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#03 Lighthouse Mystery Cache

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MsYB: This series is way over due for archiving - thanks to the ones that found my lighthouse caches. Cache on.

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Hidden : 10/13/2014
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

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HEADS UP - 01/12/20 - The Lighthouse caches will be archived sometime between August 1, 2020 and September 15, 2020.

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The cache is NOT at the posted coordinates.

You will need to choose the correct lighthouse to get the correct coordinates.


This lighthouse was on the mainland north of present-day Port St. Joe, Florida, across the entrance to St. Joseph Bay from St. Joseph Point. St. Joseph Bay is enclosed by St. Joseph Peninsula, which runs west some three miles (5 km) from the mainland to Cape San Blas, and then northerly 15 miles (24 km) to St. Joseph Point. An earlier light in the area was the St. Joseph Bay Light.

Location: near Port St. Joe, Florida
Year first lit: 1902
Deactivated: 1960
Construction: wood
Tower shape: 2 story square house with verandas
Height: 41 feet (12 m)
Original lens: third order

In order to get the correct coordinates, please choose which lighthouse this is:

A) American Shoal Lighthouse - N29° 21.768 W81° 47.186
B) St. Augustine Lighthouse - N29° 21.178 W81° 47.486
C) St. Joseph Point Lighthouse - N29° 20.308 W81° 46.989


To learn more about Florida Lighthouses, please visit the link below:

Lighthouse Friends, Florida Lighthouses: http://www.lighthousefriends.com/fl.html

Unless noted otherwise, all source material is from Wikipedia.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

3 gerrf

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)