SB0237 - USGS 19E, Washington - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

Long Description:
This benchmark is located along Wash. Hwy. 10 about 10 miles east of Kittitas, Washington, just east of the road north to the Wild Horse Wind Facility. The cap is set in the top of a concrete post which rises about 6 inches above ground about 55 feet north of highway centerline near east end of roadside turnout. Cap location is marked by two Carsonite markers and is near fenceline. The cap was set by the U.S. Geological Survey in 1938 and was marked 19E, 2628 feet.
NGS PID SB0237 - (visit link)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1947. 4.1 MILES EAST ALONG KITTITAS ROAD FROM THE CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE, ST. PAUL AND PACIFIC RAILROAD STATION AT EAST KITTITAS, THENCE 1.6 MILES EAST ALONG BENTLEY ROAD, THENCE 2.5 MILES EAST ALONG THE OLD HIGHWAY, THENCE 1.3 MILES EAST ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 10, AT THE TOP OF A LONG GRADE, 55 FEET NORTH OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE HIGHWAY, 1.8 FEET SOUTH OF A WIRE FENCE, AND SET IN THE TOP OF A CONCRETE POST PROJECTING 0.5 FOOT ABOVE THE GROUND. WITNESS POST SET 2.9 FEET WEST OF THE MARK.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: 19E Benchmark Agency: U.S. Geological Survey Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) disk County: Kittitas USGS Topographic Quadrangle Name: Boylston 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: SB0237 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 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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Date Logged Log User Rating   9/23/2009 Volcanoguy visited it