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Campus NSQ - Bonus Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 12/14/2009
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


This is the bonus cache of a series near by the SAP buildings in Newton Square, PA near Philadelphia. You have to solve the following two caches first to retrieve the values for N, S and Q. ‘Campus NSQ - 1’ (GC21CP3) and ‘Campus NSQ - 2’ (GC21CPW). All caches are accessible without entering buildings or accessing closed areas.

More historical information about this area can be found under the following link: Charles E. Ellis School for Girls


The posted coordinates are not the cache location but the cache is not far away.

Reference point 1:

Goto N 39° 59.[ Q + N * S + N], W 075° 24.[ Q - ( N + S ) - S * S ]

From here follow the way to the north/west to the parking garage.
The speed limit in the parking garage will be F.
The speed limit outside the parking garage will be G.

Final Stage:

You will find the final at the following position:
N 39° 59.[Q + ( 4 + S) * N + G - F + S + 3]
W 075° 24.[ 2 * Q - 2 * ( 4 + S) * N - ( F + G + S + 6) ]

Bring your own pencil to log.

Update 01/18/2010: added some correction values to the formula

Update 05/26/2010: Simplified the questions.


Additional Hints (Decrypt)

- Gurer vf na rnfl "ragel" gb gur nern n yvggyr ovg AR bs gur pbbeqf - ybt n qas naq fraq zr lbhe fvatyr inyhrf vs lbh jnag zr gb purpx gur pbbeqvangrf

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)