NGS PID# MY3740 - VEGA
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N 42° 02.234 W 071° 59.328
19T E 252607 N 4658232
NGS PID# MY3740
Waymark Code: WMCM6V
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 09/19/2011
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MY3740'DESCRIBED BY MASSACHUSETTS GEODETIC SURVEY 1938
MY3740'AN OCCUPIED FIRST-ORDER STATION MARKED BY A MASS. DEPT. OF PUBLIC
MY3740'WORKS STANDARD TRIANGULATION DISK, STAMPED VEGA 1938, SET IN
MY3740'CONCRETE CAP PINNED TO LEDGE FLUSH WITH GROUND. LOCATED ON THE
MY3740'HIGHEST POINT OF A WOODED HILL IN THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE
MY3740'TOWN OF DUDLEY, 126 FEET NW OF A STONE PROPERTY BOUND, 3 FEET
MY3740'HIGH IN A STONE WALL.
MY3740'
MY3740'REFERENCE MARKS ARE USC AND GS STANDARD REFERENCE MARK DISKS,
MY3740'STAMPED MGS NO.1, 2 AND 3 1938 RESPECTIVELY, SET AND LOCATED FROM
MY3740'STATION AS FOLLOWS--
MY3740'
MY3740'R.M.NO.1 CEMENTED IN A 12 INCH TILE WEST OF STATION.
MY3740'
MY3740'R.M.NO.2 CEMENTED IN 12 INCH TILE ON EAST-WEST PROPERTY LINE
MY3740'SOUTH OF STATION.
MY3740'
MY3740'R.M.NO.3 CEMENTED IN BOULDER (2X3 FEET), 6 INCHES ABOVE GROUND
MY3740'EAST OF STATION.
MY3740'
MY3740'VIEW IS OBSTRUCTED IN ALL DIRECTIONS.
MY3740'
MY3740'TO REACH STATION FROM SOUTHBRIDGE POST OFFICE, GO NE 2.8 MILES,
MY3740'TURN RIGHT ON DIRT ROAD AND 0.1 MILE, TURN RIGHT AND GO 1.1 MILES,
MY3740'FROM HERE GO E ON PATH 675 FEET TO STATION.
MY3740
MY3740 STATION RECOVERY (1977)
MY3740
MY3740'RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1977 (JLC)
MY3740'THE STATION MARK, REFERENCE MARKS 1, 2, AND 3 WERE RECOVERED IN
MY3740'GOOD CONDITION. REFERENCE MARK 4 WAS SET AT THIS TIME.
MY3740'
MY3740'A NEW DESCRIPTION FOLLOWS.
MY3740'
MY3740'THE STATION IS LOCATED 2-1/2 MILES NORTHWEST OF QUINEBAUG,
MY3740'CONNECTICUT, 1 MILE SOUTHWEST OF WEST DUDLEY, 3/4 MILE
MY3740'NORTH OF THE MASSACHUSETTS-CONNECTICUT STATE LINE AND ON
MY3740'PROPERTY OWNED BY MR. RICHARD LAVALLEES, MACHINIC STREET,
MY3740'SOUTHBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS. PHONE NUMBER 617-764-3360.
MY3740'
MY3740'TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE POST OFFICE IN QUINEBAUG,
MY3740'CONNECTICUT, GO NORTHWEST ON STATE HIGHWAY 131 FOR 0.05 MILE
MY3740'TO THE JUNCTION OF STATE HIGHWAYS 131 AND 197. CONTINUE
MY3740'STRAIGHT AHEAD NORTHWEST, ON STATE HIGHWAY 131 FOR 0.25 MILE
MY3740'TO THE MASSACHUSETTS-CONNECTICUT STATE LINE. CONTINUE
MY3740'NORTHWESTERLY
MY3740'ON HIGHWAY 131 FOR 2.3 MILES TO A FORK LEFT. BEAR
MY3740'LEFT AND GO NORTHERLEY ON OLD SOUTHBRIDGE ROAD FOR 0.4 MILE
MY3740'TO A FORK LEFT. BEAR LEFT FOR ABOUT 100 FEET TO A SIDE ROAD
MY3740'LEFT. TURN LEFT AND GO SOUTHWESTERLEY ON A PAVED ROAD FOR
MY3740'0.9 MILE TO THE END OF PAVEMENT. CONTINUE SOUTHERLY ON A
MY3740'GRAVELED ROAD FOR 0.15 MILE TO A SIDE ROAD LEFT. TURN LEFT
MY3740'AND GO EASTERLEY ON A GRAVELED ROAD FOR 0.15 MILES TO
MY3740'THE STATION ON THE RIGHT AND A MAST ON THE LEFT.
