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Slaughter-06
10 Point
Member # 1228

posted 07-30-2004 10:49 AM
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The wife found this in a pair of shorts from Good Will. Writen on a post-it note.
What do you make of it?


BLDG By SF DR 588563

Radio Tower DR 612549

1st Barracks (SF) DR 588561

Intersection by Church DR 594561

Intersection By Bingo DR 589561

Water Tower By Hospital DR 599541

Water Tower Oak Grove DR 610558


On the back it had a lot of numbers, and one word.

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RUGER
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Member # 327

posted 07-30-2004 11:08 AM
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Looks like directions through a military base to some point of origin to me.

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Slaughter-06
10 Point
Member # 1228

posted 07-30-2004 11:11 AM
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By friend of Foe!
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farmin68
8 Point
Member # 3330

posted 07-30-2004 12:53 PM
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GPS coordinates for Al-Queda?

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baldntatted
4 Point
Member # 3731

posted 07-30-2004 01:27 PM
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maybe it's a treasure map? lol

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tnhunter16
10 Point
Member # 1572

posted 07-30-2004 02:55 PM
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in all reality, what if it was a treasure map?

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DEER ASSASSIN
8 Point
Member # 2981

posted 07-30-2004 03:12 PM
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treasure hunt

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Tenderfoot
6 Point
Member # 1485

posted 07-30-2004 06:17 PM
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Well I'll try since I am bored.

I assume they are military grid coordinates so I typed them into my GPS.

That placed the coordinates about 730 miles North of where I am in Alabama.

I then converted the grid to LAT/LONG by changing the units displayed in the GPS.

I then typed those into Topozone and it came up in Michigan.

To double check, I used Mapquest to give me directions to Michigan from here just to check the distance. It was close.

So my guess is that you have some Yankee shorts that have somebody's grid coordinates in the pocket.

The descriptions are harder to explain. Whatever they mean, the Barracks (SF) is only 100 meters South of the first building listed.

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Kentucky Redneck
6 Point
Member # 2683

posted 07-30-2004 08:24 PM
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Originally posted by Tenderfoot:
Well I'll try since I am bored.

I assume they are military grid coordinates so I typed them into my GPS.

That placed the coordinates about 730 miles North of where I am in Alabama.

I then converted the grid to LAT/LONG by changing the units displayed in the GPS.


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I?m curious as to how this was done. To pinpoint a location you need two coordinates. All of the locations listed had one number set, not two.
Examples:
Degrees N 35.25936
W 85.08743

Degrees/Minutes N 35 15.561
W 85 05.246

Degrees/Minutes/Sec N 35 15?33.7
W 85 05?14.7

UTM 16 673984 E
3903482 W

MGRS STD 16SFE 73984
03482

MGRS STD+10 16SFQ 73984
03482

Map Fix U:---.--?
R:---.--?

Loran TD 9610XY 43495.32
55829.65
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Tenderfoot
6 Point
Member # 1485

posted 07-30-2004 09:57 PM
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Well the first thing I had to do was to determine what map series they came from. For example, on a Military Grid Ref System, the prefix "DR" is a sub-grid of a larger area. I originally thought it was 16S, but after typing in 16S and then DR 588 563, the GPS changed it to "16T" automatically.

Assuming 16T is correct, I then used the DR and one of the 6 digit grid coordinates.

The GPS automatically will convert the 6 digit grid to LAT/LONG if you change the units under the "settings" menu.

Once I had the LAT/LONG I went back to Topozone and entered the coordinates and it came up as Michigan.

I have never done this type of conversion before but I have used MGRS extensively in the Army. Converting is something we never had to do so I am not really sure I did it right. I am just guessing.

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jasonkb4
8 Point
Member # 1757

posted 07-31-2004 12:05 AM
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Seems like a National Guard land nav course to me. With all the GPS this and that stuff 100 meters off is completely acceptable with the National Guard. Even if your GPS is WAAS enabled 100 meters minus three is not acceptable...unless you are in the Guard/reserves. Another note...if a NG unit calls for live artillery on a training mission, please make sure you are back at the barracks. Six numbers in a grid coordinate will get you within 100 +/-5. Not good enough for the skin on my back.
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