PB0187 - USCGS E362, Oregon
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Volcanoguy
N 43° 53.467 W 121° 05.486
10T E 653298 N 4861550
U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey benchmark E362.
Waymark Code: WM5T9E
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 02/09/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member seventhings
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This benchmark is located along the old Bend-Burns Road about 9 miles west of Millican. The cap is set about 80 feet west of road centerline in the lower of two rock outcrops. The cap was set by the U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey in 1943 and was marked E362.
NGS PID PB0187 - (visit link)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1943. THIS MARK IS ABOUT 9.0 MILES WEST ALONG THE OLD BEND-BURNS ROAD FROM MILLICAN, DESCHUTES COUNTY, 2.0 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE RUINS OF THE STOOKEY RANCH HOUSE, SET IN THE TOP OF A LAVA ROCK FORMATION, JUST EAST OF A HIGHER LAVA ROCK, 62.0 FEET WEST OF THE WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY FENCE, 83.0 FEET WEST OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE ROAD, 5.0 FEET SOUTH OF A WHITE REFERENCE POST.

Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: E362

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

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

County: Deschutes

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Horse Ridge

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: PB0187

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

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Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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  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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