The Cache is NOT at the posted Coordinates! DO NOT GO THERE! Going there will put you at the bottom of Douglass Lake Reservoir, instead read the cache page description below to find the cache.
This is a fun mystry puzzle involving coordinate plotting and traingulation techniques. This cache sequence may even earn you another mark or two on geocaching.com on the benchmarks tab!
In order to find the Douglass Mystery cache one may use USGS topo maps (Wellington quad) 1:24000 scale with appropriate grid tools or use TOPO software or one of various geocaching tool apps on your smartphone. In order to find this cache you must find and locate two benchmarks that are listed below of this cache page write up and take some accurate waypoints measurements.. As a side note: benchmarks are often "scaled" and not adjusted which could mean they could be 1-2 meters or up 200-300 ,meters off their marks, so accuracy is a must!
These Benchmarks will be located along County Rd 15 and bound to the North by County Rd 64 and to the South by E County Rd 60
BM: LL0428: to cache location is: 1956.57 meters.
BM: LL0426: From cache location to this Bench mark bearing is: 559.43 mils
Where this circle plot and bearing projection meet on the map you will find the Douglass Mystery Cache!
To be able to locate these Benchmarks go to Geocaching.com's main page; find resources area in the bottom right hand side and click on Find a Benchmark and type in the PID numbers above.
Additional Waypoints
DC5NKBG - dummy coords.
N 40° 41.507 W 105° 04.850
dummy coords
R15NKBG - bm ll0428
N 40° 41.083 W 105° 04.050
R25NKBG - bm ll0426
N 40° 42.684 W 105° 04.069
The Douglas Mystery Cache
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