Cougar 2 Azimuth Mark - Sandpoint, ID
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N 48° 16.304 W 116° 32.348
11U E 534197 N 5346605
Near the southern tip of the Sandpoint City Park beach is a Statue of Liberty replica. On the concrete walkway leading out to it are three benchmark discs in a line down the centre of the walk. This azimuth mark is nearest the statue.
Waymark Code: WMKY0G
Location: Idaho, United States
Date Posted: 06/11/2014
Views: 5
Of the three in the USGS description below, this is Reference Mark 3.
From the NGS:
DESIGNATION - COUGAR 2
PID - TO1049
STATE/COUNTY- ID/BONNER
COUNTRY - US
USGS QUAD - SANDPOINT (1996)
HISTORY - Date Condition Report By
HISTORY - 1972 MONUMENTED NGS
HISTORY - 1980 GOOD NGS
HISTORY - 20081118 GOOD INDIV
THE STATION IS LOCATED IN THE CITY PARK IN THE CITY OF SANDPOINT ON
A CONCRETE PIER THAT PROTRUDES INTO LAKE PEND OREILLE AND IN SECTION 23 T57N R 2 W.
THE STATION IS A STANDARD US COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY (NOW NOS) DISK
STAMPED---COUGAR 2 1972---SET IN A DRILL HOLE IN THE CONCRETE PIER
LOCATED 68.58 METERS (225 FEET) SE FROM A COVERED PICNIC AREA AND
11.58 METERS (38 FEET) W FROM THE EAST END OF THE PIER.
REFERENCE MARK NO. 3 IS A STANDARD US COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY (NOW
NOS) DISK STAMPED---COUGAR 2 RM 3 1972---. IT IS AN AZIMUTH MARK
DISK WITH THE ARROW POINTING ABOUT 50 DEGREES NORTH OF THE STATION
SET IN A DRILL HOLE IN THE CONCRETE PIER AND LOCATED 5.18 METERS (17
FEET) W FROM THE EAST END OF THE PIER.
REFERENCE MARK NO. 4 IS A STANDARD US COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY (NOW
NOS) DISK STAMPED---COUGAR 2 NO 4 1972---SET IN A DRILL HOLE IN THE
CONCRETE PIER LOCATED 6.10 METERS (20 FEET) E FROM THE WEST END OF
THE PIER.
Azimuth Condition: Good
Your Directions:
Directions are in short description.
Parking Coords: Not Listed
Station Link: Not listed
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