P.O. Box - Dayton Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 12/18/2011
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

This is a geocache in the same style as a series of geocaches created in this area by morlock_1971. There are many other "P.O. Box" geocaches located elsewhere in the country. I really enjoyed that series of geocaches, and so I decided to add one of my own.

The posted coordinates are for the Post Office. The cache is NOT in or next to the building. The final cache is NOT within what most geocachers would consider walking distance. However, it is a short drive from the Post Office.

This is a simple puzzle once you learn how to apply this set of three numbers for the cache - Bay:Column:Row.

Bay:
When you enter the Post Office you will find a bunch of post office boxes. The post office boxes are grouped in Bays, each about 5x5 feet square thereabouts. The number of the Bay is determined by counting Bays from left to right. There are 17 Bays here, but for this puzzle cache, you are concerned only with the first few.

Column:
Starting at the upper left corner of the Bay, and counting from left to right (within the Bay), the leftmost box is Column 1. The next box from the left is Column 2. The numbering continues as such to the right of the Bay.

Row:
Starting at the upper left corner of the Bay and counting from top to bottom (within the Bay), the top Row is 1 and the next Row down is 2. This numbering scheme continues as such down to the bottom of the Bay.

Note that sometimes the box size changes, but it will not affect the count.

At the Post Office, find the P.O. boxes designated below as (Bay:Column:Row). There are two P.O. Boxes to find, and both have three-digit numbers. Plug the three-digit numbers from the P.O. boxes into the spots indicated in the final cache coordinates below. Note that you have to add 1 to the longitude, as indicated.

P.O. Box - Dayton
The final cache is located at the coordinates below:
N39° 45.[(B1:C13:R2)]
W084° 10.[(B3:C11:R5)+1]

The Post Office lobby is open 24 hours. The cache location can be found at night. Please be careful at the final location at night, so that you don't appear suspicious to potential onlookers.

Have fun!

Additional Hints ()

svany - haqre

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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