MY0787: D 41 (USC&GS/NGS, Bedford, NH)
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N 42° 57.695 W 071° 34.987
19T E 289318 N 4759786
A USC&GS standard bench mark disk, located in Bedford, NH. The NGS PID# is MY0787. The NHDOT ID# is 37-0240.
Waymark Code: WMDNHX
Location: New Hampshire, United States
Date Posted: 02/05/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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This station, a U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey standard bench mark disk, is located in Bedford, NH. It is set top of a rock outcrop just north from the junction of New Boston Road and Joppa Hill Road. The NHDOT datasheet description is as follows:

THE STATION IS LOCATED IN BEDFORD.TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE NEW BOSTON/BEDFORD TOWN LINE, GO NORTHEAST FOR 1.7 MI (2.7 KM) ON NEW BOSTON ROAD TO THE JUNCTION OF JOPPA HILL ROAD, AND THE STATION ON THE LEFT.THE STATION IS A STANDARD USCGS DISK STAMPED--D 41 1959--, SET IN A 4-FT X 6-FT X 2-FT HIGH ROCK OUTCROP, 2 FT (0.6 M) ABOVE NEW BOSTON ROAD. 62.0 FT (18.9 M) NORTH FROM THE CENTER OF NEW BOSTON ROAD, 27.5 FT (8.4 M) WEST FROM THE CENTER OF JOPPA HILL ROAD, 25.0 FT (7.6 M) SOUTH FROM THE CENTER OF A GRAVEL DRIVE, AND 23.0 FT (7.0 M) NORTH FRPOM POWER POLE PSNH/231/NETT/1/124.

The NGS description is similar. Both NGS and NHDOT datasheets are accessible at the links below.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: D 41 1959

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk

County: Hillsborough

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Pinardville

Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from an online local database were used

Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]

NGS PID: MY0787

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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  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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