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Church Micro 8405...Woodcote - Catholic Multi-Cache

Hidden : 9/16/2015
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Another cache in the UK's largest series. This is a multi cache based on the Catholic Christ the King church in the Oxfordshire village of Woodcote.  


The Catholic Church in Woodcote is in the same parish as Our Lady and Saint John Church in the nearby village of Going-on-Thames. Services are held during the week at both churches, please see their joint website for further information.

This is a short offset multi cache.  The given waypoint is a suitable place for parking though please be considerate to nearby neighbours and those attending services.  To find the cache location, please collate the following information and use the given formula.

 

From the given waypoint:

A is the number of windows on the upper level of the West side of the church; and 

B is the number of crosses visible on the building. Please then multiply by 2.

Please then turn your attention to the burgundy noticeboard. The church is in the "Roman Catholic Archdiocese of X". Let C be the alphabet position of the first letter of the word denoted by "X" and D be the number of letters in the place denoted by "X".  

The cache can be found at:

N51°32. (B/C)(B-C)(D-B-C)

W001°04. [A-(B/C)](A-C)[D-(B/C])

Checksum for A-D is 21

Checksum for all digits in the final coordinates is 43

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Orgjrra 2 cbfgf

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)