QD0937 - USCGS V369, Oregon
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N 44° 00.761 W 121° 23.148
10T E 629390 N 4874548
U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey benchmark V369.
Waymark Code: WM5MNV
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 01/22/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Black Dog Trackers
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This benchmark is located along the Cascade Lakes Highway, about 6 miles southwest of Bend. The cap is set in a square concrete post, about 35 feet west of the highway centerline. The cap was set by the U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey in 1942 and was marked V369.
NGS PID QD0937 - (visit link)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1981 TO REACH FROM THE INTERSECTION OF U.S. 20 AND 97 IN BEND, GO SOUTH ON U.S. 97 FOR 0.3 MILE, TURN RIGHT ON N.E. FRANKLIN TOWARD MT BATCHEOR AND GO WEST AND SOUTH 1.6 MILES TO A MAJOR INTERSECTION, TURN LEFT ON NW 14TH, AGAIN TOWARD MT BATCHEOR AND GO 3.45 MILES TO DESCHUTES NATIONAL FOREST SIGN ON THE RIGHT CONTINUE SOUTH 1.2 MILES TO THE MARK ON THE RIGHT. IT IS 11 METERS WEST OF THE PROPOSED CENTERLINE REALIGNMENT OF ROAD.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: V369

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk

County: Deschutes

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Shevlin Park

Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from the NGS database (or Geocaching's copy of it) were used

Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]

NGS PID: QD0937

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

Visit Instructions:
  1. A closeup photo of the mark taken by you 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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