The coordinates above are NOT the location of the cache, they are the
location of waypoint 1.
There has been another earthquake in the south end of Ottawa,
and a geocache has sprung from the earth! Your task, should you
choose to accept it, is to find the epicentre of the earthquake,
thereby locating the cache.
The earthquake was recorded on 5 seismographs. The operators
happen to have coded the results from the seismographs on local
landmarks. Like all seismographs, only the DISTANCE to the
epicentre is recorded, not the direction.
To find the epicentre, you will need to calculate the distance
from each seismograph, and calculate the best spot where the
resulting circles intersect. This is a simple example how
earthquake epicentres are calculated.
This, incidentally, is also how GPS actually calculates where
you are on the earth's surface (the GPSr determines the distance
from known points, i.e. satellites, and places you where the
spheres intersect). GC3C43 is very good training for this
cache.
If you can do this all on your GPS, you deserve a cookie. You
can do this without visiting all the stations, but some of the
stations circles intersect better than others :)
Station 1: N45 22.915, W075
37.873. There is an electrical transformer here with a
code "SW" and a 4-digit number. Add 2657 to the number to get the
distance in metres to the cache
Station 2: N45 24.707, W075
39.102. There is an electrical transformer here with a
code "P" and a 3-digit number. Multiply the number by 10 and add
1810 to get the distance in metres to the cache
Station 3: N45 24.312, W075
41.093. There is a large sign here, with a word that
begins with "M" and a 2-digit number. Multiply the number by 120
and add 390 to get the distance in metres to the cache
Station 4: N45 23.069, W075
43.586. Anna has two 3-digit numbers. Add them together.
Multiply the result by 10 and add 580 to get the distance in metres
to the cache
Station 5: N45 20.449, W075
41.327. There is a large sign here, with two words and a
4-digit number. Subtract 1430 from the number to get the distance
in metres to the cache. While you're here, if you haven't already
done so, you can start some of the leg-work on
geoSquid's Toys and Games as well.
The container is a snap-lid transparent, rubbermaid with a white
lid. When it was placed, it contained the usual sorts of things and
a little prize for the FTF.