Anybody that has visited the Town of Wethersfield can attest to
the amount of wind resources that are found there. With a statewide
intiative to produce more energy from renewable resources,
Wethersfield was chosen as a prime location to harness the wind and
construct wind turbines. In midsummer of 2008 ground was broke to
celebrate the offical start of construction. The 126 MW (megawatt)
windpark which employs 84 General Electric 1.5 MW turbines is now
fully operational. Over the next 20 years, The Wethersfield
Windpark will bring an estimated $77.5 million to the local economy
through PILOT payments, employment, operation expeditures, and
education subsidiaries. Whether for or against, the winds of change
are blowing and the way of the future is here.
This cache is a 4 leg mystery multi-cache that takes you to some
of my favorite places to view the windmills. It is a short tour
accross town with the final being a 30 cal ammo can hidden in plain
sight. When you find the final, I strongly
urge that you replace it exactly the way I have it so as not to
alert muggles! It is exposed and if not put back right, it will be
vulnerable! The first 3 legs can be done from the
comfort of your vehicle but I urge you to get out and get the full
sense of the windmills. Also, I do not recommend this cache at
night as you will miss the views of the windmills which is the
whole point of this cache.
Now on to the cache.
The posted coordinates will take you to the original windmills
on Wethersfield Road. These V47 Wind Turbines produce 660 Kw
(kilowatts) and were fully operational in October of 2000. These
turbines are 100 feet shorter and produce half of the electric that
the newer turbines generate. You must gather some information here
to plug into the following coordinates.
N 42 40.A9B
W 078 13.9CD
- A= The last digit in the total number of windmills here.
- B= The number of windmills on the south side of the road minus
the number of windmills on the north side of the road.
- C= There is a name on the side of the windmill head. How many
letters are there in this name?
- D= The number of windmills on the south side of the road that
have red lights on them.
Now you have arrived at the second leg. The windmill here is
close to the road and you can see what is clustered at the ground
near the bases along with a good veiw of the tower. On the gate
there is a white address sign with two numbers that you must gather
information from to plug into the next coordinates.
N 42 39. 1AB
W 078 15.3CD
- A= The first digit in the top number.
- B= The last digit in the top number multiplied by 3.
- C= The last digit in the bottom number.
- D= Subtract the first digit from the last digit in the top
number.
At the third leg, you will have windmills on both sides of you.
The north windmills will be close while the south windmills will be
far away. The farthest windmills in the south are actually part of
the Eagle Windpark. You will be between two electric poles to your
south that we will refer to as the east pole and west pole
respective to your position. On each pole there will be 4 numbers
going vertically. Use these numbers to determine the coordinates to
the final.
N 42 37.4AB
W 078 15.0CD
- A= The top digit on the west
pole.
- B= The bottom digit on the west pole divided by 2.
- C= The bottom digit on the east pole.
- D= Add together the top digit and the one under it on the east
pole.
The location of the final will take you to a valley with a view
of several windmills. This spot is my favorite view of the
windmills especially when the sun is setting. I highly recommend
visiting this location at that time. When you spot the ammo can
you will see that it is very secured in its spot. A through search
will reveal a way to remove and access the can.The final is
located on Town of Wethersfield property. There is no need to
wander in the fields.
There is a NY Scratcher for the FTF and plenty of swag to go
around for future cachers. Thank you for visiting and I hope you
enjoy the tour!
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