AG0979 - Tamp C
N 27° 42.284 W 082° 39.271
17R E 336869 N 3065590
One of several benchmarks along this road.
Waymark Code: WM5X6B
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 02/23/2009
Views: 6
1/1/1973 by FL-103 (MONUMENTED)
DESCRIBED BY PINELLAS COUNTY FLORIDA 1973 (DFF) LOCATED IN THE SOUTHEASTERN PORTION OF ST. PETERSBURG NEAR PINELLAS POINT. TO REACH FROM THE JUNCTION OF U.S. HIGHWAY 19 AND CENTRAL AVENUE IN ST. PETERSBURG, GO SOUTH ON U.S. HIGHWAY 19 FOR 3.5 MILES TO THE BAYWAY ON THE RIGHT. CONTINUE SOUTH ON U.S. HIGHWAY 19 FOR 0.7 MILE TO THE JUNCTION OF STATE ROUTE 687 (PINELLAS POINT DRIVE S). TURN LEFT AND GO EAST ON PINELLAS POINT DRIVE S FOR 0.6 MILE TO A FORK. CONTINUE STRAIGHT AHEAD, EAST ON 66TH AVENUE S FOR 0.15 MILE TO PINELLAS POINT DRIVE S. TURN RIGHT AND GO SOUTH ON PINELLAS POINT DRIVE S FOR 0.3 MILE TO A T-ROAD (70TH AVENUE S). TURN LEFT AND GO EAST ON 79TH AVENUE S (PINELLAS POINT DRIVE S) FOR 0.75 MILE TO 16TH AVENUE S AND STATION ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION AS DESCRIBED. BRONZE DISK STAMPED TAMP-C SET IN THE TOP OF A 12 INCH DIAMETER ROUND CONCRETE MONUMENT THAT IS 2 INCHES ABOVE THE GROUND. THE UNDERGROUND DISK IS SET IN AN IRREGULAR MASS OF CONCRETE 48 INCHES BELOW THE GROUND SURFACE. IT IS 25.0 FEET SOUTH OF THE CENTER OF PINELLAS POINT DRIVE S PAVEMENT, 22.5 FEET EAST OF THE CENTER OF 16TH STREET S PAVEMENT, AND 12.0 FEET NORTH OF POWER POLE NUMBER 55045. HEIGHT OF LIGHT ABOVE STATION MARK 1 METER.
1/1/1975 by FLDT (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 1975 AT ST PETERSBURG. TO REACH STATION FROM THE INTERSECTION OF U.S. 19 (34TH STREET) AND 54TH AVE. S. (PINELLAS BAYWAY/A19A), RUN SOUTHERLY ON U.S. 19 FOR 0.7 MILE TO THE T JUNCTION OF PINELLAS POINT DR. (S.R. 687), TURN LEFT AND RUN EASTERLY ON PINELLAS POINT DR. FOR 0.65 MILE TO A Y JUNCTION OF S.R. 687 (TO THE NE) AND PINELLAS POINT DR. (TO THE EAST), CONTINUE EASTERLY AND SOUTHERLY ON PINELLAS POINT DR. FOR 0.55 MILE TO THE T JUNCTION OF 70TH AVE. S. (PINELLAS POINT DR.), TURN LEFT AND RUN EASTERLY ON PINELLAS POINT DR. FOR 0.8 MILE TO THE INTERSECTION OF 16TH STREET S. STATION ON RIGHT, IN THE SE CORNER, 25.0 FT. SOUTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF PINELLAS POINT DR., 23.0 FT. EAST OF THE CENTERLINE OF 16TH STREET S., 12.3 FT. NORTH OF A POWER POLE, NUMBER 1A-55045, 8.2 FT. SE OF THE BACK OF CURB. SET IN TOP OF A CONCRETE POST THAT IS FLUSH WITH THE GROUND. SECTION 13, T 32S, R 16E.
5/21/1991 by USPSQD (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1991 (ACD) RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
1/18/1999 by USPSQD (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1999 RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: Tamp C
Benchmark Agency: Not listed
Monumentation type: Survey Mark
County: Pinellas
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: AG0979
Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed
Monumentation type (if other): Not listed
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Not listed
Special category (optional): Not listed
Special Category (if other): Not listed
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