Compass Rose: Evil Multi Series Mystery Cache
El Nimrod: Nimrod, you prick! 5 smileys in 5.5 years! Thanks to every one who visited this cache. It's now time for retirement.
Compass Rose: Evil Multi Series
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A compass rose, sometimes called a windrose, is a figure on a map or nautical chart used to display the orientation of the cardinal directions -- north, south, east and west.
The "rose" term arises from the fairly ornate figures used with early compasses. A fleur-de-lis figure, evolved from the initital T in the north wind's name, Tramontane, is sometimes used to indicate the north direction. Similarly, on old maps the east was marked with an L for Levante, or with a Christian cross indicating the direction of Jerusalem from the point of view of western Europe's countries.
Early roses were depicted with 12 points at 30 degrees each, as was favored by the Romans. In the middle Ages map makers moved to the 16-point rose at 22.5 degrees each, followed by the Arab's 32-point compass rose.
Today, the idea of a compass rose is found on, or featured in, almost all navigation systems. The contemporary compass rose appears as two rings, one smaller and set inside the other. The outside ring denotes true cardinal directions (the geographical location of the north pole) while the smaller inside ring denotes magnetic cardinal directions (the direction towards which the north pole of a magnetic object will point). The angular difference between true and magnetic north is called variation, which varies depending on location.
The northing coordinate will be found at the final cache for "Up & Down: Evil Multi Series" (GC22BCJ) and the westing coordinate will be found at the final cache for "Sideways: Evil Multi Series" (GC22BCB).
The cache is down a red dirt road that is not maintained during the winter and may be muddy in the spring and after rain. The road is great for snow shoeing and cross-country skiing during the winter.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
rlr-yriry, ynetr oebxra-bss gerr
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