The Project Project Multi-Cache
Know Future: Time to reduce inventory and move on. Thanks to all who chased this one down.
Know Future
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Project yourself through time and space with your GPSR!
Well, not time, but space, kind of. One of the neat things you can do with most GPS receivers (GPSR) is a function called projecting a waypoint. This allows you to create a new waypoint that is a known distance and bearing from your present position, or from any waypoint stored in your GPSR.
Let’s say you want to go to a location that is 2.32 miles and at a bearing of 108° from your current position. You would access the waypoint projection function on your GPSR and enter 2.32 as the distance and a bearing of 108°. The Waypoint Projection screen computes the coordinates of the “projected” location and then allows you to save this waypoint into the GPSR’s memory.
This simple multicache will make you an expert at waypoint projection, while you enjoy a walking tour of beautiful downtown Farmington. There is also a practical aspect to this exercise, as there are several other caches in the SLAGA area that require this skill. As Brawny Bear will tell you (see “Daryl & Daryl”), “If you don't know how to project a waypoint, you had better learn now...” So open your user manual to the section on waypoint projection and let’s get started.
Start at the coordinates listed at the top of the page (WP1). Sit on the bench. Project the following waypoint:
* WP1 TO WP2: 1306.0 ft (0.25mi or 398.1 m) at 292.2°
Find the cornerstone of this public building (WP2). It’s dated 1931. Stand at the rail next to the cornerstone and project the following waypoint:
* WP2 TO WP3: 1312.9 ft (0.25mi or 400.2 m) at 255.0°
This will take you to a flagpole (WP3). Stand next to it and project the following waypoint:
* WP3 TO WP4: 920.7 ft (0.17 mi or 280.6 m) at 55.9°
Look for a red granite benchmark on the grounds of this public building (WP4). Stand directly over it and project the following waypoint:
* WP4 TO WP5: 1856.6 ft (0.35 mi or 565.9 m) at 175.1°
This takes you to the Masonic Cemetery. Look for the McCormick family plot. Stand next to the main monument (not a grave marker) and project the following waypoint:
* WP5 TO WP6: 1953.94 ft (0.37 mi or 595.6 m) at 52.9°
I had a micro hidden here, but it's gone AWOL, so I've changed things a bit at this point (7/10/2004). Sit on this bench and project the following waypoint:
* WP6 TO WP7: 4.21 mi (6.77 km) at 262.1°
This will take you to a 1.5/1.5 cache in St. Joe Park. The original cache went missing in early September 2004. I replaced it, but it's in a different location.
Please note: a projected waypoint is less accurate than a waypoint generated directly from the GPSR. This is because of rounding both the distance and bearing. For this reason your projected point may be some distance off, which means you may have to hunt a bit to find each these projected points. This doesn’t mean you’re doing anything wrong; it’s just the nature of the beast. The good news is that I’ve picked landmarks that are unique and should be easy to find. Distances are provided in both miles and kilometers. You may find metric units more accurate for this exercise.
A route based entirely on projected waypoints will become less accurate with each added waypoint, because the errors are cumulative in nature. One way to avoid this problem is to define a new point with known coordinates for each projected waypoint. At each waypoint, get a good reading with your GPSR, save it and make that the starting point for the next projection.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
JC-6: Yvxr qrwn ih nyy bire ntnva.
JC-7: Nyzbfg n zvpeb, bayl ovttre.