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OA0245 - Forest Service 'N 466' BM - Gold Beach, OR - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com
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OA0245 - Forest Service 'N 466' BM - Gold Beach, OR
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NW_history_buff
N 42° 24.130 W 124° 25.282
10T E 383029 N 4695408
This NGS benchmark is located at the Gold Beach Ranger Station in Gold Beach, OR.
Waymark Code:
WMF7QA
Location:
Oregon, United States
Date Posted:
09/06/2012
Published By:
Ernmark
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I located this benchmark after looking on a topography map and seeing it listed as BM 51. This benchmark is also in the NGS database and is in excellent condition.
The NGS datasheet description:
01/01/1941 by USFS (MONUMENTED)
DESCRIBED BY US FOREST SERVICE 1941 1.0 MI S FROM GOLD BEACH. 1.0 MILE SOUTH ALONG THE OREGON COAST HIGHWAY (U.S. 101) FROM THE POST OFFICE AT GOLD BEACH, CURRY COUNTY, AT THE RANGER STATION, ABOUT 100 FEET EAST OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE HIGHWAY, AT THE FRONT ENTRANCE TO THE OFFICE BUILDING, AND IN THE TOP OF THE CONCRETE FLOOR. A UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE STANDARD DISK, STAMPED N 466 1941.
01/01/1984 by USPSQD (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1984 RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
01/01/1988 by NGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1988 RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION. A NEW TO REACH FOLLOWS. 1.7 KM (1.05 MI) SOUTHERLY ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 101 FROM THE COURTHOUSE IN GOLD BEACH. ADD--28.7 M (94.2 FT) EAST OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE NORTHBOUND LANES OF THE HIGHWAY.
Condition:
Mark found in good condition
Designation:
N 466
Benchmark Agency:
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Forest Service
Monumentation type:
Disk (unspecified type)
County:
Curry County
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional):
Gold Beach
Find type:
Searched @ "BM" on a topographic map
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NGS PID:
OA0245
Benchmark Agency (if other):
Not listed
Monumentation type (if other):
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Special category (optional):
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Special Category (if other):
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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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