AG9358 - 872 6520 A TIDAL
N 27° 46.320 W 082° 37.638
17R E 339651 N 3073007
A tidal station on the seawall in Demons Landing Park.
Waymark Code: WM9WRG
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 10/06/2010
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01/01/1978 by NOS (MONUMENTED)
01/01/1989 by NGS (GOOD)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1989 THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF ST. PETERSBURG, AT THE ST. PETERSBURG YACHT BASIN, ON AN ISLAND SEPARATING THE SOUTH AND CENTRAL YACHT BASINS, ON THE NORTH-NORTHEAST TIP OF THE ISLAND, IN A DRILL HOLE IN THE TOP OF THE NORTH-NORTHEAST END OF THE EAST-SOUTHEAST CONCRETE SEAWALL. OWNERSHIP--CITY OF ST. PETERSBURG, 300 2ND AVENUE S.E., ST. PETERSBURG FL 33701, DAVID METZ - MARINA DIRECTOR, RON WILLIAMS - MARINA SUPERVISOR, PHONE 813-893-7329. TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE INTERSECTION OF 5TH AVE N (STATE HIGHWAY 595) AND 4TH ST N (STATE HIGHWAY 687) ON THE EAST SIDE OF ST. PETERSBURG, GO SOUTH FOR 0.44 KM (0.25 MI) ON 4TH ST N TO A CROSS STREET. TURN LEFT AND GO EAST FOR 0.65 KM (0.40 MI) ON 2ND AVE N TO A CROSS STREET. TURN RIGHT AND GO SOUTH FOR 0.35 KM (0.20 MI) ON BAYSHORE DR NE TO A CROSS STREET. TURN LEFT AND GO EAST FOR 0.11 KM (0.05 MI) ON DEMENS LANDING TO A PAVED DRIVE LEFT. TURN LEFT AND GO NORTHERLY, EASTERLY, THEN NORTHERLY FOR 0.38 KM (0.25 MI) ON THE PAVED DRIVE TO THE NORTHERN END OF PARKING LOT AND END OF TRUCK TRAVEL, SHIPS STORE STRAIGHT AHEAD. PACK NORTH-NORTHEAST FOR ABOUT 70 M (229.7 FT) TO THE NORTH-NORTHEAST END OF SEAWALL, A U.S. COAST GUARD NAVIGATION AID AND THE STATION. LOCATED 18.96 M (62.2 FT) NORTH-NORTHEAST FROM THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE CONCRETE FLOOR OF A PICNIC SHELTER, 1.89 M (6.2 FT) NORTH-NORTHEAST FROM THE NAVIGATION AID (METAL POLE WITH WHITE LIGHT AND DAY BOARD) AND 0.43 M (1.4 FT) SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FROM THE NORTH-NORTHEAST END OF THE SEAWALL. DESCRIBED BY D.F. CALLAHAN.
07/31/1991 by GEOBAS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY GEOBASE CONTROL INCORPORATED 1991 RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
02/09/1993 by NOS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE 1993 (ALG) RECOVERED AS DESCRIBED.
01/17/1998 by USPSQD (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1998 RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
02/28/2000 by FLDT (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 2000 (CDM) RECOVERED AS DESCRIBED.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: 872 6520 A TIDAL
Benchmark Agency: National Ocean Survey
Monumentation type: TIDAL STATION Disk
County: Pinellas
Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from the NGS database (or Geocaching's copy of it) were used
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NGS PID: AG9358
Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed
Monumentation type (if other): Not listed
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Not listed
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