LX2319: K 73 1985 (NGS, Redding, CT)
Posted by: NH2beers
N 41° 17.208 W 073° 20.254
18T E 639207 N 4571928
A NGS standard disk, located in Redding, CT.
The NGS PID# is LX2319.
Waymark Code: WMKNQK
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 05/07/2014
Views: 1
This station is a NGS standard vertical control mark, located in Redding, CT. It is set in top of a rock outcrop at the east edge of Pinetree Road.
The NGS description is as follows:
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1985
3.3 KM (2.05 MI) SOUTH FROM REDDING RIDGE.
2.3 KM (1.4 MI) SOUTH ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 58 FROM THE JUNCTION OF
CROSS HIGHWAY IN REDDING RIDGE, THENCE 1.0 KM (0.65 MI) SOUTHEAST
ALONG PINE TREE ROAD TO THE MARK ON THE LEFT, 4.2 METERS (14.0 FT)
NORTHEAST OF THE CENTERLINE OF PINE TREE ROAD, 8.3 METERS (27.5 FT)
NORTHEAST OF POWER POLE 14.
THE MARK IS 0.70 METERS SE FROM A WITNESS POST
THE MARK IS 0.61 M ABOVE ROAD.
Pinetree Road is a narrow roadway that is frequently traveled by local traffic, so use caution. The mark is on the inside of a curve. Park vehicle off the west side of the road at the curve. The mark is on a rock outcrop above the road, just south of a witness post.
This station is also loggable on the Geocaching site. When visiting this mark, consider logging on both sites. Thank you.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: K 73 1985
Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey
Monumentation type: Vertical Control Mark
County: Fairfield
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Botsford
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: LX2319
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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