Newaygo County - Letters From Home Letterbox Hybrid

This cache has been archived.

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

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

Size: Size: small (small)

Join now to view geocache location details. It's free!

Watch

How Geocaching Works
Looking for a different adventure?

Related Web Page

Please note Use of geocaching.com services is subject to the terms and conditions in our disclaimer.

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 NEWAYGO COUNTY




Newaygo County is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the population was 48,460. The county seat is White Cloud.


 The county was created in 1840 and organized in 1851. It was either named for an Ojibwe leader who signed the Saginaw Treaty of 1819 or for a Native American word meaning much water.


To find the geocache, you must follow these instructions:
1.Read though the county description. Let A = the year the Saginaw treaty was signed  plus 71.
2. From the posted coordinates travel A feet on an azimuth of 327.4 degrees.
3. You will find what you are seeking in a group of five.


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.


For more on Newaygo County visit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newaygo_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.


Additional Hints (Decrypt)

tebhc bs svir

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)


Advertising with Us