Connecticut Star - 49 Mystery Cache
Hidden : 7/1/2015
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


The cache is NOT located at the above coordinates.

Connecticut
Star - 49

The Connecticut Star series is part of "Stars Across America" with a goal for every state to have a geoart star. This series has 51 geocaches located in
Nathan Hale State Forest .


Determine the cache coordinates by selecting the correct answer:


Noah Webster Jr., from West Hartford, Connecticut, published his first dictionary in 1828 and it contained 70,000 words. How many of those words had never been in a dictionary before ?

12,000
618
7,000
630
700
647


Cache location: N 41 45.XXX W 072 21.661

Consider these prior to your journey:

  • The Connecticut Star series is about a 13 mile loop and takes at least 6 hours.
  • Complete the series in numerical order.
  • Cache containers are Preforms with a log and NOT in stone walls.
  • All caches are hidden in the usual forest manner.
  • Bring water, snacks, bug spray, batteries, sturdy footwear, pen and notepad.
  • Click here for a trail map. Many trails are not shown.
  • Nathan Hale State Forest has no entrance fee, pets on leash are permitted and is open one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset.
  • !!! Wear Blaze Orange During Hunting Season !!!
    Hunting season: September 1 through the last day of February.
  • On Sundays from June through October from 10:00 till 2:00, parking near the Nathan Hale Homestead may be difficult due to other activities.
  • Do a "tick check" when leaving.


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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ebbgf bs n gerr oruvaq gur ynetr ebpx. [Final]: Rawbl gur nqiragher.

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)


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