Nickerson Park Runaround Mystery Cache
Hidden : 6/13/2011
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Welcome to the Nickerson Business Park!!! You should not have to leave your car/bike for any stages of this cache until you reach the final. Be sure to follow the instructions - and take your time with the math for this one!!!

Nickerson Park Runaround:
This challenge is located on the north side of Stirrup Hill just off Route 20 and Ames Street near the Marlborough/Northborough city/town lines. It is a Marlborough city street that has been dedicated as a corporate drive. Several areas offer some decent views and, during the warmer months, there are often walkers strolling about during working hours.

To find the final for this cache, you must calculate your next set of coordinates one-by-one using the building numbers that you are inevitably led to. After you have reached the last building, the last calculation will lead you to the final. You will need to "runaround" the Nickerson Office Park to determine each next set of coordinates and building numbers as follows below.

NOTE: Express all answers in terms of thousandths. For example, if your answer is 500, use .500; If your answer is 50, use .050; if your answer is 5, use .005, etc.)


1. From the starting coordinates, ADD .317 to the west. This will give you the coordinates for building #____ (A). Coords = ________________

2. From these NEW coordinates, ADD .042 to the north and SUBTRACT (A less 319) from the west. This will give you the coordinates for building #____ (B). Coords = ________________

3. From these NEW coordinates, SUBTRACT (B less 123) from the north and ADD (2*B) to the west. This will give you the coordinates for building #____ (C). Coords = ________________

4. From these NEW coordinates, ADD (C/100) to the north and SUBTRACT (2*B) from the west. This will give you the coordinates for building #____ (D). Coords = ________________

5. From these NEW coordinates, ADD (D/2) to the north and ADD (D plus 075) to the west. This will give you the coordinates for building #____ (E). Coords = ________________

6. From these NEW coordinates, SUBTRACT (E less 361) from the north and SUBTRACT (E less 100) from the west. This will give you the coordinates for building #____ (F). Coords = ________________

7. From these NEW coordinates, ADD (F plus 092) to the north and ADD (F*3) to the west. This will give you the coordinates for building #____ (G). Coords = ________________

8. From these NEW coordinates, SUBTRACT (G less 312) from the north and ADD (G plus 47) to the west. This will give you the coordinates for the final. Coords = ________________


CONGRATULATIONS to Kayakerinme for the FTF!


Benchmarking Note:
MY5932 (designation "19 A") is one of the closest. Easiest access to it is from the Edmund Hill parking areas.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Rlr Yriry-vfu

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)


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