857 1117 TIDAL 5 - Ewell, MD
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
N 37° 59.742 W 076° 01.929
18S E 409373 N 4205840
Tidal benchmark located on the N side of Caleb Jones RD in Ewell, MD.
Waymark Code: WMC485
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 07/23/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member ChapterhouseInc
Views: 1

Description information from the benchmark's datasheet is as follows:

BENCH MARK STAMPING: NO 5 1997
DESIGNATION: 857 1117 TIDAL 5

MONUMENTATION: Survey disk VM#: 13885
AGENCY: US Army Corps of Engineers (USE) PID:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete step


The bench mark is an aluminum survey disk set flush in the concrete step in
front of the Verizon Telephone building at 20884 Caleb Jones Road, 7.25 m (23.8
ft) NE of the SE corner of a concrete walk, 4.27 m (14.0 ft) SE of the NW corner
of the building, and 2.87 m (9.4 ft) WNW of the east corner of the building.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: NO 5 - 1997

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Monumentation type: TIDAL STATION Disk

County: Somerset County

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Ewell - MD

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]

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

Visit Instructions:
  1. A closeup photo of the mark taken by you is required.
  2. A 'distant' photo including the mark in the view is highly recommended. Include the compass direction you faced when you took the picture.
Search for...
Geocaching.com Google Map
Google Maps
MapQuest
Bing Maps
Nearest Waymarks
Nearest U.S. Benchmarks
Nearest Geocaches
Create a scavenger hunt using this waymark as the center point
Recent Visits/Logs:
There are no logs for this waymark yet.