GC1TTMA Unknown Cache Zip Code (or is it a cipher?)
Type: Mystery | Size: Small Small | Difficulty: 1.5 out of 5 | Terrain: 2 out of 5
By: hiking_fool @ | Hide Date: 06/10/2009 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N38° 55.276 W104° 48.066 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0

The cache is not located at the above coordinates. The posted coords are dummy coordinates.
One of the benefits of membership in geocaching.com is that you have the option of receiving notification of new caches in your area by entering the ZIP CODE (it's not really a code is it?) or by simply searching using the ZIP CODE. Among other things, this information includes the distance to those new caches from some datum location (that is referred to as Ground Zero or GZ). In order to calculate these distances, geocaching.com has established this datum location in each city/town from which to make these measurements. (Any idea on how GZ is established? Neither do I.)

To find this cache you must first find the ZIP CODE for where the posted (dummy) coordinates are located. Second, find the GZ coordinates for that ZIP CODE.

Once you have GZ, subtract 0.430 minutes from the north coordinate and add 3.008 minutes to the west coordinate.

(And if Geochecker doesn't like those numbers, try zip-codes.com for their lat, long, and subtract 0.356' from north and add 2.487' to west. Finally, if nothing works, shoot me an e-mail.)

You can check your answers for this puzzle on Geochecker.com.

Here's what you don't need: 1) To triangulate anything, 2) Google Earth, 3) Geometry.

UPDATE 1-24-11 Centroid shifted, so there are now new numbers (above) to add to the geocaching.com centroid to get the cache coordinates.

UPDATE 4-9-11 I didn't think things would be shifting so fast - centroid has changed again so there are again new numbers to use to get the cache coordinates.

UPDATE 5-4-11 I noticed a change after the latest site upgrade, so the adjustment numbers (above) are changed again.

Update 1-23-12 Changed again (and I checked them just a couple of weeks ago!)

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7 Logs: Found it 6  Didn't find it 1  

Found it 04/14/2019 By jasperdakota
Thanks for the fun puzzle cache! I looked for this one a couple of years ago, couldn't find it then. I later confirmed the location with a previous finder. Back in town for the weekend. I left a replacement camoed Altoids tin.

Didn't find it 01/07/2019 By brennan7
Stopped by today with the 15 minutes I had left and could not come up with it. Ive had this on my solved list for way too long, disappointed that I couldnt find it.

Found it 10/12/2017 By ColoradoSmith
Tftc! Took me way longer than it should've to pry it open haha

Found it 08/11/2016 By gampa&gamma
We looked for this one several days ago without any success, but with a nudge from the CO, we made a quick find this morning. SL. TFTC.

Found it 06/16/2015 By RPieperCO
Thanks for the fun puzzle! I solved it via the website listed and got a green light. Today I was in the area and decided to go after it. I spent about 20 minutes searching and PAF CacheCrazed. I was guided to the general spot I had already searched and still couldn't find it. Finally I spotted it! No joke this is perfectly camouflaged! Well done all the way around! Great hide! Thanks for putting this puzzle together and placing another great cache for us all to enjoy!

Found it 03/14/2015 By Cache Crazed
Picked this one to get for Pi day so we could get the souvenir. Took us a bit of searching. Great cammo and puzzle. SL tftc

Found it 09/06/2014 By Hives
A fun puzzle to solve. Checked a few places and avoided a lot of muggles coming and going but still a fairly quick find. Nice hide. SL. TFTC