LU1873 - NGS 'K 1429' Metal Rod - Redding, CA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member NW_history_buff
N 40° 35.186 W 122° 24.471
10T E 550110 N 4493016
This NGS benchmark is located in the NE corner of Pioneer Drive and Eureka Way and near the campus of University Preparatory School in Redding, CA.
Waymark Code: WMKZEJ
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 06/21/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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I recovered this National Geodetic Service metal rod from 1988 in good condition. The NGS coordinates are way off, my posted coordinates will place you very close to this mark.

NGS datasheet info:

01/01/1988 by NGS (MONUMENTED)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1988 IN REDDING. IN REDDING, AT THE INTERSECTION OF EUREKA WAY (STATE HIGHWAY 299) AND PIONEER DRIVE, 19.5 M (64.0 FT) EAST OF THE CENTER OF THE DRIVE, 17.8 M (58.4 FT) NORTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE WESTBOUND LANES OF THE HIGHWAY, AND 0.3 M (1.0 FT) SOUTHWEST OF A FENCE. NOTE--ACCESS TO DATUM POINT IS HAD THROUGH A 5-INCH LOGO CAP. THE MARK IS 2.2 M ABOVE THE HIGHWAY.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: K 1429

Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: Metal Rod (under a hinged cover)

County: Shasta County

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Redding (1969)

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: LU1873

Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link]

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

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