LX2602: B79 1985 (NGS, New Milford, CT)
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N 41° 38.386 W 073° 23.366
18T E 634135 N 4611034
A NGS vertical control mark, located in New Milford, CT.
The NGS PID# is LX2602.
Waymark Code: WMR1EZ
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 04/27/2016
Views: 2
This station, A National Geodetic Survey vertical control disk, is located in the village of Northville, in New Milford, CT.
It is set in the top of the southwest wingwall of a bridge spanning the Aspetuck River, on Upland Road:
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1985
7.2 KM (4.5 MI) NORTH FROM NEW MILFORD.
7.2 KM (4.5 MI) NORTH ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 202 FROM THE JUNCTION OF
STATE HIGHWAY 67 IN NEW MILFORD TO THE MARK ON THE RIGHT, IN THE
SOUTHWEST WING WALL OF BRIDGE OVER ASPETUCK RIVER, 27.5 METERS (90.5
FT) SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE HIGHWAY, 4.1 METERS (13.5 FT)
SOUTHWEST OF THE CENTER OF UPLAND ROAD.
THE MARK IS 0.30 M BELOW UPLAND ROAD.
Park just past the bridge on Upland Road. Beware of posted private driveways in the immediate area, do not park on these roads. The mark is easy to locate, simply follow the description.
This station is loggable on both this site and Geocaching as well. When visiting this station, please consider logging on both sites. Thank you.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: B 79 1985
Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey
Monumentation type: Vertical Control Mark
County: Litchfield
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): New Milford
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: LX2602
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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