The “spring check” in 2019 will be the last of the regular formal checks at this location; hereafter, we will visit only when we are informed in a log or personal e-mail that maintenance is needed - so please keep us informed!
A Memorial
Here, you will find a memorial dedicated to an uncle obviously loved and respected by members of his family. From the information provided there, you will be able to answer the following questions and do the arithmetic to find the co-ordinates of the cache.
The Questions
1. How many letters are there in Uncle Lindy’s middle name? A = ___.
2. In what year was he born? BCDE = ___ ___ ___ ___.
3. In what year did he die? FGHJ = ___ ___ ___ ___ .
The Co-ordinates of the Cache
The co-ordinates of the cache are: N 44° 19.kmn and W 078° 43.pqr.
Remembering that A = ___ ; B = ___ ; C = ___ ; D = ___ ; E = ___ ; F = ___ ; G = ___ ; H = ___ ; J = ___ , calculate the cache co-ordinates as follows:
k = C - D = ____ ; m = G + B - A = ____ ; n = G - J = ____ ;
p = E - (C - J) = ____ ; q = H - A = ____ ; r = G - H + B + D + F = ____ .
Thus, the co-ordinates of the cache are:
N 44°19. ___ ___ ___ ’ and W 078° 43. ___ ___ ___ ’.
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- Feel free to check your answers for this puzzle on GeoChecker.com.