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Human Sundial Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 8/11/2017
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Human Sundial

 

At the posted coordinates, you are standing at or near a Human Sundial. When you stand on the month of the year, your shadow points towards the correct time. This type of sundial corrects for the change in shadows over the course of the year.  This kind of sundial is technically known as a analemmatic sundial; the analemma is the name of the shape created by the apparent movement of the sun’s location in the sky over the course of the year.

 

You will use the information here and on the nearby plaque to solve for the final coordinates.

 

N 43 37.ABC W 084 13. DEF

 

A= Facing the cement number blocks, what is the second digit on the fifth block from the left.

 

B= On the plaque, add the first and last digit of the completion date. (Note plaque has been removed, the year was 2016.)

 

C= On the plaque, add the last two digits of the completion date. (Note plaque has been removed, the year was 2016.)

 

D= The number on the third cement block from the left.

 

E= The number on the cement block just left of July.

 

F= The number on the seventh cement block from the right.

 

You are looking for a small lock-n-lock. I hope the sun is shining when you visit the sundial.

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Unatvat

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)