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Population Center - Bull's Eye RI Traditional Cache

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-Brad
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Hidden : 9/27/2009
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   not chosen (not chosen)

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Geocache Description:


In 2000, the U.S. Census Bureau's published a Statistical Abstract of the United States, in it contained the population centroids for each state as well as the entire US.

These coordinates represent the population centroid of RI.

It is a tribute cache for GC3507. A virtual placed at the population center of the United States for the 2000 census. If the entire nation were weighted equally by population, this would be the balance point. The center point is three miles east of Edgar Springs, MO in Phelps county - a bit southwest of the 1990 mean.

The one in RI is just NE of cranston.

WaldenRun might have the FTF advantage here

Congrats to KATnDOGZ FTF!!!

Actual coords listed are for the centroid themselves which had me in the middle of the street. I placed the cache ~28' from them so use the hint. Also please bring a pen to sign the log (in initals only pls) and TOT maybe helpful.

Good luck and happy caching!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Qbag Fgbc Nobhg n sbbg njnl sebz Abegu

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)