AF9158: MAHNOMEN AZ MK - Mahnomen MN
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PeterNoG
N 47° 19.103 W 095° 58.042
15T E 275755 N 5244816
This Benchmark in on East Birkett Avenue near North Railway Street in Mahnomen, Minnesota.
Waymark Code: WMJRE2
Location: Minnesota, United States
Date Posted: 12/24/2013
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1964/01/01 by CGS (MONUMENTED)
1982/08/06 by MNDT (GOOD)
DESCRIBED BY MN DEPT OF TRANSP 1982 (CLN) THE STATION IS LOCATED IN MAHNOMEN, ABOUT 0.2 KM (0.10 MI) EAST NORTHEAST OF THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF BIRKETT AVENUE. TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE COURTHOUSE IN MAHNOMEN, GO EAST ON BIRKETT AVENUE FOR 0.2 KM (0.10 MI) TO THE MARK ON THE LEFT. THE STATION IS A STANDARD CGS AZIMUTH MARK DISK STAMPED---MAHNOMEN 1964---, SET INTO THE TOP OF A SQUARE CONCRETE MONUMENT 30 CM (12 INCHES) IN DIAMETER AND RECESSED 5 CM (2 INCHES) BELOW THE SURFACE. IT IS 17.7 M (58.1 FT) WEST OF THE CENTER OF A GRAVELED STREET 6.1 M (20.0 FT) NORTH OF THE CENTER OF BIRKETT AVENUE, 0.73 M (2.40 FT) NORTH OF A POWER POLE AND 0.55 M (1.80 FT) SOUTH OF A METAL WITNESS POST.
1992/08/06 by MNDT (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY MN DEPT OF TRANSP 1992 (DKH) THE MARK IS IN MAHNOMEN, 0.2 MI (0.3 KM) EAST ALONG TH 200 FROM JCT OF TH 200 AND TH 59 IN MAHNOMEN, THEN 0.45 MI (0.72 KM) SOUTH ALONG FIRST ST, THEN 0.05 MI (0.08 KM) EAST ALONG BIRKETT AVE, 21 FT (6.4 M) NORTH OF BIRKETT AVE, 63 FT (19.2 M) WEST OF NORTH RAILWAY ST, 73.4 FT (22.4 M) NNW OF FIRE HYDRANT, 28.6 FT (8.7 M) SW OF SW COR OF METAL BLDG, 4 FT (1.2 M) NW OF P-POLE, AND 1.9 FT (0.6 M) SOUTH OF WIT POST.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: MAHNOMEN AZ MK
Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey
Benchmark Agency (if other): n/a
Monumentation type: AZIMUTH MARK Disk
Monumentation type (if other): n/a
County: Mahnomen County
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Mahnomen
Special Category (if other): n/a
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: AF9158
Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link]
Special category (optional): Not listed
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