MMS.01 - Detroit River Light Mystery Cache

This cache has been archived.

Goldfinch: This series has been a lot of fun for me and many others. But now it is time for this Geo-Art to be retired. The area is nor open for something new. Looking forward to seeing what someone will use this area for in the furture. Thanks goes out to everyone that found the caches.
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Hidden : 4/15/2015
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


"MMS"
Michigan Map Series
The above coordinates are FALSE.

This cache is part of a series of caches. Please read about the series in GC5DBXQ - "MMS Michigan". All information and updates to this series will be listed in the above cache.

To find the TRUE coords. determine if the statement is TRUE or FALSE.
Detroit River Light
One of Michigan's beautiful lighthouses on the coast. The Detroit River Light, also known as Bar Point Shoal Light, was first established as a lightship in 1875. The current sparkplug lighthouse was built in 1885. It sits in Lake Erie, south of the mouth of the Detroit River, 1.75 nautical miles from land and about 20 nautical miles from the Ambassador Bridge in the Detroit River. It is about 0.4 nautical miles from the border with Canada. Its original 4th order Fresnel lens is on loan to the Michigan Maritime Museum. The light can only be viewed by water or air. It is not open to the public. The Height is listed as 49 feet and has a range of about 12 miles.
True : N 44° 39.160 W 85° 17.488

False: N 44° 39.040 W 85° 17.075

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Unir n Aruv

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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