K 195 (GB0183) - McCreary County,KY
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member 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:Groundspeak Premium Member 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): [Web Link]

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

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  2. 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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