SIGN UP / MEMBER LOGIN
"X" Marks the Spot
Printer Version
Spy on this Cache
|
|
SIGN UP / MEMBER LOGIN |
|
|
N 41° 18.920' W 084° 54.000' |
|
|
Saint Joe, Indiana 46785 United States Near By Caches
Hidden On: 08 Sept 2004
Difficulty:
Comments:
|
|
| Additional maps for this cache available at: |
|
|
The above posted coordinates are not for the cache. They are at the very nice, small, quiet town of St. Joe in DeKalb County, and are your starting point for the cache. The cache is in the general area.
Geocaching has often been referred to as a Treasure Hunt. With this one, YOU get to put the "X" on the map to mark the "Treasure" spot. Just a couple of rules to keep things simple. All angles are degrees true, not magnetic. The basic distance unit is the meter. Calculations are associated with the standard WGS-84 datum, "geodetic". Coordinate geometry may be handy as well. (By the way, I flunked that in high school.) To allow for minor errors in calculations, (yours and mine), the cache is placed at the base of an oak tree that stands alone. There is nothing except fields for at least 250 meters in any direction. There is a field access drive from the nearest road going straight to and beyond your tree. As the owner helped me place this, it is OK to drive to the tree if it is dry. If wet, park in lane by road. (can get muddy). The lane and tree are plenty far enough away from anywhere/anyone to assure you of privacy. A three inch amber reflector, easily seen from the road, is at the oak. It is your confirmation that you have put your X at the right spot. I suppose you could drive the area roads looking for the tree/reflector. Aside from the state highways, the county maintains 750 miles of roadway, so that may take awhile. An ammo can, with log/pencil/sharpener, is stocked with the usual goodies. A ftf prize is in the logbook baggie. Several calculators are there as well for anyone needing a replacement after doing this one. Bad things happen to hand calculators. Meeting the floor, bouncing off the walls, and buttons falling off to mention a few. To make your X, you must establish four sets of coordinates, (a,b,c,d,). Then draw lines from (a to d), and (b to c). Calculate from the St. Joe coordinates: 13467.144 meters @ 329.607451879 degrees to locate "a" 15932.138 meters @ 31.958368847 degrees to locate "b" 568.001 meters @ 210.667414762 degrees to locate "c" 11116.104 meters @ 78.112707492 degrees to locate "d" Now that you have made your X, marking the spot, JUST GO GIT IT! (Oh, almost forgot to mention, you may want to calculate the intersecting point of your X) |
Add a Log Entry
CACHE LOGS - May contain hints(spoilers)! decode | |
20 Aug 2005 by
S Keillan
(Finds: 3 Score: 12.5)
(Hidden: 2 Score: 6)
Open Log: Unrestricted
I found twenty caches today. (Well, nineteen if you exclude an event cache.) Anyway, this was pretty much my favourite of the day. I had used my mapping software on my PC to get me to the right general area, and I was off by about 100 metres. Close enough! :-) The cache was easy to spot once I got to the actual cache site. A most excellent cache.
|
(hard)
(easy)
