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Located mere meters from the Cabot Tower atop of Signal Hill, with commanding views of St John's and the harbour to one side and the vast north Atlantic ocean to the other. With the Tower and viewscape fighting for the attention of visitors, one wonders how many have stepped upon this brass disk without even noticing it? Still, the disk is easy to find if you are looking for it. Find the corner of the tower that faces the harbour. The disk is set flush with the ground level, close to the corner of the tower
Full Description for 38028, from the Passive Control Network database: webapp.geod.nrcan.gc.ca/geod/data-donnees/station/report-rapport.php?id=38028
Site Identification Name Province NTS map sheet Unique Number Provincial Identifier Network SIGNAL Newfoundland 001N10 38028 47052JO Latitude N47° 34' 11.868004" ± 0.0015m Longitude W52° 40' 55.348208" ± 0.0011m h (metres) 164.424 ± 0.0043m Vf (mm/y) -1.56 ± 0.00 V? (mm/y) 0.93 ± 0.00 Vh (mm/y) -0.99 ± 0.00 Vertical Data Vertical Datum Elevation (m) Order Gravity (mGal) Published Project ID CGVD2013 (2010.0) 153.689 1st 980797.11 2013 H13NF1311 CGVD28 154.080 1st 980847.41 1977 VA Station Marker Marker Type Inspected in Established by Status Comments Permanent agency marker 1938 Canadian geodetic survey - nrcan Good None Location St._john's Triangulation station at top of signal hill historic park, tablet in top of rock, 1.8 m southwest of southwest abutment of cabot tower, 1.5 m southeast of an iron bolt.
Triangulation station at top of signal hill historic park, tablet in top of rock, 1.8 m southwest of southwest abutment of cabot tower, 1.5 m southeast of an iron bolt.