AG0722 - Newport - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

1/1/1973 by NGS (MONUMENTED)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1973 (JDS) THE STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CLEARWATER, 2 MILES EAST OF LARGO, 3/4 MILE WEST OF U.S. HIGHWAY 19 AND ALONG STATE ROAD 686 ON PROPERTY OWNED BY NEWPORT SUBDIVISION. TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE JUNCTION OF U.S. HIGHWAY 19 AND STATE ROAD 686 ABOUT 2.5 MILES EAST OF LARGO, GO WEST ON STATE ROAD 686 FOR 0.25 MILE TO REFERENCE MARK 3 ON THE RIGHT AS DESCRIBED. CONTINUE WEST ON STATE ROAD 686 FOR 0.45 MILE TO THE STATION ON THE LEFT IN THE SOUTHWEST ANGLE OF THE INTERSECTION WITH BEDFORD CIRCLE AND STATE ROAD 686. THE SURFACE AND UNDERGROUND MARKS ARE STANDARD DISKS STAMPED NEWPORT 1973. THE SURFACE MARK IS SET IN THE TOP OF A ROUND CONCRETE POST THAT IS FLUSH WITH THE GROUND SURFACE. IT IS 35 FEET EAST OF THE CENTER OF BEDFORD CIRCLE, 26 FEET WEST OF THE WEST END OF A BRICK WALL AND 24 FEET SOUTHWEST OF A 14-INCH PINE TREE. REFERENCE MARK 1, STAMPED NEWPORT NO 1 1973, IS A STANDARD DISK SET IN A DRILL HOLE IN A CONCRETE ROAD CURB AND IS FLUSH WITH THE ROAD. IT IS 52 FEET SOUTHEAST OF A 20-INCH PINE TREE, 27 FEET SOUTHEAST OF A 24-INCH PINE TREE AND 9 FEET WEST OF THE CENTER OF BEDFORD CIRCLE. REFERENCE MARK 2, STAMPED NEWPORT NO 2 1973, IS A STANDARD DISK SET IN THE TOP OF A ROUND CONCRETE POST WHICH IS FLUSH WITH THE GROUND. IT IS 20 FEET WEST OF THE CENTER OF BEDFORD CIRCLE, 18 FEET SOUTH OF A WATER MAIN, 10 FEET SOUTHEAST OF THE EAST END OF A DITCH AND 3 FEET SOUTH OF A STREET SIGN BEDFORD CR-EAST BAY DR. REFERENCE MARK 3, STAMPED NEWPORT NO 3 1973, IS A STANDARD DISK SET IN THE TOP OF A ROUND CONCRETE POST WHICH IS FLUSH WITH THE GROUND. IT IS 7.5 FEET SOUTHWEST OF LIGHT POLE NUMBER 3125, 5 FEET NORTH OF THE NORTH EDGE OF STATE ROAD 686 AND 4 FEET SOUTH OF A METAL WITNESS POST. HEIGHT OF LIGHT ABOVE STATION MARK 27 METERS.
1/1/1973 by NGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1973 (DF) RECOVERED AS DESCRIBED. NEAREST TOWN--LARGO. HEIGHT OF LIGHT ABOVE STATION MARK 1.0 METERS.
1/1/1976 by NGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1976 IN LARGO. TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE INTERSECTION OF U.S. ALT. HWY. 19 (SR-595, MISSOURI AVE.) AND SR-686 (EAST BAY DR.). RUN EASTERLY ON EAST BAY DRIVE FOR 3.05 MILES TO BEDFORD CIR. W. STATION ON RIGHT, IN THE S.E. CORNER, 115.0 FT. SOUTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF EAST BAY DR., 34.7 FT. EAST OF THE CENTERLINE OF BEDFORD CIR. W., 25.9 FT. W.S.W. OF 5 FT. HIGH BRICK WALL, 25.3 FT. SOUTH OF THE MOST WESTERLY PINE OF 3 12 INCH PINE TREES, 72.0 FT. EAST OF A 22 INCH PINE TREE. SET IN THE TOP OF A CONCRETE POST THAT IS FLUSH WITH THE GROUND. SECTION 31, T 29, R 16.
1/1/1984 by USPSQD (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1984 (MRE) NEWPORT 1973 RECOVERED GOOD. ADDITIONAL READING - STATION LOCATED 21.8 FT - 163 DEG MAG. FROM POWER POLE NO. 158254.
1/8/2000 by USPSQD (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 2000 RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: Newport Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: TRIANGULATION STATION Disk 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: AG0722 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 Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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