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OH0052 - USC&GS 'V141' B.M. - Boise, ID - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com
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OH0052 - USC&GS 'V141' B.M. - Boise, ID
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NW_history_buff
N 43° 36.559 W 116° 11.215
11T E 565614 N 4828802
A NGS benchmark located at the Children's Home Society of Idaho building in Boise.
Waymark Code:
WM18BXH
Location:
Idaho, United States
Date Posted:
07/04/2023
Published By:
Ernmark
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I located this U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey benchmark from 1935 in good condition. It's a standard disk monumented vertically at the SW corner of the Children's Home Society of Idaho building. My posted coordinates will place you very close to this benchmark.
NGS datasheet info to describe the BM:
STATION RECOVERY (1992)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1992
IN BOISE, AT 740 WARM SPRINGS AVENUE, SET VERTICALLY IN THE SOUTH FACE
OF THE WARM SPRINGS COUNSELLING CENTER AT 740 WAR SPRINGS AVENUE,
40.4 M (132.5 FT) NORTH OF THE CENTER OF THE AVENUE, 14.8 M
(48.6 FT) NORTH OF THE CENTER OF THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE BUILDING,
0.5 M (1.6 FT) EAST OF THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE BUILDING, AND 1.2
M (3.9 FT) ABOVE THE GROUND SURFACE.
Condition:
Mark found in good condition
Designation:
V 141
Benchmark Agency:
U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey
Monumentation type:
BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk
County:
Ada
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional):
BOISE SOUTH
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):
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NGS PID:
OH0052
Benchmark Agency (if other):
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Monumentation type (if other):
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Special category (optional):
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Special Category (if other):
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Visit Instructions:
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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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