Benchmark: LP0378 " MAGNA HERCULES INC W TANK "
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member JacobBarlow
N 40° 39.553 W 112° 04.363
12T E 409318 N 4501481
Another of the many easy to find Tank Benchmarks in the North-Western Salt Lake Valley.
Waymark Code: WM2HEG
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 11/05/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Volcanoguy
Views: 28

DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1973 (JRS) THE POINT INTERSECTED WAS THE RED LIGHT ATOP THE MAGNA, HERCULES SYSTEMS GROUP BACCHUS WORKS, WEST WATER TANK THAT IS LOCATED ABOUT 3.5 MILES WEST OF KEARNS, 3.5 MILES SOUTH OF MAGNA, 0.4 MILE EAST OF STATE HIGHWAY 111 AND 0.3 MILE NORTH OF STATE HIGHWAY 173. THE TANK SPHERICAL IN SHAPE, SUPPORTED BY SIX TUBULAR STEEL LEGS AND IS PAINTED WHITE IN COLOR. IT IS ABOUT 130 FEET IN HEIGHT.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

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Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: Elevated Tank

County: Salt Lake

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): MAGNA (1975)

Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge

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

NGS PID: LP0378

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

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