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Pole of Inaccessibility Traditional Cache

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GeologyJohn: This one is easy to spot, so it must be gone. Thanks to all who found it over the years.

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Hidden : 1/24/2014
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
4.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Small container in Oak Point Park - hours are 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. Should be easy to spot.


A pole of inaccessibility is the most remote geographic location from a point of access; it usually refers to the most distant point from a coastline. 

On land, the point farthest from any oceanic coastline is N 44° 17.4' E 82° 11.4' which is located in northwest China.  It is 1,560 miles from the Arctic Ocean and the Indian Ocean. 

The oceanic pole of inaccessibility is S 48° 52.6' W 123° 23.6' which is in the south Pacific.  It is 1,670 miles from one of the Pitcairn Islands, from Easter Island, and from Antarctica.   Fun fact: look up this location on a Google Maps satellite view and see what you "find" there. 

This cache can be considered a pole of inaccessibility of sorts within Oak Point Park.  It is approximately equidistant from any walking trail or other point of access.  When I placed the cache, it felt like I was the first person to ever step foot at that location.  Here are a few generally unpleasant things you may encounter on your way to the cache: thorns, poison ivy, swamps, snakes, ticks, rivers, bobcats, coyotes, barbed wire, skunks. 

Oh, one more thing: the ability to do a pull-up or two will be of great benefit to getting your name on the log.

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