QD0945 - USCGS A371 - 1942 - Oregon
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N 44° 03.669 W 121° 19.292
10T E 634431 N 4880034
U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey benchmark A371.
Waymark Code: WMDW7K
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 02/29/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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This mark is located on NW Drake Road in Bend, Oregon. The cap is located at the northeast corner of Lot 10, Block 4, about 25 feet northwest of the center line of Drake Road and about 6 feet northwest of a powerpole. The cap was set in a square concrete post by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey in 1942 and was marked A371.
NGS PID QD0945 - (visit link)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1963 IN BEND. IN THE WEST PART OF BEND ALONG DRAKE ROAD AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 10, BLOCK 4, AT HOUSE NUMBER 1426, WHICH IS OWNED AND OCCUPIED BY MR. PHIL BROGAN. THE MONUMENT IS 200 FEET NORTH OF THE CENTER OF NASHVILLE AVE., 25 FEET WEST OF THE CENTER OF DRAKE ROAD AND 1 FOOT EAST OF A WHITE BOARD FENCE. THE MONUMENT PROJECTS 10 INCHES.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: A371

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

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

County: Deschutes

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Bend

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: QD0945

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

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