JBL13, Laguna Atascosa NWR, TX
N 26° 14.054 W 097° 20.744
14R E 665239 N 2902678
Find this benchmark while visiting Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge.
Waymark Code: WM9B1H
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 07/25/2010
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DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1962 3.1 MI E FROM RIO HONDO. 3.1 MILES EAST ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 106 FROM THE CROSSING OF THE MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD AT RIO HONDO, CAMERON COUNTY, 12.4 MILES EAST ALONG A PAVED ROAD, AND 3.0 MILES NORTH ALONG A ROAD. AT A FENCE CORNER OF THE FEDERAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, AT THE BEGINNING OF A CULTIVATED AREA AND SEVERAL BUILDINGS ON THE LEFT, 40 FEET EAST OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE ROAD, 2 FEET SOUTH OF THE EAST-AND-WEST FENCE, AND 2 FEET WEST OF A WHITE WOODEN WITNESS POST. A UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY STANDARD DISK, STAMPED JBL 13 1929 AND SET IN THE TOP OF A 6-INCH SQUARE CONCRETE POST PROJECTING 0.5 FOOT ABOVE GROUND.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: JBL 13
Benchmark Agency: U.S. Geological Survey
Monumentation type: Disk (unspecified type)
County: Cameron
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): La Coma
Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge
Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]
NGS PID: AB0324
Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed
Monumentation type (if other): Not listed
Special category (optional): Not listed
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Local database's URL (optional): Not listed
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