Fort Mason benchmark HT0716 - San Francisco, CA, USA
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N 37° 48.327 W 122° 25.636
10S E 550417 N 4184384
This stone marker can be found on the Fort Mason grounds in San Francisco.
Waymark Code: WM1643W
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 04/30/2022
Views: 5
When entering Fort Mason from the south side (Bay street), you will find the benchmark in the center of the reserve, next to the flagpole.
The stone is 75 cm high, 50 cm wide and length is also 50 cm. The text on the plaque reads:
Fort Mason
Established November 6 1850
On the site of
Battery San Jose
Erected by The Spanish Government
AD 1797
Benchmark description is as follows:
01/01/1952 by NGS (GOOD)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1952 AT SAN FRANCISCO. AT SAN FRANCISCO, AT FORT MASON, AT THE INTERSECTION OF POPE ROAD AND MAC ARTHUR AVENUE, THE TOP OF THE RIGHT-HAND CORNER OF THE BRONZE PLATE ON A GRANITE MONUMENT HONORING FORT MASON, 72.0 FEET NORTHWEST OF THE APPROXIMATE CENTER OF THE INTERSECTION, AND ABOUT 4 FEET HIGHER THAN THE AVENUE.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: -blank-
Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey
Monumentation type: other (not any of the below)
Monumentation type (if other): Corner of Plaque
County: San Francisco
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: HT0716
Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link]
Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Not listed
Special category (optional): Not listed
Special Category (if other): Not listed
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