G 264 - New Kent, VA
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N 37° 32.455 W 077° 00.695
18S E 322283 N 4156782
Benchmark disk located near New Kent, VA.
Waymark Code: WM8ZMD
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 06/05/2010
Views: 3
This is an easy to find benchmark using the description from the data sheet. The monument is about two inches above ground level, and a witness post is located a foot away.
The description reads as follows:
3.4 MI NW FROM NEW KENT. 2.0 MILES WEST ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 33 FROM THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE AT NEW KENT, THENCE 1.4 MILES NORTHWEST ALONG SECONDARY STATE HIGHWAY 608, AT A GRAVEL-ROAD JUNCTION, 57 FEET SOUTHEAST OF THE GRAVEL ROAD, 24 FEET NORTHEAST OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE MAIN ROAD, 15 FEET NORTH OF A TRIANGULAR-BLAZED 6-INCH PINE TREE, 1 FOOT SOUTHWEST OF A WHITE WOODEN WITNESS POST, AND LEVEL WITH THE ROAD.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: G 264 1942
Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey
Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk
County: New Kent County
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): TUNSTALL
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: GV1536
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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