Okaloosa County Benchmark D 300 - #BG0428
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Looking Lawanna
N 30° 45.950 W 086° 34.000
16R E 541469 N 3403731
MARKER: DB = BENCH MARK DISK SETTING: 46 = COPPER-CLAD STEEL ROD W/O SLEEVE (10 FT.+) STAMPING: D 300 1967 STABILITY: B = PROBABLY HOLD POSITION/ELEVATION WELL
Waymark Code: WMKQ39
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 05/14/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
Views: 5

_MARKER: DB = BENCH MARK DISK
_SETTING: 46 = COPPER-CLAD STEEL ROD W/O SLEEVE (10 FT.+)
_STAMPING: D 300 1967
_STABILITY: B = PROBABLY HOLD POSITION/ELEVATION WELL
HISTORY - Date Condition Recov. By
HISTORY - 1967 MONUMENTED CGS
HISTORY - 1968 GOOD NGS
HISTORY - 1989 GOOD USPSQD
HISTORY - 19970906 GOOD USPSQD
''THE CROSSING OF U.S. HIGHWAY 90, IN SECTION 8, R 23 W, T 3 N,
''CORNER OF A FENCE AROUND A LARGE CEMETERY, 45.5 FEET WEST OF
''THE WEST RAIL, 4 FEET SOUTH OF THE EXTENDED LINE OF THE SOUTH
''END OF A 1 FOOT HIGH CONCRETE WALL AROUND THE CHARLIE A. LITTLE
''FAMILY PLOT, 1/2 FOOT EAST OF A NORTH-SOUTH FENCE, 1.1 FEET
''NORTH OF A WITNESS POST, ABOUT LEVEL WITH THE TRACK AND IS A
''DISK ON THE TOP OF A COPPER COATED STEEL ROD PROJECTING 0.4 FOOT
''ABOVE THE LEVEL OF THE GROUND AND PROTECTED BY A 4-INCH METAL
''THE ROD WAS DRIVEN TO REFUSAL AT A DEPTH OF 73 1/2 FEET.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: D 300 1967

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk

County: Okaloosa County

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Pensacola

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: BG0428

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

Visit Instructions:
  1. A closeup photo of the mark taken by you is required.
  2. A 'distant' photo including the mark in the view is highly recommended. Include the compass direction you faced when you took the picture.
Search for...
Geocaching.com Google Map
Google Maps
MapQuest
Bing Maps
Nearest Waymarks
Nearest U.S. Benchmarks
Nearest Geocaches
Create a scavenger hunt using this waymark as the center point
Recent Visits/Logs:
Date Logged Log User Rating  
paveltul visited Okaloosa County Benchmark D 300 - #BG0428 06/20/2024 paveltul visited it