MY0308: C 33 (USC&GS/NGS, Billerica, MA) - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

This station is a U. S. Coast & Geodetic Survey standard bench mark disk, set in a rock ledge outcrop off the southwest side of MA State Route 3A, at a power transmission line crossing, in Billerica, MA. It is 2.4 mi southeast from the Butler School in Lowell, MA, or 0.8 mi northwest from the junction of State Route 129 in Billerica. The mark is on the northeast side of the rock outcrop, and is 72 ft southeast of the centerline of Route 3A.

The mark is at the south side of the power line corridor, approximately under the 345-KV (double wire) power line group, and is accessible by way of rough paths through the brush and foliage; there is an opening to the street a little bit north of the mark. The rock outcrop is visible from the road in cold weather months.

The NGS datasheet can be accessed directly, or through the MassHighway site.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: C 33 1965 Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk County: Middlesex USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Billerica 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: MY0308 Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link] Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed Monumentation type (if other): Not listed Special category (optional): Not listed Special Category (if other): Not listed

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