**FIRST EMAIL**/FRC Game Hint #2

[DonRotolo]

Originally Posted by Alan Anderson

I did the same thing, but I stopped when I found a fountain in that direction. It's right between the obelisks.

Fountain? Water Game???

Originally Posted by Kyle O'Don

Besides, the numbers point in the center of the square not the church.

No, GOOGLE MAPS point to the center of the square. The actual coordinates are slightly to the east of the center of the square.

Originally Posted by rees2001

Can someone out there in the Boston area that has a GPS device please find the exact location of those coordinates?

YES PLEASE! Nobvody so far has shown anyone what exactly lies at those coordinates!

Originally Posted by JesseK

We need a fairly accurate picture and a volunteer:
1.) Go to the statue at the coordinates

I have seen nothing that confirms there is a statue at those coordinates. Again, Google is just defaulting to the center of the square.


The coordinates given are accurate to better than a foot (0.000001 degree is about 10 cm at 42 degrees latitude), so what someone needs to do is get a USGS 7.5 minute contour map of the Copley Square area and locate this exact point; alternatively, GO THERE with a GPS unit and, within 15 feet or so, find where this point is.

The height above Mean Sea Level at that point is approximately 14 feet; if we're talking about 28 feet (Thanks Nuttyman54) then it could be the top of something 14 feet tall. I don't think it's 342 feet (the church is not that tall) and 342 meters is ~1111 feet, there's nothing that tall at those coordinates.

The John Hancock tower is across the street, I really do not think that's it.

The best I figure from USGS.GOV is that it's one corner of Trinity church, the NW corner, but I can't tell for certain, and having never been there...

So, who lives near Boston and is free this weekend?

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Don



[EDIT]: 'holding the answer in their hands' (or somesuch): Hey, we're holding the IR Board in our hands![/EDIT]


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