Franklin and Madison County Line - Hilliard, Ohio
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N 40° 04.513 W 083° 12.587
17T E 311572 N 4438445
A benchmark located on the county line between the Franklin and Madison counties of Ohio.
Waymark Code: WMM7BB
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 08/04/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member NW_history_buff
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This benchmark disk is located on the border of the Franklin and Madison counties near central Ohio. It is set on the top of a concrete pillar with a reference marker nearby. It is located a few feet from the north side of the road and is easy to spot.

THE STATION IS A FRANKLIN CO. SURVEY DISK STAMPED---FRANKLIN CO WE
120 MADISON CO 1890 1987---, SET INTO THE TOP OF A SQUARE STONE
COUNTY BOUNDARY MONUMENT 30 CM ON SIDE PROJECTING 73 CM ABOVE
GROUND. LOCATED 16.4 METERS (53.9 FT) EAST-SOUTHEAST FROM A SIGN
POLE MARKED--AMITY PIKE--, 0.4 METERS (1.3 FT) EAST FROM A STANDARD
FRANKLIN COUNTY SURVEY MARK METAL WITNESS POST, 18.6 METERS (61.0
FT) NORTH-NORTHWEST FROM THE NORTH EDGE OF A POWER POLE ON THE SOUTH
SIDE OF RINGS ROAD AT THE CORNER OF A GARDEN, 3.7 METERS (12.0 FT)
NORTH FROM THE NORTH EDGE OF THE RINGS ROAD PAVING.
(Information taken from the datasheet)
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: FRA CO WE 120 MAD CO

Benchmark Agency: other (not included below)

Benchmark Agency (if other): Franklin County Geodetic Survey

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

County: Franklin/Madison County

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Marion

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: KZ2207

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.
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