Clanton Triangulation (CN3233) - Clanton, AL
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member xptwo
N 32° 50.081 W 086° 39.884
16S E 531377 N 3633009
This mark is located in front of Trinity Bible Church in Clanton, Alabama. It is easy to spot as the concrete post rises above the ground.
Waymark Code: WMFRMG
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 11/24/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Lat34North
Views: 3

As one drives west on 4th Street North from the downtown area, the church can be seen on the left side. It is located between Meadowview Circle and Bud Littlejohn Road. The mark is in front of the church on a grassy area up an incline. There are two reference marks along the chain link fence to the left of the church. All are marked by witness posts. The triangulation disk has two dates, 1971 and 1985, as it had to be reset (see the description). I found the witness posts but did not find the reference mark 3 disk.

The 1985 description dealing with this mark reads:

01/01/1985 by NGS (MONUMENTED)

DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1985 (ERP) THE STATION UNDERGROUND MARK AND AZIMUTH MARK WERE RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION. STATION SURFACE MARK WAS FOUND LEANING AND REFERENCE MARKS NO 1 AND NO 2 WERE DESTROYED WHEN AREA WAS GRADED FOR A NEW CHURCH. THE STATION SURFACE MONUMENT WAS RESET OVER THE UNDERGROUND MARK AND NEW REFERENCE MARKS NO 3 AND NO 4 WERE ESTABLISHED AT THIS TIME. A NEW DESCRIPTION FOLLOWS. THE STATION MARK IS A STANDARD DISK, STAMPED CLANTON 1971 1985, SET IN THE TOP OF A ROUND CONCRETE POST, PROJECTING ONE FOOT ABOVE GROUND. IT IS 28.50 M (93.50 FT) EAST OF A FIRE HYDRANT, 24.69 M (81.00 FT) NORTH NORTHEAST OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF CHURCH, 20.42 M (66.99 FT) WEST SOUTHWEST OF CYCLONE FENCE CORNER, 12.04 M (39.50 FT) SOUTH OF THE CENTER OF HIGHWAY 22, 3.50 M (11.48 FT) SOUTHWEST OF A POWER POLE WITH YARD LIGHT, 1.06 M (3.48 FT) NORTH NORTHEAST OF THE NORTH POLE OF CHURCH SIGN AND 0.61 M (2.00 FT) EAST OF A CARSONITE WITNESS POST. REFERENCE MARK NO 3 IS A STANDARD NGS DISK, STAMPED CLANTON 1971 NO 3 1985, SET IN THE TOP OF A ROUND CONCRETE POST, FLUSH WITH THE GROUND. IT IS 16.46 M (54.00 FT) EAST OF POWER POLE WITH YARD LIGHT, 12.80 M (41.99 FT) SOUTH OF THE CENTER OF HIGHWAY 22, 0.91 M (2.99 FT) SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF CYCLONE FENCE CORNER AND 0.46 M (1.51 FT) WEST OF A CARSONITE WITNESS POST IN FENCELINE. REFERENCE MARK NO 4 IS A STANDARD NGS DISK, STAMPED CLANTON 1971 NO 4 1985, SET IN THE TOP OF A ROUND CONCRETE POST, FLUSH WITH THE GROUND. IT IS 38.10 M (125.00 FT) NORTHEAST OF A POWER SERVICE POLE WITH A YARD LIGHT, 29.41 M (96.49 FT) EAST OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF CHURCH, 27.74 M (91.01 FT) SOUTHEAST OF POWER POLE WITH A YARD LIGHT, 26.97 M (88.48 FT) SOUTH OF CYCLONE FENCE CORNER AND 0.55 M (1.80 FT) WEST OF A CARSONITE WITNESS POST IN FENCELINE. AZIMUTH MARK IS A STANDARD DISK, STAMPED CLANTON 1971, SET IN THE TOP OF A ROUND CONCRETE POST, FLUSH WITH THE GROUND. IT IS 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 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. 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 AZIMUTH MARK ON THE RIGHT, CONTINUE WESTERLY ON STATE HIGHWAY 22 FOR 0.3 MI (0.48 KM) TO TRINITY BIBLE CHURCH AND STATION ON THE LEFT.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: CLANTON RESET

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: TRIANGULATION STATION 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: CN3233

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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