PINE 2 AZ MK - Pennsylvania
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shorbird
N 41° 11.709 W 080° 09.844
17T E 570095 N 4560757
This is the azimuth mark for station PINE 2, in Findley Township, Mercer County.
Waymark Code: WM2ZAJ
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 01/14/2008
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1/1/1966 by CGS (MONUMENTED)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1966 (JCB) STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF GROVE CITY, ABOUT 4-1/2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MERCER AND AT THE INTERSECTION OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS 79 AND 80. STATION IS 125 FEET NORTH OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF A HOUSE, 41 FEET EAST OF THE APPROXIMATE CENTER OF A GRAVEL ROAD AND 1.0 FOOT EAST OF A STEEL WITNESS POST. THE MARK IS A STANDARD DISK SET FLUSH IN A CONCRETE MONUMENT ABOUT 10 INCHES IN DIAMETER, FLUSH WITH THE GROUND AND THE DISK IS STAMPED PINE 2 1966 BM RESET. TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE EAST SIDE OF THE COURTHOUSE SQUARE IN MERCER GO EAST ON STATE HIGHWAY 58 FOR 0.4 MILE TO FORKS. KEEP THE RIGHT FORK AND CONTINUE ON STATE HIGHWAY 58 FOR 3.85 MILES TO THE AZIMUTH MARK ON THE LEFT JUST BEFORE REACHING A GRAVEL ROAD ON THE LEFT. TURN LEFT ON GRAVEL ROAD AND GO NORTH FOR 0.15 MILE TO STATION ON THE RIGHT OR EAST SIDE OF ROAD AS DESCRIBED. REFERENCE MARK NO. 3 IS 73 FEET NORTH OF THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF HOUSE AND 36 FEET NORTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF DRIVEWAY. THE MARK IS A CONCRETE MONUMENT ABOUT 10 INCHES IN DIAMETER, FLUSH WITH THE GROUND AND THE DISK IS STAMPED PINE 2 NO 3 1966 BM RESET. REFERENCE MARK NO. 4 IS 22 FEET EAST OF THE CENTERLINE OF GRAVEL ROAD, 18 FEET NORTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF DRIVEWAY AND 4 FEET NORTH OF POLE WITH TRANSFORMER. THE MARK IS A CONCRETE MONUMENT ABOUT 10 INCHES IN DIAMETER, FLUSH WITH THE GROUND AND THE DISK IS STAMPED PINE 2 NO 4 1966 BM RESET. AZIMUTH MARK IS 62 FEET WEST OF THE CENTERLINE OF GRAVEL ROAD, 40 FEET NORTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF STATE HIGHWAY 58, 3 FEET WEST OF UTILITY POLE AND 1 FOOT EAST OF STEEL WITNESS POST. THE MARK IS A CONCRETE MONUMENT ABOUT 10 INCHES IN DIAMETER, FLUSH WITH THE GROUND AND THE DISK IS STAMPED PINE 2 1966 BM RESET.
Azimuth Condition: Good
Your Directions:
FROM THE EAST SIDE OF THE COURTHOUSE SQUARE IN MERCER GO EAST ON STATE HIGHWAY 58 FOR 0.4 MILE TO WILSON AVENUE. BEAR RIGHT AND CONTINUE ON STATE HIGHWAY 58 FOR 3.85 MILES TO THE AZIMUTH MARK ON THE LEFT IN THE NORTHWEST ANGLE OF EAST HALL ROAD AND STATE HIGHWAY 58.
Station Link: [Web Link]
Parking Coords: Not Listed
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