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Cougar 2 Triangulation Mark - Sandpoint, ID - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com
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Cougar 2 Triangulation Mark - Sandpoint, ID
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N 48° 16.305 W 116° 32.353
11U E 534191 N 5346607
Near the southern tip of the Sandpoint City Park beach is a Statue of Liberty replica. On the concrete walkway leading out to it are three benchmark discs in a line down the centre of the walk. This one is between the other two.
Waymark Code:
WMKXHD
Location:
Idaho, United States
Date Posted:
06/08/2014
Published By:
Ernmark
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Of the three in the USGS description below, this is the first one, COUGAR 2 1972, a Triangulation Station Disc.
From the NGS:
DESIGNATION - COUGAR 2
PID - TO1049
STATE/COUNTY- ID/BONNER
COUNTRY - US
USGS QUAD - SANDPOINT (1996)
HISTORY - Date Condition Report By
HISTORY - 1972 MONUMENTED NGS
HISTORY - 1980 GOOD NGS
HISTORY - 20081118 GOOD INDIV
THE STATION IS LOCATED IN THE CITY PARK IN THE CITY OF SAND POINT ON
A CONCRETE PIER THAT PROTRUDES INTO LAKE PEND OREILLE AND IN SECTION 23 T57N R 2 W.
THE STATION IS A STANDARD US COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY (NOW NOS) DISK
STAMPED---COUGAR 2 1972---SET IN A DRILL HOLE IN THE CONCRETE PIER
LOCATED 68.58 METERS (225 FEET) SE FROM A COVERED PICNIC AREA AND
11.58 METERS (38 FEET) W FROM THE EAST END OF THE PIER.
REFERENCE MARK NO. 3 IS A STANDARD US COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY (NOW
NOS) DISK STAMPED---COUGAR 2 RM 3 1972---. IT IS AN AZIMUTH MARK
DISK WITH THE ARROW POINTING ABOUT 50 DEGREES NORTH OF THE STATION
SET IN A DRILL HOLE IN THE CONCRETE PIER AND LOCATED 5.18 METERS (17
FEET) W FROM THE EAST END OF THE PIER.
REFERENCE MARK NO. 4 IS A STANDARD US COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY (NOW
NOS) DISK STAMPED---COUGAR 2 NO 4 1972---SET IN A DRILL HOLE IN THE
CONCRETE PIER LOCATED 6.10 METERS (20 FEET) E FROM THE WEST END OF
THE PIER.
Condition:
Mark found in good condition
Designation:
Cougar 2 1972
Benchmark Agency:
U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey
Monumentation type:
TRIANGULATION STATION Disk
County:
Bonner County
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional):
SANDPOINT
Find type:
Coordinates and/or to-reach information from the NGS database (or Geocaching's copy of it) were used
NGS PID:
TO1049
Benchmark Agency (if other):
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Monumentation type (if other):
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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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