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First impressions Mystery Cache

Hidden : 9/20/2012
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


When I first arrived in Austin on the day of my orientation, I was blown away by the spectacular sight of the university tower. Standing 307 feet tall, I've later found out that this building is technically taller than the state capitol building due to being built on top of gradual hill. At night the tower is illuminated a fantastic white, or burnt orange on special occasions.

After being amazed by this spectacular structure, I noticed something else that I found to be interesting about the UT campus. Something that felt iconic to me, since I had not seen them around another campus. To access this cache, you need only solve my short puzzle.
While standing at the given coordinates you will have a lovely view of the tower, as I did. When I saw the tower, I noticed the sunlight was hitting the tower at an angle of 58.04°, causing a shadow to be cast at a bearing of 116.88°. I walked to the point where the shadow ended, and found yet another interesting place, where I decided to stash my cache. I've taken over three years of calculus. I'd like to think it wasn't for no reason.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[Puzzle Hint 1] Hfr gevtbabzrgel gb trg gur qvfgnapr sebz gur gbjre gb gur pnpur. [Puzzle Hint 2] Gur pbbeqvangrf bs gur gbjre ner cebivqrq va gur trbpnpur qrfpevcgvba. [Cache Hint 1] Jung'f tbvat ba?? [Cache Hint 2] Lbh'er tbaan unir gb oraq qbja.

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)