29317 BURWASH FT
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tec_64
N 46° 19.118 W 080° 45.422
17T E 518705 N 5129479
A 1929 1st order marker at the former site of an old forestry tower.
Take highway 69 south from Sudbury Ontario to the village of Estaire. Near the south end of Estaire, take Nepewassi Lake Road eastward to the parking coordinates listed below.
Waymark Code: WM9MVK
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 09/05/2010
Views: 9
Park near N 46 19.009 W 80 45.441 and then an easy bushwack up the hill.
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CSRS data:
Unique Number : 29317 Name : BURWASH FT
Established by : Geodetic Survey Division
Province : ON Prov. Identifier : 00129317
Horizontal Datum : NAD83
Method : Values should be checked with your provincial agency before use.
Latitude : N46° 19' 07.05099" Longitude : W80° 45' 25.34047"
Agency : Geodetic Survey Division
UTM : Zone = 17 N = 5129478.617 m E = 518704.750 m
VERTICAL DATA
Vertical Datum : CGVD28
Elevation : 261.8 m
Order : Adjusted Unclassified
Method : Non-Simultaneous Trig Levels
Adjustment Line : NOVA1935
Published Year : 1935
STATION MARKER INFORMATION AND LOCATION
Marker Type : Brass/Bronze Tablet Or Cap Inspected in : 1929 Status : Good
Inspection Comments : None
Accessible by passenger car or light truck and a walk of over 5 km
LOC ON THE SUMMIT OF A PROMINENT ROCK HILL ON LOT 7 CONCESSION III BURWASH TWP SUDBURY DISTRICT ONTARIO. THE GEODETIC POINT IS APPROX COINCIDENT WITH THE CENTRE OT AN ONTARIO FORESTRY BRANCH WOODEN FIRE TOWER. MKD BY AN UPPER BRONZE TAB SET IN A 30-CM CUBE OF CONCRETE AND BY A LOWER COPPER BOLT SET IN ROCK.
HISTORICAL COORDINATES NOTE: Coordinates listed below are no longer maintained by GSD and should be verified with your provincial agency before use.
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COSINE data:
Station: 0011929317
Also known as: 00129317, 29317, BURWASH FT, G.S. BURWASH FT
Monument status: Existing Station type: FRTR
Horizontal datum: NAD-1983:ORIG
Horizontal accuracy: First order
Latitude: N46°19'07.05098" Longitude: W80°45'25.34047"
Ellipsoidal elevation: 226.851
UTM-17 Easting: E518704.750 UTM-17 Northing: N5129478.617
Vertical datum: CGVD-1928:1978
Vertical accuracy: Unclassified
Orthometric elev: 261.823
Location: LOC ON THE SUMMIT OF A PROMINENT ROCK HILL ON LOT 7
CONCESSION III BURWASH TWP SUDBURY DISTRICT ONTARIO. THE
GEODETIC POINT IS APPROX COINCIDENT WITH THE CENTRE OT
AN ONTARIO FORESTRY BRANCH WOODEN FIRE TOWER. MKD BY AN
UPPER BRONZE TAB SET IN A 30-CM CUBE OF CONCRETE AND BY
A LOWER COPPER BOLT SET IN ROCK.
Maintenance: GSC
Tower: LINE OF SIGHT TO 00130300 REQUIRES 25M TOWER AT 00130300
LINE OF SIGHT TO 00129315 REQUIRES 7M TOWER AT 00129315
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Unique Designation: 0011929317
Marker Type: Benchmark Disk
Condition: Damaged
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