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Dead Last, The End - Nifty Fifty Puzzle #50 Mystery Cache

Hidden : 10/15/2010
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is not at the posted coordinates.


How well do you know, or can find the answers to some puzzles about our great 50 United States?


All good things come to an end - and this is THE END of the Nifty
Fifty puzzles! So, to find the final coordinates for this one, you
need to match some LAST statistics with the state they belong to.


N 40° (DE) (DE) . (HI) (RI) (AK)
W 111° (WV) (AK) . (FL) (WV) (ID)


0 = Last state admitted
1 = Last state alphabetically
2 = Last state by size (smallest)
3 = Last state by number of counties (fewest)
4 = Last state by highest elevation (lowest)
5 = Last state by water area (lowest)
6 = Last in population (2000 Census)
7 = Last in Zip Code (99xxx)
8 = Fewest number of letters in state name and capital
9 = Last in Area Code list (989)

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Va gur anzr zvahf Gur Ynfg. Abj nobhg 100 srrg rnfg bs fbyirq pbbeqvangrf. (Gurl zbirq gur fvta!)

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)