NIAG ON THE LAKE FR RANGE LT (OG0751) - Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
N 43° 15.328 W 079° 03.705
17T E 657329 N 4791008
This small light on the Ontario side of the river is also a benchmark listed in the US National Geodetic Survey database (and Geocaching.com, too).
Waymark Code: WMC0RJ
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 07/11/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Volcanoguy
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Details from NGS datasheet are as follows:


1/1/1972 by USLS (MONUMENTED)

DESCRIBED BY US LAKE SURVEY 1972 STATION IS LOCATED IN THE TOWN OF NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, ON THE WEST SIDE OF AND ADJACENT TO THE NIAGARA RIVER, ABOUT 1 MILE SOUTH OF THE MOUTH OF THE NIAGARA RIVER AT LAKE ONTARIO (FT MISSISSAUGA/FT NIAGARA AREA) AND OPPOSITE YOUNGSTOWN, NEW YORK. THE RANGE LIGHT IS SITUATED ATOP A 20 FOOT HIGH WOODEN FRAME STRUCTURE LOCATED ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. THE LIGHT PROVIDES RANGING INTO THE NIAGARA RIVER FROM LAKE ONTARIO.



8/28/1998 by USPSQD (GOOD)

RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1998 RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: - blank -

Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: Lighthouse

County: Niagara County

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: OG0751

Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link]

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed
Visit Instructions:
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  2. A 'distant' photo including the mark in the view is highly recommended. Include the compass direction you faced when you took the picture.
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