STEARNS MUNICIPAL TANK (GB2515) - Sterns, KY
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N 36° 41.962 W 084° 28.486
16S E 725588 N 4064495
An elevated water tank benchmark in Sterns, KY.
Waymark Code: WM17Y2B
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 04/19/2023
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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An elevated water tank benchmark in Sterns, KY.

NGS description below:

Documented History (by the NGS)

1950 FIRST OBSERVED by CGS (MONUMENTED)

STATION IS LOCATED IN THE NORTHEAST SECTION OF STEARNS. THE STATION IS A 4-LEGGED STEEL STRUCTURE ABOUT 125 FEET HIGH WITH A WATER TANK ATOP PAINTED BLACK. THE POINT OF INTERSECTION WAS THE BALL AT THE APEX OF THE ROOF OF THE WATER TANK.

Designation:
STEARNS MUNICIPAL TANK

Marker Type:
ELEVATED TANK

Setting:
N/A

Stability:
N/A
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: STEARNS MUNICIPAL TANK

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: Elevated Tank

County: McCreary County

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Whitley City

Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from the NGS database (or Geocaching's copy of it) were used

Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]

NGS PID: GB2515

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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  2. A 'distant' photo including the mark in the view is highly recommended. Include the compass direction you faced when you took the picture.
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