Handley
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slippeddisk
N 39° 09.521 W 078° 09.431
17S E 745634 N 4338235
Azimuth mark for station Handley in Winchester, VA. It is now on the front lawn of a bank on US 522.
Waymark Code: WM25EK
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 09/08/2007
Views: 38
REFERENCE MARK NO. 3 (AZIMUTH MARK) IS 53 FEET EAST OF THE
JW1088''CENTERLINE OF U.S. HIGHWAY 522, 3.5 FEET SOUTH OF UTILITY
JW1088''POLE AND 1.0 FOOT NORTH OF STEEL WITNESS POST. THE MARK
JW1088''IS A STANDARD DISK SET FLUSH IN IN THE TOP OF A CONCRETE
JW1088''MONUMENT ABOUT 10 INCHES IN DIAMETER, FLUSH WITH THE GROUND
JW1088''AND THE DISK IS STAMPED HANDLEY 1957 NO 3 1973.
JW1088''
JW1088''TO REACH AZIMUTH MARK FROM THE JUNCTION OF U.S. HIGHWAYS
JW1088''17, 50 AND 522 AT THE EAST EDGE OF WINCHESTER GO SOUTH ON
JW1088''U.S. HIGHWAY 522 FOR 0.15 MILE TO MARK ON LEFT AS DESCRIBED.
JW1088''
Azimuth Condition: Marked/Scarred
Your Directions:
From Rt. 50 east make a right onto Rt. 522 south. Mark is on the left in the front lawn of what is now a United Bank. It is no longer flush with the ground but sticks up over a foot as you can see in the photo.
Station Link: [Web Link]
Parking Coords: Not Listed
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Visit Instructions:
There will be no specific requirements for posting a log other than you must have visited and viewed the azimuth mark. Photos will be optional but preferrable as evidence.