OK, let's assume that you have been or are going to each of the 3
micro-caches listed below. At each cache, and at places in-between,
you must answer one or more questions and do the math to come to
the final coordinates of this cache. You might want to pack a
picnic lunch or bring the boat and enjoy the destination. It is in
a pristine park along the Indian River with covered picnic area and
CLEAN restrooms. The park commands a spectacular view of the launch
pads of Kennedy Space Center and might just be the best place in
the area to view a launch!
Print out this page and take it with you on your quest of the 3
related Micros.
The coordinates are N 28 AB.CDE W080 FG.HIJ
#1 PIER PRESSURE: How many bench areas are there on the pier?
Substitute this number for the letter I. On your way to cache #2
(Walk of Fame) you will pass by these coordinates: N 28 35.531 W
080 48.232. On display there is a Titan I missile. There is a
sequence of numbers on the side of the missile. If you take each
number individually and add them together, what is your total? Take
these two digits and put them in where C and D are. *****The Titan
Missile has been removed****use these numbers to calculate your
answer 2 8 4 7 .
#2 WALK OF FAME: At this memorial, calculate the number of
months that the Gemini missions spanned. (Include the months that
it began AND ended to get this number) You will find this by
starting at the first inlaid marble plaque and walking toward the
large monument near the river. Gemini (a sign of the Zodiac)
symbolizes a number. Divide this number by 2 and add it to the
number of months. Take this number (two digits) and replace AB with
it.
When you logged this micro, there was a number on the inside of
the container. Replace H with this number.
#3 GET TO THE POINT!: Enjoy the scenery while logging this
cache. What is the number on the closest RED channel marker? Put
this number in for E. Use your powers of observation to determine
the year Titusville was founded. Add the first 2 digits of this
year together and put it in for J.
After collecting this information, go to the Astronaut Memorial
Plaza in this park at N28 36.964 W 080 48.372. Find the tribute to
the payload specialist who was the first teacher in space. At the
time of the disaster, what age was this person? Add to this number
the total amount of astronauts memorialized from the first two
aerospace disasters here. Substitute this number for F and G.
If you were CAREFUL and CORRECT in your calculations, you will
soon be rewarded by the discovery of "YOU NEED YOUR SPACE!"!!
The cache is in a cammoed one gallon screw top container wrapped
in black plastic. The following items were in it at the time of
placement:
Logbook and pens in a Ziploc back (please leave these)
Mini Fan keychain, Calculator, Swivel Light, Lint Roller, 5
Compartment Travel Case, Caribiner w/ US flag, Blue ice packet,
Mini Sport Clock, Mini Sewing Kit, Swiss Army-type multi knife, KSC
Magnets and Bookmarks, Scented Color Pencils, Reflective Discs, On
the Go Trash Bags, Patriotic Bandana, Easy Mazes Activity Book,
Flashing Belly Button Jewel, STicker Charms, GeoCaching Bumper
Sticker, GeoCaching Window Decals
I hope you will take some time to learn a little bit more about
the space program that has been so integral in Titusville's
development in the past 40 years. Enjoy the view, the weather, and
have fun! - overrover