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TURKEY POINT RM 3 - Cecil County, MD - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com
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TURKEY POINT RM 3 - Cecil County, MD
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N 39° 27.009 W 076° 00.585
18S E 413119 N 4367218
Reference Mark for the now missing TURKEY POINT RESET (JV4850) - west of the Turkey Point Lighthouse.
Waymark Code:
WMMWN3
Location:
Maryland, United States
Date Posted:
11/15/2014
Published By:
NW_history_buff
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TURKEY POINT RM 3 is 388.858095 feet WNW (284.465672°) of the intersected center of the lighthouse (JV4849). It is at the S edge of the treeline & surrounded by small brush.
The lighthouse is located beyond the S end of MD State Route 272. From the parking area, pack southward along gravel trail approx. 0.7 mi to the lighthouse on the left - at the highpoint of a bluff overlooking the confluence of Elk River & Chesapeake Bay.
Details from the NGS datasheet for JV4850 - TURKEY POINT RESET (1973 description) is as follows:
REFERENCE MARK THREE IS A STANDARD DISK STAMPED TURKEY POINT 1933 1845 NO 3 SET IN THE TOP OF A 12-INCH SQUARE CONCRETE MONUMENT WHICH PROJECTS 3 INCHES. IT IS 247.5 FEET WEST OF THE WITNESS POST AND 75 YARDS NORTHEAST OF THE BLUFF.
Details from the NGS datasheet for JV4848 - TURKEY POINT RM 4 (1962 description) is as follows:
REFERENCE MARK 3, A STANDARD DISK STAMPED TURKEY POINT NO 3 1845 1933, IS SET IN TOP OF A 12-INCH CONCRETE CYLINDER PROJECTING ABOUT 2 INCHES ABOVE THE SURFACE OF THE GROUND. IT IS 250.6 FEET SOUTHEAST OF A STANDARD METAL WITNESS POST AND MARKER, 21.0 FEET NORTH OF A 6-INCH WILD CHERRY TREE, 2.0 FEET SOUTH OF AN EAST AND WEST FENCELINE AND IS ABOUT 7.0 FEET LOWER THAN THE STATION.
Condition:
Mark found in good condition
Designation:
TURKET POINT NO 3
Benchmark Agency:
U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey
Monumentation type:
REFERENCE MARK Disk
County:
Cecil County
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional):
Spesutie
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