Clanton Azimuth (CN3238) - Clanton, AL
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xptwo
N 32° 50.194 W 086° 39.596
16S E 531826 N 3633220
This azimuth mark is located on a street corner in a neighborhood in Clanton, Alabama. It can be found at the northeast corner of the intersection of 4th Avenue North and Hannah Street.
Waymark Code: WMFKGQ
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 10/30/2012
Views: 3
The mark itself is in good condition, with the information still completely legible. There is some wear around the edges, but so far it does not affect reading the information. It appears the home owner has kept the area trimmed and not bothered the mark. As can be seen in the photos, the mark is near a fire hydrant. One can park easily on Hannah Street and walk to the site.
The Station Clanton 1971 1985 mentioned in the description is .3 miles away west on 4th Avenue and can be easily found in front of a church.
The 1985 description from the datasheet reads:
01/01/1985 by NGS (GOOD)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1985 (ERP) THE MARK IS LOCATED ABOUT 1.7 MI (2.74 KM) WEST OF CLANTON, 2.3 MI (3.70 KM) EAST OF THE JUNCTION OF STATE HIGHWAY 22 AND COUNTY ROUTE 37 ON THE NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY OF HIGHWAY 22. TO REACH FROM THE JUNCTION OF US HIGHWAY 31 AND STATE HIGHWAY 22 IN CLANTON, GO WEST ON STATE HIGHWAY 22 FOR 1.7 MI (2.74 KM) TO RUTH STREET AND MARK ON THE RIGHT. AZIMUTH MARK IS A STANDARD DISK, STAMPED CLANTON 1971, SET IN THE TOP OF A ROUND CONCRETE POST, FLUSH WITH THE GROUND. IT IS 496.35 M (1628.44 FT) EAST NORTHEAST OF STATION CLANTON 1971 1985, 23.16 M (75.98 FT) SOUTH OF THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF A BRICK HOUSE 10.06 M (33.01 FT) NORTH OF THE CENTER OF HIGHWAY 22, 5.49 M (18.01 FT) EAST OF THE CENTER OF RUTH STREET AND 1.68 M (5.51 FT) SOUTH OF A FIRE HYDRANT.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: CLANTON 1971
Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey
Monumentation type: AZIMUTH MARK Disk
County: Chilton
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Clanton West
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: CN3238
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
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