HU1528: BERLIN MUNICIPAL TANK (NGS, Berlin, MD)
Posted by: NH2beers
N 38° 19.894 W 075° 13.138
18S E 480862 N 4242626
A water tank, also serving as an intersecting station, located in Berlin, MD.
The NGS PID# is HU1528.
Waymark Code: WMP53A
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 07/02/2015
Views: 2
The Berlin, MD municipal water tank, located near the center of town, serves as an intersecting station, measured from the top of the tank:
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1955 (WFD) THE STATION IS LOCATED AT THE CORNER OF FRANKLIN AND BRYAN AVENUES AT THE NORTHEAST EDGE OF BERLIN. THE TANK IS SUPPORTED BY SIX STEEL LEGS, SILVER IN COLOR, AND ABOUT 150 FEET HIGH. THE POINT OBSERVED WAS THE APEX OF THE TANK.
This station is also loggable on Geocaching's site. Please consider logging this mark on both sites when you recover it. Thank you.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: BERLIN MUNICIPAL TANK
Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey
Monumentation type: Elevated Tank
County: Worcester
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Berlin
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: HU1528
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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