LX2304: W 71 1985 (NGS, Redding, CT)
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N 41° 16.575 W 073° 24.998
18T E 632608 N 4570633
A NGS standard disk, located in Redding, CT.
The NGS PID# is LX2304.
Waymark Code: WMGVR3
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 04/13/2013
Views: 4
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1985 3.0 KM (1.85 MI) NORTH FROM GEORGETOWN. 3.0 KM (1.85 MI) NORTH ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 107 FROM THE JUNCTION OF U.S. HIGHWAY 7 IN GEORGETOWN TO THE MARK ON THE LEFT, IN THE NORTHEAST END OF A HEADWALL OF A CULVERT FOR GILBERTS BENNETT BROOK, 5.6 METERS (18.5 FT) NORTHWEST OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE HIGHWAY, 12.2 METERS (40.0 FT) NORTHEAST OF THE EXTENDED CENTER OF A DRIVEWAY. THE MARK IS 0.91 METERS SW FROM A WITNESS POST THE MARK IS ABOVE LEVEL WITH HIGHWAY.
Rt. 107 is a heavily traveled narrow roadway. There is a spot on the south side of the road just past this location. Plan ahead, and be careful.
The mark is actually below street level, and is directly behind the witness post.
This mark is listed here and at Geocaching as well. Please consider logging this mark on both sites when you find it. Thank you.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: W 71 1985
Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey
Monumentation type: Vertical Control Mark
County: Fairfield
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Bethel
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: LX2304
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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