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#16 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:   micro (micro)

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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 is a 72-foot (22 m) high brick lighthouse which had originally stood for 153 years. until toppling into the Gulf of Mexico October 22, 2005. The pieces of the lighthouse were retrieved, and in April 2008, the light's restoration was completed.

Year first lit:  1852
Automated:  1949
Deactivated:  1994
Foundation:  Stone
Construction:  Brick
Tower shape:  Conical
Height:  72 feet (22 m) (as of 1932)
Original lens:  Third order Fresnel lens

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

A) Cape St. George Lighthouse - N29° 20.357 W81° 47.850
B) Cape San Blas Lighthouse - N29° 22.278 W81° 47.486
C) Cape Florida Lighthouse - N29° 21.868 W81° 47.186


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)

cvyy obggyr

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)