CANFIELD AZ MK - Ohio
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member shorbird
N 41° 01.005 W 080° 46.441
17T E 519000 N 4540641
This is the azimuth mark for station CANFIELD, in Canfield Township, Mahoning County.
Waymark Code: WM15JM
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 01/22/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member GEO*Trailblazer 1
Views: 62

DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1950 (PLB) STATION IS LOCATED IN THE CITY OF CANFIELD AND ON PROPERTY OF THE CANFIELD GARDENS. IT IS IN THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF A VACANT LOT, 163 FEET SOUTHEAST OF A WATER TANK, 125 FEET NORTHWEST OF THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF A YELLOW CONCRETE BLOCK BUILDING, 81 FEET SOUTHEAST OF THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF A CEMENT BLOCK GARAGE, 45 FEET SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER OF A T-INTERSECTION (CINDER DRIVEWAYS), 28 FEET WEST OF A TWIN TRUNK POPLAR TREE AND 6 FEET SOUTH OF A WHITE WITNESS POST. IT IS STAMPED CANFIELD 1950. REFERENCE MARK NO. 1 IS 98 FEET WEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF OAK AND KIRK STREETS, 11 FEET NORTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF A CINDER DRIVEWAY AND 4 FEET SOUTHWEST OF A 5 INCH CEDAR TREE. IT PROJECTS 6 INCHES ABOVE THE SURFACE AND IS STAMPED CANFIELD NO 1 1950. REFERENCE MARK NO. 2 IS A STANDARD DISK SET IN THE SOUTH CENTER LEG OF THE CITY MUNICIPAL WATER TANK. IT IS SET FLUSH WITH THE SURFACE OF THE CONCRETE SUPPORT OF THE LEG AND IS STAMPED CANFIELD NO 2 1950. THE AZIMUTH MARK IS A STANDARD DISK SET IN A SQUARE CONCRETE POST FLUSH WITH THE SURFACE OF THE GROUND. IT IS 25 FEET NORTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF STATE ROUTE NO. 62, 18.8 FEET EAST OF THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF A ROADSIDE STAND, 8-1/2 FEET SOUTH OF THE SOUTH EDGE OF A CULTIVATED FIELD, 4-1/2 FEET WEST OF A WHITE WITNESS POST AND 4 FEET SOUTH OF AN OVERHEAD CABLE (TELEPHONE). IT IS STAMPED CANFIELD 1950. TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE BANK ON CANFIELD, GO SOUTH ON STATE ROUTE NO. 46 FOR 0.4 MILE TO KIRK STREET, TURN RIGHT ON KIRK STREET AND GO 0.15 MILE TO THE STATION SITE AT THE T-INTERSECTION JUST SOUTH OF THE WATER TANK. TO REACH THE AZIMUTH MARK FROM THE BANK IN CANFIELD, GO SOUTH FOR 1/2 BLOCK THENCE RIGHT ON STATE ROUTE NO. 62 FOR 0.9 MILE TO THE MARK ON THE RIGHT. HEIGHT OF LIGHT ABOVE STATION MARK-31.4 METERS.
Azimuth Condition: Good

Your Directions:
TO REACH THE AZIMUTH MARK FROM THE WEST JUNCTION OF U.S. ROUTE 224 AND BROAD STREET IN CANFIELD, GO SOUTH FOR 1 BLOCK THENCE RIGHT ON U.S. ROUTE 62 (LISBON ST.) FOR 0.9 MILE TO THE MARK ON THE RIGHT. It is located 322 feet southwest of the intersection of State Route 446 and U.S. Route 62, in the front yard of 7050 Youngstown-Salem Road(U.S. Route 62), 25 feet north of the centerline of U.S. Route 62 and 4 feet south of a telephone cable.


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