135 WGA Geo-Art Mystery Cache
Wisconsin Geocaching Association: On 11/30/2016, the WGA GeoArt was published. The 2022 Board of Directors along with BigJim60 who is the trailboss of this awesome GeoArt have made the decision to retire the WGA GeoArt starting 09/01/2023. Thank you to all that have made the trip, or multiple trips to find these 192 caches over the years.
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Welcome to the WGA Geo-Art Series! The cache is NOT at the posted coordinates. Please solve the puzzle below in order to find the final. The answers can be found by visiting http://dnr.wi.gov/wnrmag/html/stories/2007/aug07/gps.htm 2022-07-30: Note, this link is no longer active. Using Google Search, you should be able to find the answers needed.
The WGA is a group of fun-loving, enthusiastic, outdoor-minded people who like to geocache and we want to help others do the same. Our purpose is to plan geocaching events in Wisconsin that are open to everyone who wishes to sign up and participate. In turn, the events we plan are designed for: • Meeting people • Communication • Education • Having fun! Solve for: N 44° 3A.BCD W 090° 0E.FGH A=The month that the article was written minus 3. B=According to the 2005-2010 Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP), Wisconsin had 83,00B People participating in geocaching in Wisconsin. C=A D=In D736, John Harrison, a largely self-taught clockmaker, finally succeeded in building the key to calculating longitude. His invention, the chronometer, was a spring-driven timepiece accurate enough and rugged enough to work reliably at sea. E=In October 1707, a returning British war fleet led by Admiral Cloudesley Shovell foundered in dense fog on the rocky Isles of Scilly off the coast of southwestern England. Four ships sank and nearly E,000 sailors died. The calamity in home waters pushed Parliament to pass the Longitude Act of 1714, establishing a prize of £20,000 for a practical and reliable method of calculating longitude at sea. F=A or C G=E H= In 17H6, John Harrison, a largely self-taught clockmaker, finally succeeded in building the key to calculating longitude. His invention, the chronometer, was a spring-driven timepiece accurate enough and rugged enough to work reliably at sea.
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uggc://qae.jv.tbi/jaeznt/ugzy/fgbevrf/2007/nht07/tcf.ugz
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