NOS - 846 4445 A - Guilford, CT
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member king.hubi
N 41° 16.304 W 072° 39.906
18T E 695567 N 4571552
A tidal bench mark disk from the National Ocean Survey (NOS) located at the harbor of Guilford, Connecticut.
Waymark Code: WMA9E7
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 12/07/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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This tidal bench mark disk from the National Ocean Survey (NOS) is located at the harbor of Guilford, Connecticut. The disk is sitting in the south-west corner of a 1 meter square concrete flagpole base adjacent to the harbor masters office. The disk was found in a good condition, it has a circle with a line in the middle and its stamping is 4445 A 1993. Its NOS designation is 846 4445 A. The station is not listed in the NGS database but it is listed in the NOS database.

This is the original description taken from the NOS datasheet:

To reach the tidal bench marks from the intersection of I-95 and Route 77, proceed south on Route 77 for 2.3 km (1.4 mi) to the intersection of Routes 77 and 146, continue straight through intersection and proceed south on Whitfield Street for 1.8 km (1.1 mi) to Guilford Harbor. The bench mark is a disk set in the SW corner of the 1 m (3 ft) square concrete flagpole base adjacent to the harbormaster's office, 13.53 m (44.4 ft) north of SNET utility pole #1084, 3.54 m (11.6 ft) south of the SW support pile for the office, and 2.53 m (8.3 ft) ENE of the split rail fence bordering the harbor.

FOR INFORMATION WRITE TO THE DIRECTOR, WASHINGTON, D.C.

Enjoy your visit of Guilford Harbor.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: 846 4445 A

Benchmark Agency: National Ocean Survey

Monumentation type: TIDAL STATION Disk

County: New Haven County

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Guilford Quad

Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge

Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (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

NGS PID: Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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