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C-Mass Geofest Smiley - 04 Mystery Cache

Hidden : 5/19/2016
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Welcome to the C-Mass Geofest Smiley caches. There is a total of 25 caches. The first 10 are Park and Grabs while the last 15 are on hiking trails in the area.

The iconic Smiley (sometime called a happy or smiling face) was first drawn right here in Central Massachusetts. You will need to gather knowledge about all things Smiley to find the final coordinates of the caches. All the caches are related to Smiley history or pop culture.

GO GET YOUR SMILEYS!!!!!


About the Area.

Southbridge Municipal Airport: The airport is owned by the town of Southbridge and home to approximately  43 aircrafts and averages 142 flights daily.  NO CACHES ARE WITHIN THE AIRPORT GROUNDS.

McKinstry Brook WMA: 347 acres of forest with McKinstry Brook bisecting the Wildlife Management Area. Some animals you may encounter are beaver, mink, river otter, deer, turkey, and numerous other nongame species.

2011 New England Tornado: The tornado that occurred June 1, 2011 ripped directly thru this area. One of the trails is completely cutoff due to the damage. Do not try and bushwack through this area, turn back and travel in from the other side of the trail.

Wear Blaze Orange: When hiking the trails where you blaze orange as there is hunting allowed in the McKinstry Brook WMA.

 

Answer the question to gather the correct coordinates:

 

What year was the Yellow Smiley first drawn?           

a. 1957                N 42 06.190 W 072 01.850

b. 1963                N 42 06.125 W 072 01.924

c. 1975                N 42 06.202 W 072 01.999

Be on the look out for the Smiley Bonus Cache

Additional Hints (No hints available.)