CHESTNUT AZ MK 2 - Ohio
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shorbird
N 40° 39.813 W 081° 09.906
17T E 486044 N 4501422
This is the azimuth mark for station CHESTNUT, in Brown Township, Carroll County.
Waymark Code: WM484D
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 07/20/2008
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THE STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 31 KM (19.25 MI) NORTHEAST OF NEW
PHILADELPHIA, 21 KM (13.05 MI) SOUTHEAST OF CANTON, 3 KM (1.85 MI)
SOUTH OF MALVERN AND ON LAND OWNED BY JOHN ROBERTSON WHO CAN BE
REACHED AT ROBERTSONS HOME CENTER IN MALVERN. TO REACH THE STATION
FROM THE TRAFFIC LIGHT IN MALVERN, GO EAST ON STATE ROUTE 43 FOR 07 KM
(4.35 MI) TO CARROLLTON STREET, TURN RIGHT AND GO SOUTH FOR 3.2 KM
(2.00 MI) TO LANDER ROAD (GRAVEL SURFACE) ON THE LEFT. TURN LEFT AND
GO EAST 0.3 TO THE AZIMUTH MARK ON THE LEFT WHERE A POWER LINE AND GAS
LINE RIGHT OF WAY CROSS THE ROAD.
AZIMUTH MARK NO 2 IS A STANDARD NGS DISK STAMPED---CHESTNUT 1950 NO 2
1984---, SET INTO THE TOP OF A ROUND CONCRETE MONUMENT, 10 INCHES (25
CM) IN DIAMETER, PROJECTING 4 INCHES (10 CM) ABOVE THE GROUND. THE
STATION IS LOCATED 5.2 METERS (17.1 FT) FROM THE CENTERLINE OF THE
ROAD, 2.2 METERS (7.2 FT) WEST FROM A FENCE CORNER, 0.85 METERS (2.79
FT) SOUTHEAST FROM A POWERLINE POLE, 0.6 METERS (2.0 FT) SOUTH FROM A
CARSONITE WITNESS POST.
Azimuth Condition: Good
Your Directions:
From the junction of State Route 43 and Carrollton Street in Malvern, go south on Carrollton Street(becomes Avalon Road) for 2.0 miles to a side road left. Turn left and go 0.3 mile on Lander Road to the azimuth mark on the left where a power line and gas line right-of-way cross the road.
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.