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PLSS - Let's learn more. Mystery Cache

Hidden : 11/8/2022
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


Note: The cache is not at the posted coordinates. 

 

The PLSS is also know and the Public Land Survey System. Nearly all properties in the US are described by the PLSS notation. To complete this cache, you will need to do some research and learn how the system works. For some this will be easy and others will find it completely foreign.

Do your homework, and you should be able to find the cache without too much trouble. 

All references will be with respect to the 5th Principle Meridian.

Access to parking can be found at : 288 ft. N from the NE Corner of the SE 1/4 S4 T51N R34W

As you enter the lot, take a reading right at the gate. Now that you are safely parked, let's see if you are in the right lot.


You can check your coordinates with certitude.

How did that work out for you. Let's see if you ended up in the right place. 


You can check your coordinates with certitude.

Hopefully that was not too stressful and you did learn a bit.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Guvf vf na nglcvpny frpgvba pbafvfgvat bs bayl 550-555 nperf. Xrrc gung va zvaq nf lbh znxr lbhe pnyphyngvbaf.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)