HTS 1929 - TRANSIT OF VENUS 1829 - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

Long Description:
A very interesting location. It seems that this point was used by a British expedition as site to observe the 1874 Transit of Venus accross the sun. Later, this site was incorporated by the Hawaiian government in its network of triangulation sites.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: HST 1929 Benchmark Agency: other (not included below) Benchmark Agency (if other): Hawaii Territory Survey Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) disk County: Hawaii Special category (optional): Not listed Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge Monumentation type (if other): Not listed USGS Topographic Quadrangle Name: Not listed Special Category (if other): Not listed Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): Not listed NGS PID: Not listed Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

Visit Instructions:


1. A closeup photo of the mark is required.
2. 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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Date Logged Log User Rating   12/21/2009 Jake39 wrote comment for it 4/23/2009 Nazgul wrote comment for it

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