The cache is not at the posted coordinates. Please read below to solve for the correct location.
This is part of an ongoing project started by Tom.dog to place "a cache in every quad" - the 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle maps made by the U.S. Geological Survey during the 20th Century. He has focused his early caches in the series on quads within Wyoming, and has encouraged Denali41 to place caches in 7.5-minute quadrangles within Colorado. These particular maps have captured both of our interests for many years and have inspired our exploration of the far-and-near reaches of the mountains, canyons, and plains of the American West. It is worth noting that Tom.dog has no realistic intention of hiding a cache within the boundary of every quad map, even with assistance! With over 55,000 such maps covering the Lower 48 alone, many of which contain no publicly accessible land, it's highly unlikely that a cache can be hidden in every quad (not to mention that life is probably too short to visit the lands illustrated in each map). Fundamentally, the objective of this project is to broaden exploration of the country in areas both familiar and unknown and to inspire fellow geocachers to do the same.
A fairly simple puzzle is provided for each cache in this project. Aside from geocaching, a favorite hobby of Tom.dog and Denali41 over the years has been survey mark documentation. The puzzles are a derivative of this interest and aren't intended to be difficult, assuming that the solver has an awareness of publicly available survey mark records. We will only be referencing survey marks with adjusted coordinates - assume that the coordinates provided in the public records are spot-on due to their adjusted nature. Please also note that we are using the NAD83 position given for these survey marks to develop the puzzles, thereby making the technically false (but not egregiously incorrect) assumption that NAD83 is identical to the WGS84 datum that we use for Geocaching. There is no need to adjust anything because of our use of NAD83, nor is it necessary to physically visit any survey mark to solve the puzzle.
Nunn
With the exception of two small parcels of state-owned land that are leased to individuals plus the small towns of Nunn and Pierce, the entire area of the Nunn Quad is privately owned. Nunn has a small park plus a cemetery. Geocaches are already in these areas. This leaves only roadway easements available for cache placements in this entire 7.5-minute map area. No surface water bodies are present in the area covered by this map sheet, and none of the land is irrigated. So grasslands dominate the landscape, broken by occasional homes that are becoming more commonplace as folks move to such rural areas where they can have horses and llamas.
My first visit to Nunn was in the early 1970s when I was taking my students for a field day in the Pawnee National Grasslands. At that time the town’s principal features, in addition to the homes, was US 85 along its eastern border, the adjacent rail tracks and siding, the grain elevator, and the tall water tank featuring the words “WATCH NUNN GROW”. Visiting the town today demonstartes that NUNNthing has happened over the years-- the principal features today, in addition to a similar number of homes, are US 85 along its eastern border, the adjacent rail tracks and siding, the grain elevator, and the tall water tank featuring the words “WATCH NUNN GROW”. Over the span of 50+ years between, a small (the food was great) restaurant opened, closed, reopened, and closed again along US 85 at the town’s southern end. Today there is what we hope will be a more permanent restaurant/gas station at the town’s northern end.
Puzzle:
LL0301
North: +0.375
West: +1.812
Coordinate Check: NXX XX.XX3 WXXX XX.XX0