Coded Coordinates Series: A series of caches encoded using various ciphers. There are a variety of online tools that can be used to crack the code, or you can sit down and do it the old fashioned way.
Background: The third puzzle in the series uses the Keyed Caesar Cipher to hide the cache location. This is a variation of the Caesar Cipher that uses a keyword to add additional security to the coded message.
Key: To get the cipher number key, solve the following problem...
Take the number of acres in the Rankin Wildlife Management Area and divide it by the highway number of the road from White Pine to Newport. Round to the nearest whole number. Call this number x.
Add the numbers in the year Douglas Dam opened. Call this number y.
Divide x by y. Round to the nearest whole number, Square this number. The answer is the number key.
Answer the following question to get the cipher keyword:
This river joins the French Broad north of the Rankin Bridge after flowing through five Tennessee counties.
Code: LMF DADMF DAV BF GWIVE AL VWNLM LMNFF OPU EFJNFFO WVF XWPVL YFNW FPJML GPCF TPVILFO HFOL FPJML LMNFF EFJNFFO WVF LMNFF XWPVL FPJML LMNFF GPCF TPVILFO. PL'O A OIXXWNLPCF BPOWV.
Tools Needed: Internet Connection, Graph Paper, Calculator, Pen.
SWAG: There is room for small SWAG in this container.
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