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The final puzzle requires you to enter map coordinates (latitude and longitude) over at Mapquest, to discover Part 1 of the final answer.

(Use the upper portion with degrees, minutes, and seconds.)

 

To obtain the coordinates, you must first solve the following:

Latitude

In the Day 1, Level 1 (D1L1) puzzle, you unscrambled ten titles associated with a John we uncovered in the last HDYK Hunt in November.
In what year was the title in the upper-left corner first published? The last two digits in the year is your latitude degrees.

 

In the D1L2 puzzle, you used logic to place numbered circles in a diagram to decode the name of a famous John.
What was the number on the red circle you placed on the yellow 1? This number is equal to your Latitude Minutes.

 

 

In the D4L1 puzzle, you put your algebra skills to work to solve a puzzle with ornaments on a tree. What was the number on the leftmost ornament in the second-to-bottom row?
Take the two digits in this number and multiply them together to get your Latitude Seconds.

Longitude

To obtain your longitude degrees, follow these directions carefully:

In the D3L2 puzzle, you searched for nine chemical elements hidden within a short story.
What is the atomic number of the third element found in the story? Express this number as a negative and you have your Longitude degrees.

 

In the D2L1 puzzle, you decoded several musical Johns using a key of musical notes. Which of the six Johns in the bottom grid played the saxophone? Take the last two digits of the year this John married his first wife, and you get your Longitude Minutes.

As for your seconds, consider thata gift from your puzzle masters! It's a big fat 0.

 

When you have all your coordinates, plug them into the Mapquest tool.

Zoom in all the way and you should find yourself in a small town in Indiana.

Enter the name of the name of the road you find yourself near to move ahead to the final question of Day 5.

(N.B. enter only the name of the road; not the word boulevard or the abreviation blvd or the East or West part.)