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By the Stars Alone Mystery Cache

Hidden : 4/5/2024
Difficulty:
5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:


(The cache coordinates given on this page are placeholders.  Do not use them.)

Ready for a challenge?  We're using an old school form of navigation here- find this cache without its GPS coordinates.  Decode the hint for your first hint.

Your second hint is as follows:

     Date: April 10, 2024

     Time: 23:00:00GMT

Body Alt
FK5 224 54° 1' 55.12325"
HIP 37826 76° 50' 17.18854"

(As it is not possible to make such precise direct observations, the Alt values were computed from the cache's coordinates)

I recommend using all the given digits in order to maximize accuracy.  Likewise, I also recommend using Google Earth, or similar mapping software, in order to maximize accuracy.  I advise against using sight reductions as these are only approximate.  1°=60.04NM, do not round to 60.

The cache is a lock and lock container hidden under a the shore end of a pier somewhere in Maryland.  The above table gives you all the info you need to get reasonably close to the park the pier is in.  And there is only one pier in the park.

 

Good Luck!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Orsber gur vairagvba bs TCF be enqvb, ubj qvq fuvcf anivtngr?

Decryption Key

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

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)