He endeavoured to place it as close to the confluence as
possible and still make it accessible from public paths.
The cache was given this name because it also represents a
crossover between two GPS hobbies; geocaching and the Degree
Confluence Project.
The goal of this project is to visit each of the latitude and
longitude integer degree intersections in the world and to take
pictures at each location. The pictures, and stories about the
visits, are then posted on its website:
http://www.confluence.org.
If this sounds interesting you might also enjoy the Geograph
British Isles project which aims to collect geographically
representative photographs and information for every square
kilometre of Great Britain and Ireland:
http://www.geograph.org.uk.
The cache stayed in place until October 2006 when tampering and
then maintenance problems caused it to be temporarily then
permanently archived.
Fast forward to March 2008 when AstroGirl and Rand0m were on
their way down the footpath towards a nearby cache - and spotted
the container, complete with contents in a tree overhanging the
footpath - see the gallery for pictures.
It's wonderful, serendipitous moments like these that make
caching the hobby it is - so they contacted the owner to tell him
his cache had survived its exile, and offered to adopt it.
As a result it's now reactivated and we hope it has a long and
happy future!
Other nearby meridian-themed caches you might like to visit:
Also in the neighbourhood is
Square Hippo (GC1510H) - a fun offering from those doyennes of
the puzzle cache Bill and Ben that deserves to get plenty of
visits.
There is possible parking on the lane by the church at N52
00.111, E000 00.736. The cache is a transparent plastic lunchbox
and its original contents included:
- Log book
- Star Wars fanclub badge
- Spinny-headed zebedee toy
- Blood donor 10 donations medal
- Thermometer keyring
- Chunk of polished obsidian
- Puncture repair kit (leeches)
When replacing the cache please check it cannot be seen from the
footpath.