PB0042 - USCGS JX22, Oregon
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Volcanoguy
N 43° 44.820 W 120° 26.288
10T E 706269 N 4846963
U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey benchmark bolt JX22.
Waymark Code: WM66NE
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 04/13/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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This benchmark bolt is located along along the old Bend-Burns Road, about 12 miles west of Hampton and about a mile south of U.S. Hwy 20. The benchmark bolt is set in boulder about 235 feet NW of PB0043. The bolt was probably set by the U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey in 1920.
NGS PID PB0042 - (visit link)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1943 9.8 MI NW FROM HAMPTON. ABOUT 9.8 MILES NORTHWEST ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 20 AND 1.9 MILES WEST ALONG THE OLD BEND-BURNS ROAD FROM HAMPTON, DESCHUTES COUNTY, 11.5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BROTHERS, 186.0 FEET WEST OF A NORTH-SOUTH FENCE, SET IN THE TOP OF A ROCK, 144.0 FEET NORTH OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE ROAD, 0.4 MILE EAST OF A WELL AND IRON TANK, A BOLT.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: JX22

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: other (not any of the below)

Monumentation type (if other): Bolt

County: Deschutes

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Imperial Valley South

Special category (optional): Not listed

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: PB0042

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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