Clinton County - Letters From Home Letterbox Hybrid

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LettersFromHome: The postmaster has determined these letters are no longer deliverable. They have been returned to sender.

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Hidden : 5/16/2015
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Parking for the caches in the "Letters From Home" series can be found at N43 02.850 W85 48.512 (Marne), N43 07.578 W85 52.886 (Conklin), and N43 11.031 W85 56.816 (Ravenna)

Cache is not located at the coordinates listed above. See below for further details


LETTERS FROM HOME CLINTON COUNTY


Map of Michigan highlighting Clinton County


Clinton County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the population was 75,382. The county seat is St. Johns The county was created in 1831 and organized in 1839. It is named after early American politician DeWitt Clinton.


 


To find the geocache, you must follow these instructions:
1. From the paragraph above determine the population in 2010. Sum the digits that make up that number (should be less than 50). Let that value = C. Multiply C by 347, then add 5. Let that value = D.
2. From the posted coordinates travel D feet at a true north azimuth of 292.8 degrees.
3. You will find what you seek hanging nearby.


In each geocache container you will find a stamp. Use this stamp to complete your Map of MI (related webpage above)


Remember to bring your own ink pad. No ink pads will be placed in any of the geocache containers in this series. Please be considerate of your fellow geocachers and use a wet wipe to clean the stamp before you put it back.


For more on Clinton County visit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinton_County,_Michigan


For those that might not have tools to project waypoints geolifeline.com may be of some use to you.
There are 83 caches in this series. That is a lot to maintain so feel free to help by bringing along a spare bag and maybe a towel to dry out anything that gets moisture in it. Please keep the containers hidden from muggles. Thanks for playing.
Parking for the caches in the "Letters From Home" series can be found at N43 02.850 W85 48.512 (Marne), N43 07.578 W85 52.886 (Conklin), and N43 11.031 W85 56.816 (Ravenna).


Additional Hints (Decrypt)

glcvpny znaare

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)


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