FB1033 - X117 - Greene County, TN
Posted by: vhasler
N 35° 59.267 W 082° 49.027
17S E 336193 N 3984120
BM at gravel pullout along TN70 just north of NC-TN border
Waymark Code: WM7R70
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 11/25/2009
Views: 5
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1955 1.9 MI W FROM TENN NC STATE LINE. 1.9 MILES WEST ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 70 FROM THE TENNESSEE-NORTH CAROLINA STATE LINE, GREENE COUNTY, AT THE TOP OF A MOUNTAIN, 20 YARDS NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER OF THE INTERSECTION OF THE OLD HIGHWAY, 21 YARDS NORTHEAST OF THE CENTERLINE OF STATE HIGHWAY 70, 30 YARDS NORTHEAST OF A ROCK CUT SOUTHWEST OF THE HIGHWAY, AND IN THE CENTER OF THE OLD HIGHWAY. A STANDARD DISK, STAMPED X 117 1935 AND SET IN THE TOP OF A CONCRETE POST PROJECTING 2 FEET ABOVE THE HIGHWAY.
My coords are 50 measurement average using a 60CSx, thus roughly 60' different that the benchmark page. The BM is located at a large gravel pulloff, thus plently of parking.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: X 117 1935
Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey
Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk
County: Greene County, TN
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Hot Springs Quad, NC,TN
Special category (optional): Not listed
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: FB1033
Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed
Monumentation type (if other): Not listed
Special Category (if other): Not listed
Local database's URL (optional): Not listed
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