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Mathom-house, Michel Delving Mystery Cache

Hidden : 6/13/2014
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

I go past this building almost daily, and have often thought, “There has to be a way of including this in a cache.” Well, I figured out how.


Michel Delving is the Capitol, and by far the largest, city of the Shire. It’s Mathom-house is also very prominent.

You can see this Mathom-house directly from the posted coordinates. Though mathoms are only displayed here September – May, it is the busiest Mathom-house due to its use for other activities throughout the year.

A Mathom-house is a place Hobbits donate their mathoms to be put on display, similar to a museum.

Below are five of my favorite visited locations and their coordinates, by which you must obtain the final coordinates for this cache.

Good luck, and remember: Location, Location, Location.

This cache is part of CanyonJunkie's "Mathom-house" series. If you don't know what a mathom is, check out Chapter 1 in the Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien, and here, to find out.


Congratulations to TeamCJ8 on FTF!


Coordinates
N    CD° 4E.3E9
W AB1° D1.E4A

ANorth Rim Lodge, Grand Canyon

N    36° 11.833’
W 112° 03.180’

BSunrise Point, Bryce Canyon

N    37° 37.695’
W 112° 09.766’

CSouth East Cape, Tasmania

S   43° 38.616’
E 146° 49.650’

DOgden Valley

N    41° 20.185’
W 111° 51.822’

ETony Grove Lake

N    41° 53.553’
W 111° 38.497’

You can check your answers for this puzzle on GeoChecker.com.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Vg’f nyy nobhg gur cynpr

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)