The Find Your Chesapeake GeoTour
Zimmerman Center
The Chesapeake Bay, the great rivers that feed it, and the vast landscapes surrounding them are at the center of our nation’s story. More than 2,600 miles of designated water trails, 55 units of the National Park System, and scores of state parks, local parks, and wildlife refuges are found within the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Each takes part in conserving special places for visitors, residents, and future generations. The Chesapeake Bay region is filled with rich history and heritage, opportunities for education and science, and beautiful scenery suitable for explorers of all ages. Join us in discovering the Chesapeake region when you “Find Your Chesapeake” and take advantage of our beautiful treasure.
The Find Your Chesapeake (FYC) GeoTour launched June 9, 2018 with over 60 caches within Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania. and Delaware. A trackable geocoin will be awarded to the first 400 geocachers, while supplies last, for locating at least 20 FYC caches. To be eligible for the coin, geocachers must download a passport from the Find Your Chesapeake GeoTour website. Geocachers must find and log at least 20 finds, record the code word from each cache on their passport. After discovering the 20 required caches, geocachers may have their passports validated via mail at the National Park Service, Chesapeake Bay Office located at 410 Severn Ave, Suite 314, Annapolis, MD 21403. Please refer to the passport for complete validation instructions.
Participating in the FYC GeoTour is fun and we hope that many people join in. However, it is not a requirement for logging your find on this cache once you find the container.
The Zimmerman Center for Heritage serves as the National Park Service visitor contact station for the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail on the Susquehanna River. This historic mid-1700s building houses a great art collection and offers recreational access to the river for paddling, wildlife viewing, and a waterfront pavilion. Professional interpreters and experts on the history of Native people who lived here offer guided tours and lectures. Come here for night sky programs, Junior Ranger programs, official NPS passport stamps, and to learn about all the attractions you can experience in the Susquehanna Riverlands.
The Geocache
This geocache is a letterbox cache. Go to the posted coordinates and locate the sponsors' sign.
- Go AB paces C following Sidewalk.
- Now go DE paces F.
- Finally, go G paces H.
Stage 1 - N39 58.660 W76 29.771
- A = # of lines.
- B = # of letters in first word.
- C = First letter
- D = # of names in 2nd line.
- E = # of names in 4th line.
- F = Fourth letter.
- G = # of first and last names plus 1.
- H = First letter of 2nd line.
The checksum of ABDEG is 18. Please leave the stamp and stamp pad in the cache, they are not trade items. If you do not have a stamp, you may still sign the logbook. Hint: You are getting hot if your hands are in the pot.
Thanks to PaHawkeye for helping with this hide.
The Zimmerman Center for Heritage is open Tuesday through Sunday from 10am - 4pm, which is also the hours in which this geocache is available. The property owners has given approval to place the geocache where it is located. There is no fee to enter the Zimmerman Center.