Gettysburg Seminary Ridge LOT (Longstreet Tower) - Gettysburg, PA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
N 39° 47.992 W 077° 15.357
18S E 306862 N 4407979
Lookout tower near the SW end of the Gettysburg Bttlefield which also serves as a benchmark.
Waymark Code: WM7K61
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 11/03/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Volcanoguy
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The original description from the NGS datasheet is as follows:

STATION DESCRIPTION

DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1942 (PLB)
THIS INTERSECTION STATION IS THE LOOKOUT TOWER ON THE E SIDE OF CONFEDERATE AVENUE IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF SEMINARY RIDGE ABOUT 3 MILES SW OF GETTYSBURG. IT IS LOCATED AT A CORNER IN THE ROCK FENCE. IT IS A STEEL TOWER ABOUT 100 FEET HIGH WITH A LONG FINIAL AT TOP. THE FINIAL WAS THE POINT OBSERVED UPON.

The tower is located on the E side of SW Confederate Avenue, south of the intersection with Millerstown RD.


Note that the coordinates listed on the NGS datasheet (and Geocaching.com as well) are switched with another tower (since torn down) which is over a mile & a half away. The coordinates listed for this waymark are correct.

Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: - blank -

Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: Lookout Tower

County: Adams County

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Fairfield - PA

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: JV4159

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
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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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