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P.O. Box - Bethlehem Mystery Cache

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Scmeirei: This one is no longer available.
To many muggles that destroy container.

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Hidden : 3/2/2012
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

The first cache in my “P.O. Box” series. The posted coordinates are for the Post Office and the cache is NOT in or next to the building. The cache will be within walking distance or only a short drive from the Post Office. To find the cache location use the (Grid:Row:Column) format.

A simple puzzle once you learn how to apply this set of three numbers for the cache. (Grid:Row:Column)

Grid: When you enter the Post Office you will find multiple walls with post office boxes. A normal group of boxes is about 10 boxes tall and depending on the wall's length, wide. The Grid refers to ALL of the groups of boxes on any particular wall. Each wall of boxes is considered a separate Grid and there is only one Grid per wall. (Exception, if a wall has a door, opening or a pillar that separates a set of boxes from another set of boxes then each one of those different sets of boxes would be a separate Grid.) The Grid number is determined by the number of the P.O. Box in the upper right-hand corner of the Grid. Find the P.O. Box number that matches the Grid number and you are standing in front of the Grid you need to use. A Grid has rows of boxes that run from left to right and columns that run from top to bottom.

Row: Starting at the upper left corner of the Grid and counting from top to bottom, the top Row is 1 the next Row down is 2 and continuing on to the bottom of the Grid.

Column: Counting from left to right, the leftmost box is Column 1 and the next box from the left is Column 2 and continuing on to the right of the Grid.

All that is left is to plug in the P.O. Box number that is at that particular spot on the Grid into the cache coordinate.

P.O. Box Series – Bethlehem
To find the cache location, use the (Grid:Row:Column) format.

S 28° 13.(201:7:14)+(601:8:13)
E 028° 18.(401:3:1)

The P.O. Box lobby is open from 6:00 to 18:00 hours. Please do not remove cache and bring your own writing tool.

This cache series was originally developed by MDSurveyor. With his kind permission, I am continuing the concept to include more locations.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Zntargvp, jngpu bhg sbe gur jngre.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)