This cache will test your knowledge of Leap Day. Leap Days keep our calendar aligned correctly with the astronomical seasons, since a year according to the Gregorian calendar and a year according to the Earth’s orbit around the Sun are not the same length of time. To find the location, you will need to answer the following questions:
The cache is located at: N 33 57.AB W 78 2.XYZ
A) Every year that is divisible by A is a leap year, unless it's also divisible by 100 but not 400, in which case it's not a leap year. If your year marks the turn-of-the-century, it's only a leap year if it's also divisible by 400. The year 2000 was a leap year, but 1900 wasn't and 2100 won't be.
B) In 1582, Italy, Poland, Spain, and Portugal adopted the Gregorian calendar, and skipped B days to realign the seasons. (B is a 2 digit number).
X) Exactly how many days are there in a true calendar year?
- If 364.95, then X = 8
- If 365.25, then X = 9
Y) Without Leap Days, the calendar would be off by how much time each year?
- If 5 hours, 48 minutes, and 45 seconds, then Y = 3
- If 5 hours, 43 minutes, and 15 seconds, then Y = 4
Z) Without Leap years, after 100 years, the seasons would be off by how many days?
- If 5 days, then Z = 3
- If 10 days, then Z = 2
- If 25 days, then Z = 1
Log only. BYOP and a TOTT.
Congratulations to Ragtop86, Hootgibson59, and Beachy2 for FTF.