Long before people looked at their smart phones to know the time, indeed, long before watches and clock towers, there were sundials. Egyptians, Babylonians, Greeks, and Romans all used some form of a sundial. Sundials come in various shapes, sizes, and orientations and you can find a variety of them in the St Louis area.
The sundial at the St. Louis University Hospital, on Vista, is an example of a classic vertically oriented dial on the side of a building held in the hands of an angel.
[As this cache is near a hospital and medical school, much of the parking is metered or requires a permit. So, be careful to following the relevant parking regulations.]
Look at the Latin phrase below the sundial. Let
- A = the number of words in the phrase
- B = The number of letters in the first word in the phrase
- C = the number of U's in all the words combined
Look at the main door of the building on which you find the sundial. Here you will find words in black lettering. Let
Look at the west side of the building on which you find the sundial. Let
- G = the number of copper downspouts (Be careful. Look high and low)
- H = the number of windows to the north of the north most buttress
The cache is located at N 38° 37.LMN' W 90° 14.RST' where
- L = A - H
- M = F
- N = B - D
- R = G
- S = E - C
- T = A + F
In an effort to make this a bit easier, we thought we would add a check sum. The check sum for L+M+N+R+S+T is 30.