit.

The cache is not however, at the posted coordinates. This is an offset cache. To find the final cache, go to the above coords, checkout the tower, and enjoy the view. Then proceed back down the mountain 803.52 feet at a bearing of 201.81°

Actually, it's easier if you work all that out before you leave that computer you're sitting at right now! There are online and software tools that will help you find another set of coords using the above information, and you can check your figures using GEOCHECKER below. We hope you enjoy this offering of the firetower series!

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You can check your answers for this puzzle on Geochecker.com.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

SVIR-GJB-SVIR

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)