GC44TGB Charlie Seven
Type: Traditional | Size: Micro | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: MikeAndJuli @ | Hide Date: 01/22/2013 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N38° 56.190 W104° 42.538 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0

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"Charlie Seven, Engine Twenty..."

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Colorado Springs Fire Dept. and most public safety services in the city use a mapbook that divides the city into 432 "Map Pages", 1 square mile each.  These map pages work like so: The city is divided into twelve 6-mile by 6-mile sections.  Each of these 6 square mile areas is given a letter designation (A=Alpha, B=bravo, C=Charlie, etc).  Then, each of these 6-mile sections is further divided into 36 1-mile by 1-mile squares, each given a number designation.  Using a combination of these letters and numbers, we cover 432 square miles of the city and outlying areas, with each square mile having a unique indicator or page number.  When a dispatcher gives a first responder an address, they will include this map page so the responder knows the relative area of the address.

 

This series of Geocaches will be placed in as many of these Map pages as possible.  Understand that there is no way to get a cache into all 432 pages, as some of the pages are on airport property, or the AFA, or already saturated with caches, etc.   Each cache will be named for it's map page the same way you would overhear it on a scanner.  Enjoy!

Congrats to THeSKuLL for FTF!!

07/04/2019 By GeoGlena
FluffyNinja and I searched for a while but didn't find this one today. Maybe we will try again some other time.

06/28/2019 By NightKnight
Hello from the west coast! Jimlips and I are visiting from northern California. Our goals are to get both Tarryall, and Mingo, among other fine caches. This one was found quickly, just took a bit to figure out how to retrieve. TNLNSL ~ Thanks

06/28/2019 By jimlips
Came to CO with NightKnight for a few days of caching from the Sacramento, CA area. When I hear this cache title, I think of the old Star Trek episode of the same name.

06/25/2019 By beankash
Aloha from Hawaii! TFTC! With boys...

06/14/2019 By Rus14
Definitely difficult, but the girly (5yo) found it. Thank you creator.

09/13/2018 By JABB2018
Couldn’t find it

08/10/2018 By Edwards654
Made the quick find. This would be a good place for a c i t o. Tftc

08/10/2018 By dotalot
Pretty sure it was there, but my 3 and 6 yr old couldn't quite find it! But it was a fun little adventure for us

05/31/2018 By Con_Frunkin
Hard find but neat

05/25/2018 By DryFlyDaddy
Great Find!

05/25/2018 By impaledcookie71
Good cache