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Steeple Chase ( Otago ) Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 4/1/2006
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


The cache is not at the above coordinates, you don't need to go there.

WP1 " A "can give you 53 or 54 use 53


Welcome to Steeple Cache, your mission is to find the steeples below and get the whole number of the minutes from each coordinates. eg S45° 67.234'   E170° 45.342' would yield the two numbers: 67 and 45. A drive by is all you need .

You will use these numbers to calculate the final coordinates.

The Steeples 

              WP 1                                WP 2                              WP 3                                        WP 4

A =53                                           C =                                    E =                                           G =

B =                                            D =                                    F =                                           H =

 

It does not matter what order you do the waypoints in, all the steeples are with in 3.5km of the Octagon

The Final cache is at:

S 45° IJ.JKL'

E170° ML.LJM'

I = A + H + H - E - D -B =

J = G + H - E - B =

K = B + D + H - F - E  =

L = G + H - E - F =

M = C + H - G - B  =

The final cache location will give you a nice view.

The cache is a 1L snaplock container

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[WP1] FG X [WP2] Zbeavat [WP3] Ebm [Cache] gerr [WP4] AR

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)