N 503 - Eureka, MT
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA
N 48° 54.311 W 115° 05.886
11U E 639370 N 5418659
The Eureka Cemetery is about 2 miles west of Eureka on Highway 37. This benchmark is just east of the northeast corner of the cemetery. Easy to find, it has a witness post one foot away.
Waymark Code: WMKXBN
Location: Montana, United States
Date Posted: 06/07/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
Views: 2

From the NGS:
DESIGNATION - N 503
PID - TN0616
STATE/COUNTY - MT/LINCOLN
COUNTRY - US
USGS QUAD - EUREKA NORTH (1983)

MARKER: DB = BENCH MARK DISK
SETTING: 49 = STAINLESS STEEL ROD W/O SLEEVE (10 FT.+)
SP_SET: STAINLESS STEEL ROD
STAMPING: N 503 1979
PROJECTION: FLUSH
STABILITY: B = PROBABLY HOLD POSITION/ELEVATION WELL
ROD/PIPE-DEPTH: 6.10 meters

HISTORY - Date Condition Report By
HISTORY - 1979 MONUMENTED NGS

DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1979
4.0 MI NW FROM EUREKA.
2.0 MILES NORTH ALONG U. S. HIGHWAY 93 FROM THE TOWN HALL IN EUREKA,
THENCE 2.0 MILES WEST ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 37, 62 FEET SOUTH OF THE
CENTERLINE OF THE HIGHWAY, 145 FEET EAST OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE
EAST ENTRANCE TO THE EUREKA CEMETERY, 95 FEET SOUTHWEST OF HIGHWAY
MILE POST 65, 55 FEET SOUTHWEST OF A POWER LINE POLE WITH GUY WIRE,
6 FEET EAST OF THE FENCE CORNER AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE
CEMETERY AND 1 FOOT NORTH OF THE FENCE LINE.
THE MARK IS 1 FT W FROM A WITNESS POST.
THE MARK IS ABOVE LEVEL WITH HIGHWAY.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: N 503

Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: Vertical Control Mark

County: Lincoln County

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): EUREKA NORTH

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: TN0616

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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