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NGS DM6205 - Wetumpka, AL - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com
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NGS DM6205 - Wetumpka, AL
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Posted by:
xptwo
N 32° 28.093 W 086° 11.396
16S E 576124 N 3592624
This mark is located on the concrete ledge at the end of a bridge on U.S. Highway 231 in Wetumpka, Alabama.
Waymark Code:
WMFK8X
Location:
Alabama, United States
Date Posted:
10/28/2012
Published By:
Ernmark
Views:
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The disk says it is a geodetic control mark and is stamped as being placed in 2005. I was able to park and walk to the spot on the safe side of the guard rail. There is a witness post by the end of the bridge, next to the mark. It is not in the geocaching database but I was able to find the datasheet online at the National Geodetic Survey site. This is on the southbound traffic side of U.S. Highway 231.
The description on the datasheet reads:
DESCRIBED BY BROOKS AND BROOKS INCORPORATED 2006
THE STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 17.9 MI (28.8 KM) WEST-SOUTHWEST OF TALLASSEE, 15.8 MI (25.4 KM) EAST OF PRATTVILLE AND 5.3 MI (8.5 KM) SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF WETUMPKA.
TO REACH FROM THE INTERSECTION OF US HIGHWAY 231 AND ALABAMA STATE HIGHWAY 152 GO 4.0 MI (6.4 KM) NORTH ON US HIGHWAY 231 TO A MARK IN THE NORTHWEST HEADWALL OF BRIDGE OVER THE SOUTHBOUND LANE US HIGHWAY 231.
IT IS 7 FT (2.1 M) SOUTHWEST OF THE INSIDE LANE OF US HIGHWAY 231, 3 FT (0.9 M) NORTHEAST OF METAL WITNESS POST AND IS A DISK IN THE TOP OF 12-INCH (30 CM) ROUND CONCRETE POST SET FLUSH WITH THE GROUND.
Condition:
Mark found in good condition
Designation:
Y 489
Benchmark Agency:
National Geodetic Survey
Monumentation type:
Control Monument, Survey Control, Control Survey
County:
Elmore
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional):
Willow Springs
Find type:
Found by luck/skill/knowledge
Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional):
[Web Link]
NGS PID:
DM6205
Benchmark Agency (if other):
Not listed
Monumentation type (if other):
Not listed
Special category (optional):
Not listed
Special Category (if other):
Not listed
Local database's URL (optional):
Not listed
Visit Instructions:
A closeup photo of the mark taken by you is required.
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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