MY3740'
MY3740'STATION MARK, STAMPED---VEGA 1938---, IS A MASSACHUSETTS
MY3740'DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS TRIANGULATION DISK CEMENTED IN A
MY3740'DRILL HOLE IN A BOULDER THAT PROJECTS 2 INCHES ABOVE THE GROUND
MY3740'SURFACE. IT IS 68 FEET SOUTH OF POWER POLE NUMBER 50-03, 38
MY3740'FEET SOUTHEAST OF THE GRAVEL ROAD AND 4.4 FEET WEST OF A METAL
MY3740'WITNESS POST.
MY3740'
MY3740'REFERENCE MARK 1, STAMPED---VEGA 1938 NO 1 MGS---, IS A
MY3740'STANDARD DISK SET IN A CONCRETE FILLED TILE THAT IS 14 INCHES
MY3740'IN
MY3740'DIAMETER AND IS FLUSH WITH THE GROUND SURFACE. IT IS 91 FEET
MY3740'SOUTHWEST OF POWER POLE NUMBER 50-03, 27 FEET SOUTH OF THE
MY3740'CENTER OF THE GRAVEL ROAD AND 3.7 FEET EAST OF A METAL WITNESS
MY3740'POST.
MY3740'
MY3740'REFERENCE MARK 2, STAMPED---VEGA 1938 NO 2 MGS---, IS A
MY3740'STANDARD DISK SET IN THE TOP OF A CONCRETE FILLED TILE THAT IS
MY3740'14 INCHES IN DIAMETER AND FLUSH WITH THE GROUND SURFACE. IT IS
MY3740'21 FEET WEST OF A 14-INCH PINE TREE, 11 FEET EAST OF A TRIPLE
MY3740'TRUNKED TREE AND 7 FEET SOUTHEAST OF A METAL WITNESS POST.
MY3740'
MY3740'REFERENCE MARK 3, STAMPED---VEGA 1938 NO 3 MGS---, IS A
MY3740'STANDARD DISK CEMENTED IN A DRILL HOLE IN A BOULDER THAT
MY3740'PROJECTS 6 INCHES ABOVE THE GROUND SURFACE. IT IS 64 FEET
MY3740'SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF THE MAST, 47 FEET SOUTHEAST OF POWER POLE
MY3740'NUMBER 50-03 AND 4.6 FEET WEST-SOUTHWEST OF A METAL WITNESS
MY3740'POST.
MY3740'
MY3740'REFERENCE MARK 4, STAMPED---VEGA 1938 NO 4 1977---, IS A
MY3740'STANDARD DISK CEMENTED IN A DRILL HOLE IN A BOULDER THAT IS
MY3740'FLUSH WITH THE GROUND SURFACE. IT IS 24 FEET NORTHWEST OF THE
MY3740'CENTER OF A TRACK ROAD, 7.2 FEET SOUTHWEST OF A METAL WITNESS
MY3740'POST AND 3.5 FEET SOUTHEAST OF A 4 INCH TREE.
MY3740'
MY3740'NO SUITABLE PLACE WAS FOUND FOR AN AZIMUTH MARK.
MY3740'
MY3740'HEIGHT OF LIGHT SHOWN ABOVE MARK WAS 26.9 METERS.
MY3740'
MY3740'DESCRIBED BY W.R. ODUM.
MY3740
MY3740 STATION RECOVERY (2003)
MY3740
MY3740'RECOVERY NOTE BY INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS 2003 (DKA)
MY3740'FOUND STATION AND ALL RM'S
MY3740
MY3740 STATION RECOVERY (2007)
MY3740
MY3740'RECOVERY NOTE BY GEOCACHING 2007 (JLH)
MY3740'TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE INTESECTION OF STATE ROUTES 169 AND 131
MY3740'IN SOUTHBRIDGE, TRAVEL SOUTHEASTERLY ON RT 131 FOR 2.7 KM (1.7 MI) TO
MY3740'A ROAD RIGHT. TURN RIGHT (SOUTHERLY) ON OLD DUDLEY RD AND TRAVEL 0.25
MY3740'KM (0.15) MI TO A ROAD RIGHT. TURN RIGHT (SOUTHWESTERLY) ON BLACKMER
MY3740'RD (WHICH BECOMES CORTIS RD) FOR 1.9 KM (1.2 MI) TO A GRAVEL ROAD
MY3740'LEFT.
MY3740'TURN LEFT AND FOLLOW THE GRAVEL ROAD 0.25 KM (0.15 MI) TO THE STATION
MY3740'ON THE RIGHT.
MY3740'STATION, RM 1, RM 2, RM 3, RM 4 ALL RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
MY3740
MY3740 STATION RECOVERY (2011)
MY3740
MY3740'RECOVERY NOTE BY GEOCACHING 2011 (JU)
MY3740'STATION, RM1, RM2, RM3 AND RM4 ALL IN GOOD CONDITION.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: VEGA 1938
Benchmark Agency: Not listed
Monumentation type: TRIANGULATION STATION Disk
County: WORCESTER
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): WEBSTER
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: MY3740
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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