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FTF: Boshea & Son - May 13, 2006.
THE ABOVE COORDINATES ARE BOGUS!
This Description is Text-To-Speech / Voice Reader Compatible.
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City of Bainbridge Island.
1270 Madison Ave. N., Bainbridge Island, WA., 98110.
Telephone: (206) 842-4162.
OPEN: Monday through Saturday: 10am to 4pm --- CLOSED: Sunday.
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Commas and Spaces have been added for Text-To-Speech Compatibility.
Examples: If A=1, B=2, C=3: then (A, B,)=12 and (A, plus B, plus C,)=6.
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Begin Quest By Answering Four Questions:
QUESTION #1: Captain George Vancouver sailed his ship the H.M.S. Discovery into Puget Sound in the year of 17, (A, B,).
QUESTION #2: In the year 18, (C, D,), Bainbridge Island was visited by white men - English again - when John Work was exploring for a trading post for the Hudson's Bay Company.
QUESTION #3: In the year 18, (E, F,), Captain Charles Wilkes was commissioned to explore the Puget Sound Region on behalf of the United States Government.
QUESTION #4: The Donation Land Claim Law of the year 18, (G, H,) brought settlers to the area in search of a place to make their homes by granting 640 acres to a married man and 320 acres to a single man.
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Staff members have been asked not to help you find geocaches!
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What is Waypoint Projection: This function can be found in about all Garmin
Handheld GPS receivers. It allows you to create a New Waypoint by projecting
the Distance and a Bearing from wherever you are to wherever you want to be.
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If you are a dedicated Cell Phone user and don't use a GPSr, then you may
want to check out the
Geocaching Toolbox
website for an online Waypoint
Projection routine and many more functions for the avid geocaching addict.
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Bearings, distances, projections & coordinates measured onsite!
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WP #1 - N47° 38.311' @ W122° 31.244' - Sakai Park:
Begin your quest here! You must use the Waypoint Projection
function found within your GPS device and navigate to WP #2.
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WP #2 - N47° 38.???' @ W122° 31.???' - Destination Geocache:
To find this geocache, you must Project a Waypoint to a
Distance of 0.23 Miles on a Bearing of 178 Degrees True.
[(A,B,) PLUS (C,D,) PLUS (E,F,) PLUS (G,H,) PLUS 410,] EQUALS R-XXX dot 9
* * * ATTENTION: Disregard the Commas, when calculating all numerical values. * * *
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This Geocache Is Sponsored By The Kitsap Regional Library.
Geocaches Are Permitted Within The Library System With Authorization. | Contact: Shannon Peterson, The Director of Public Services.
E-Mail: speterson@krl.org --- Telephone: (360) 475-9174.
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