46 ATA 1951 (USGS, Milford, NH)
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N 42° 48.720 W 071° 38.309
19T E 284281 N 4743314
A USGS standard bench mark disk, located in Milford, NH. The NHDOT ID# is 303-0010.
Waymark Code: WME1BZ
Location: New Hampshire, United States
Date Posted: 03/20/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member ChapterhouseInc
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This station, a U.S. Geological Survey standard bench mark disk, is located in Milford, NH. It is set in a rock outcrop on the east side of Old Federal Hill Road, at the driveway of the Mile Away Restaurant. It is just south of the sign, and is easy to see from the road. The NHDOT datasheet description is as follows:

THE STATION IS LOCATED IN MILFORD.TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE STATE ROUTE 101 BRIDGE OVER STATE ROUTE 13 IN MILFORD, GO SOUTH FOR 0.1 MI (0.2 KM) ON ROUTE 13 TO THE JUNCTION OF ARMORY ROAD. TURN LEFT AND GO EAST FOR 0.4 MI (0.6 KM) ON ARMORY ROAD TO THE JUNCTION OF FEDERAL HILL ROAD. TURN RIGHT AND GO SOUTH FOR 0.25 MI (0.40 KM) ON FEDERAL HILL ROAD TO THE STATION ON THE LEFT.THE STATION IS A STANDARD USGS DISK STAMPED--46 ATA 1951--, SET IN A BOULDER 1.5 FT (0.5 M) ABOVE THE GROUND. 25.0 FT (7.6 M) SOUTH FROM THE CENTER OF A DRIVE, AND 19.0 FT (5.8 M) EAST FROM THE CENTER OF THE ROAD.

Please note that Armory Road in the description is actually Emerson Road. Armory Road is west from Route 13, not east.

The full NHDOT datasheet can be accessed at the link below.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: 46 ATA 1951 360

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Geological Survey

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

County: Hillsborough

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Milford

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]

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

NGS PID: 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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