USGS Survey Disk Bear - Red House - Cattaragus
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member miatabug
N 42° 03.866 W 078° 49.661
17T E 679729 N 4659213
This benchmark is located in Allegeny State Park on a ridge in Red House Township in Cattaragus County New York. The disk is elevated from the ground about 6 inches and mounted in a pipe filled with concrete. It is marked by a wooden post.
Waymark Code: WM8WHF
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 05/21/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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Park at N42 04.520 W078 48.562. There is a trail starting at the stream that leads to the ridge. The marker can be found along the ridge.

Coordinates posted on Geocaching.com page: N 42° 03.865 W 078° 49.663

From the USGS Page:

The station mark is a standard disk stamped BEAR 1935, set in the top of a of 7-inch tile filled with cement. It is 30.6 feet northeast of a 10-inch oak tree with a triangular blaze on the north side, 22 feet northwest of a 10-inch oak tree with a triangular blaze on the southeast side, 1.8 feet southwest of a metal witness post and the mark projects 6 inches above the ground.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: BEAR

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk

County: Cattaragus

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Red House

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: NC1035

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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