Welcome to the Farewell to Finder’s Fest geo-art, brought to you by the Forest Minions! This series celebrates weird and unusual things throughout the Sunshine State. Please do not go to the posted locations. Rather, solve the challenging quiz found at the bottom of each page, for the final location. For the letterbox caches, please leave the stamp in the cache. They are not trade items. For the discerning traveler, we’ve included the GPS coordinates for these bizarre locations, when we were able to establish them.
Tallest Cross – Location 29.9042, -81.3134
Towering 208 feet above Matanzas Bay in St. Augustine, this metallic cross is the largest religious cross in Florida. It also marks the landing spot where Spanish explorers on September 8, 1565 planted the first Cross of Christianity in the New World. It was here that in 1615 the Mission of Nombre de Dios was established. You can still visit the ancient Chapel, however, it is not so ancient, as it was really built in 1915. The original one was damaged during an attack on St. Augustine and later wiped out by a hurricane. The tall cross is lighted at night and is open to the public.
Here is the super duper, way challenging, really hard trivia question, which, if solved properly, will lead you to the final coordinates:
Question: Which US state has the longest Constitution?
A: Mordor = N29° 27.639' W81° 46.582'
B: Hogwarts = N29° 27.639' W81° 46.572'
C: Alabama = N29° 27.639' W81° 46.562'