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K 195 (GB0183) - McCreary County,KY - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com
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K 195 (GB0183) - McCreary County,KY
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Team Geologynut
N 36° 39.182 W 084° 22.199
16S E 735091 N 4059605
An easy to find USG&C Benchmark Disk in a culvert headwall. The road is now a dead end and doesn't connect to highway so you can park right next to it...literally!
Waymark Code:
WM18PXE
Location:
Kentucky, United States
Date Posted:
09/07/2023
Published By:
Ernmark
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An easy to find USG&C Benchmark Disk in a culvert headwall. The road is now a dead end and doesn't connect to highway so you can park right next to it...literally!
NGS description below:
Documented History (by the NGS)
1951 by CGS (MONUMENTED)
ABOUT 5.0 MILES EAST ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 92 FROM THE JUNCTION OF U.S. HIGHWAY 27 AT PINE KNOT, AT THE JUNCTION OF A GRAVEL ROAD LEADING SOUTH, ABOUT 100 YARDS SOUTH OF THE HIGHWAY, SET IN THE TOP OF THE NORTH END OF THE WEST HEAD WALL OF A 8-FOOT CONCRETE BOX CULVERT ON GRAVEL ROAD SOUTH, 13 FEET WEST OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE GRAVEL ROAD AND ABOUT 1 FOOT ABOVE ROAD.
Designation:
K 195
Marker Type:
BENCH MARK DISK
Setting:
SET IN A BOX CULVERT HEADWALL
Stability:
MAY HOLD, BUT OF TYPE COMMONLY SUBJECT TO SURFACE MOTION
Condition:
Mark found in poor condition
Designation:
K 195
Benchmark Agency:
U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey
Monumentation type:
BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk
County:
McCreary County
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional):
Hollyhill
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:
GB0183
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
Visit Instructions:
A closeup photo of the mark taken by you is required.
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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