JD2773 - Chilhowee, Mo.
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N 38° 35.293 W 093° 51.304
15S E 425530 N 4271428
This 110 foot water tower is located on a lot bordered by E Chestnut on the south and S Main to the west.
Waymark Code: WMK6CV
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 02/19/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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"JD2773
JD2773 *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL
JD2773 ___________________________________________________________________
JD2773* NAD 83(1997)- 38 35 17.79317(N) 093 51 18.14351(W) ADJUSTED
JD2773* NAVD 88 -
JD2773 ___________________________________________________________________
JD2773 LAPLACE CORR- -0.66 (seconds) DEFLEC99
JD2773 GEOID HEIGHT- -32.48 (meters) GEOID99
JD2773
JD2773 HORZ ORDER - THIRD
JD2773
JD2773.The horizontal coordinates were established by classical geodetic methods
JD2773.and adjusted by the National Geodetic Survey in February 2000.
JD2773
JD2773
JD2773.The Laplace correction was computed from DEFLEC99 derived deflections.
JD2773
JD2773.The geoid height was determined by GEOID99.
JD2773
JD2773; North East Units Scale Converg.
JD2773;SPC MO W - 268,943.204 906,189.884 MT 0.99998004 +0 24 08.2
JD2773;UTM 15 - 4,271,435.312 425,532.808 MT 0.99966829 -0 31 60.0
JD2773
JD2773 SUPERSEDED SURVEY CONTROL
JD2773
JD2773 NAD 83(1997)- 38 35 17.79473(N) 093 51 18.14297(W) AD( ) 4
JD2773 NAD 83(1986)- 38 35 17.80180(N) 093 51 18.14136(W) AD( ) 4
JD2773 NAD 27 - 38 35 17.74871(N) 093 51 17.35754(W) AD( ) 3
JD2773
JD2773.Superseded values are not recommended for survey control.
JD2773.NGS no longer adjusts projects to the NAD 27 or NGVD 29 datums.
JD2773.See file dsdata.txt to determine how the superseded data were derived.
JD2773
JD2773_MARKER: 53 = ELEVATED TANK
JD2773
JD2773 HISTORY - Date Condition Recov. By
JD2773 HISTORY - 1963 FIRST OBSERVED CGS
JD2773
JD2773 STATION DESCRIPTION
JD2773
JD2773''DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1963 (RLS)
JD2773''THE STATION IS THE BALL ATOP THE TANK WHICH IS ON THE EAST
JD2773''SIDE OF MAIN STREET AND ABOUT ONE BLOCK SOUTH OF THE BUSINESS
JD2773''DISTRICT OF CHILHOWEE.
JD2773''
JD2773''THE TANK IS SUPPORTED BY A FOUR LEGGED STEEL STRUCTURE, PAINTED
JD2773''SILVER, AND IS ABOUT 110 FEET IN HEIGHT OVERALL."

This shorter water tower is one of two in Chilhowee, Mo. This tower is the easternmost tower and the wording "Chilhowee" is on the North and South faces of the tower. Chilhowee is a sleepy town of 323 persons, but they have a small District listed in the National Register. These towers are on the southern fringes of this District.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: Chilhowee

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: Elevated Tank

County: Johnson

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Jefferson City

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: JD2773

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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