CWL 31 1952 TT - Wellington OH
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member shorbird
N 41° 08.884 W 082° 13.165
17T E 397673 N 4555910
This is the azimuth mark for triangulation station WELLINGTON, in Wellington village.
Waymark Code: WMHE5W
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 06/29/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member C4A
Views: 5

01/01/1959 by CGS (MONUMENTED)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1959 (WER) THE STATION IS ABOUT 0.9 MILE SOUTH OF THE CENTER OF WELLINGTON, ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF STATE HIGHWAY 58 AND ON PROPERTY OWNED BY MR. JOHN BURKETT. TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE JUNCTION OF STATE HIGHWAYS 58 AND 18 IN THE CENTER OF WELLINGTON, GO SOUTH ON HIGHWAY 58 FOR 0.75 MILE TO A RAILROAD CROSSING. CONTINUE SOUTH ON HIGHWAY 58 FOR 0.1 MILE TO THE STATION ON THE RIGHT, 108 FEET SOUTHEAST OF THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF A CITIES SERVICE GAS STATION. STATION MARK, A STANDARD DISK STAMPED WELLINGTON 1959, IS SET IN A SQUARE CONCRETE POST FLUSH WITH THE SURFACE OF THE GROUND. IT IS 46 FEET WEST OF THE PAINTED CENTER LINE OF HIGHWAY 58 AND 25 FEET SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTH END OF A METAL CULVERT. AN UNDERGROUND DISK WAS NOT ESTABLISHED FOR THIS STATION. REFERENCE MARK NO. 1, A STANDARD DISK STAMPED WELLINGTON NO 1 1959, IS SET IN A SQUARE CONCRETE POST FLUSH WITH THE SURFACE OF THE GROUND. IT IS 39 FEET WEST OF THE PAINTED CENTER LINE OF HIGHWAY 58, 91 FEET SOUTH OF THE SOUTH END OF THE METAL CULVERT AND 9 FEET EAST OF THE EAST EDGE OF A CULTIVATED FIELD. REFERENCE MARK NO. 2, A STANDARD DISK STAMPED WELLINGTON NO 2 1959, IS SET IN A SQUARE CONCRETE POST FLUSH WITH THE SURFACE OF THE GROUND. IT IS 85 FEET SOUTH OF THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE GAS STATION AND 12 FEET SOUTH OF THE SOUTH EDGE OF THE DRIVE. AZIMUTH MARK, A STANDARD U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BENCH MARK DISK STAMPED CWL 31 1952 TT, IS SET IN ROUND CONCRETE POST WHICH PROJECTS ABOUT 14 INCHES. IT IS 25 FEET NORTH OF THE PAINTED CENTER LINE OF JONES ROAD AND 4.5 FEET SOUTHWEST OF A POWERLINE POLE. TO REACH THE AZIMUTH MARK FROM THE STATION, GO SOUTH ON HIGHWAY 58 FOR 0.5 MILE TO JONES ROAD. TURN RIGHT AND GO WEST ON JONES ROAD FOR 0.05 MILE TO THE AZIMUTH MARK ON THE RIGHT NEAR A POWERLINE POLE.
Azimuth Condition: Good

Your Directions:
To reach the azimuth mark from the junction of State Highways 18 and 58 in Wellington, go south on Highway 58 for 1.35 miles to a crossroad. Turn right and go west on Jones Road for 0.05 mile to the mark on the right near a power pole.


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