This cache is an easy mystery cache created for the NoVaGO CANV series.
The cache is not at the listed coordinates.
You will have to gather information at the listed coordinates and perform some basic math to find where this cache is located.
The cache is located at: N 39 11.3AB W 078 09.0CD
Searching for this cache is only allowed after 7:00 a.m. until sunset.
Opened in 1913, this glorious Beaux-Arts library was constructed as a gift to the city of Winchester from coal baron, Judge John Handley. The face of a man with a “drooping mustache” has been seen peering from the windows of the building’s rotunda. A full apparition of a man with a mustache and wearing a frock coat has been seen by library staff inside the building. Perhaps Judge Handley is checking up on his gift?
For AB read the sign to your left when facing the building, Gift of Judge John Handley.
What day was the library dedicated? Add 48 to the two digit date and you have AB. (AB=48+XX)
For CD read the rectangle shaped plaque to the left of the door when facing the building.
What day was the library opened? Add 62 to the two digit date and you have CD. (CD=62+XX)
You can check your solution with the solution checker on this page.
Once you get the green light it’s off to find the cache which is a short drive away.
AT GZ you will see a birdhouse. The cache container is inside the birdhouse which opens by pulling the screw on the side.
As part of the 2020 NoVAGO series, you can earn $.50 of the cost of a NoVAGO Cache Across Northern Virginia coin for each cache in the series you find. This cache is part of that series; when you find this cache you will need to take note of the code provided as proof of the find. The cost of the coin is $15. To claim your coin you need to send a list including each cache in the series you’ve found with the date found and the associated code word to officers@novago.org