Jupiters Mystery Cache
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Feb 2012 Update : Final had to be moved. You'll have to solve for the new coordinates.
For the past 5 years I have been fortunate to spend the winter months in the area. Because of the number of geocaches available here, I have become very familiar with Jupiter.
After completing Uniquely Jupiter (GC2KBM7), an excellent multi that took me to many of the attractions and sights of Jupiter, I decided to place this puzzle cache that also provides information about Jupiter.
The following is a "modified" version of the Wikipedia information for Jupiter.
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Jupiter is a town located in Palm Beach County, Flor#da. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total po#ulation of 39,328. As of 2006, the population had grown to 50,028, according to the University of Florida, Bu#eau of Economic and Business Research. #upiter is well known for its beauty and beaches. It is often refe#red to as a "beach town" and has become a popular vacation spot. Many celebrities own homes in Jup#ter, Florida.
HISTORY
The area where the town now sits was originally named for the Hobe Indian t#ibe which lived at the mouth of the Loxaha#chee River, and whose name is also preserved in the name of nearby Hobe Sound. A ma#maker misunderstood the #panish spelling 'Jobe' of the Indian name 'Hobe' and recorded it as 'Jove'. Subsequent mapmakers further misunderstood this to be the Latin translation of the god Jupiter, and they anglicized the name from #ove to 'Jupiter.' The Roman god Jupiter (or Z#us in the Greek mythology) is the chief Roman god, husband of Juno, and god of light, of the sky and weather, and of the state and its welfare and its laws. It inspired a neighboring village to name itself, "#uno Beach".
LANDMARKS
The most notable landmark is the Jupiter Inl#t Ligh#house, completed in 1860. Made of br#ck, it was painted #ed in 1910 due to discoloration caused by humidity. Hurricane Jeanne in 2004 sandblasted the paint from the upper portion of the tower, and the tower was repainted using a #otass#um silicate mineral coating. The lighthouse is often used as the #ymbol for Jupiter.
NOTABLE RESIDENTS
The following list includes persons who were born in Jupiter, previously lived in Jupiter, or currently reside in Jupiter.
* Robert Allenby - Australian professional golfer on the PGA Tour
* Tori Amo# - Singer/Songwriter
* Rick Ankiel - Professional Major League Baseball player
* McKenzie Coburn - Cast member of the MTV show The Real World: New Orleans (2010)
* C#line D#on- Grammy Award winning Canadian singer.
* Julie Dubela - Singer known mainly in the Boston area for singing the national anthem.
* E#nie Els - South African professional golfer on the PGA Tour and European Tour
* Rickie Fowler - Professional golfer on the PGA Tour
* Hermes Franca - B#azilian mixed martial artist and UFC Fighter
* Drew Garrett - Actor
* Gato# Man - Famous g#ocacher and flea market aficionado
* Bryant Gumbel - Former morning TV show host
* #ack Hanna - Zookeeper and animal expert
* F. Ross Johnson - Former CEO of RJR Nabisco during the leveraged buyout.
* M#chael #ordan - Former NBA basketball player, Hall of Fame member
* Jamie Lovemark - Professional golfer on the PGA Tour
* Will MacKenzie - Professional golfer on the PGA Tour
* #esper Parnevik - Swedish professional golfer on the PGA Tour.
* B#rt R#ynolds - Actor famous for appearing in films such as Smokey and the Bandit and Deliverance
* Mike Schmidt - Hall of Fame major league baseball player
* Scott Sharp - 1996 #ndyCar Series Champion and current competitor in the American Le Mans Series.
* Dara Torres - Five-time Olympic swimmer and gold medalist
* Charles Vanik - Former Democratic congressman from Ohio
* Camilo Villegas - Colombian professional golfer on the PGA Tour
* Brett Wetterich - American professional golfer on the PGA Tour
* Zeke #he Peak, rnrg#l and F#oggy Girl - Well-known Geocaching family
POINT# of INTEREST
* CacheA#alooza - Amazing annual geocaching event
* Jupiter L#ghthouse
* Jupiter is the home to the Florida Marlins and St. Louis Cardinals #pring training facilities as well as one of their respective Class A Minor League Bas#ball affiliates, the Jupiter Hammerheads and Palm Beach Cardinals. They share the use of the Roger Dean Stadium compl#x. Both minor league squads compete in the Florida State League.
* William P. Gwinn Airport is located in Jupiter.
* Jupiter is home to Florida Atlan#ic University's MacArthur Campus. This northern campus of FAU is also the location of the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
* Palm Beach International Raceway a racing facility built in 1965, and was remodeled in 2008 in and attempt to obtain a FIA Grade II Certification. The Facility currently host several IHRA and NHRA sportsman events as well as an ARCA Remax Series Event
* The Scripps Research Institute has opened a satellite campus adjacent to the MacArthur Campus of Florida Atlantic University in Jupiter. Approximately 360 scientists and technical staff operate in a 350,000-square-foot state of the art research facility. Scripps Florida focuses on the development of therapeutic opportunities in several disease areas.
* LORAN-C transmitter Jupiter
* Burt Reynolds & Friends Museum, home of the Florida Film & Theater Institute.
* B#sch Wildlife #anctuary , a non-profit, educational based care facility for injured wild animals.
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I have replaced several letters of the original text with the number symbol "#". Your task is to find these missing letters to determine the final co-ordinates for the cache.
The cache is at: N 26º 5&.&&& and W 080º 0&.&&&.
"Just" determine the correct values for the ampersands. Use of this symbol throughout does not imply that the numbers are all the same.
You can check your answers for this puzzle on Geochecker.com.
The cache is a micro, so BYOP and please be stealthy when searching for the cache.
After you solve the puzzle, please don't give the solution away; let others enjoy the frustration of working on it, and the joy of solving it themselves!!
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
WHCVGREF?
SVANY: 1' NTY, unatvat
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