Frank 56 - Hilliard, Ohio
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N 40° 02.814 W 083° 15.202
17T E 307776 N 4435395
A benchmark located off of Creek Rd. near Hilliard, Ohio.
Waymark Code: WMM90E
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 08/13/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member NW_history_buff
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This rod benchmark is located just off the western side of Creek Rd. near Hilliard, Ohio.

THE STATION IS A STANDARD NGS THREE DIMENSIONAL MARK. THE LOGO FLANGE WITH ACCESS COVER IS STAMPED---FRANK 56 1987---, AND IS RECESSED 2 CM BELOW GROUND. THE STATION IS A 9/16 INCH DIAMETER STAINLESS STEEL ROD DRIVEN TO THE DEPTH OF 8.5 METERS (28 FT) AND IS RECESSED 10 CM BELOW GROUND. LOCATED 5.9 METERS (19.4 FT) WEST-SOUTHWEST FROM A PK NAIL IN THE CENTERLINE OF CREEK ROAD, 12.7 METERS (41.6 FT) SOUTHWEST FROM THE EDGE OF A POWER POLE ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE ROAD, 52.7 METERS (173 FT) NORTH-NORTHWEST FROM A WOOD MAILBOX POST ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE ROAD, 10.9 METERS (35.9 FT) NORTH FROM A PK NAIL IN A TREE STUMP ON THE WEST SIDE OF CREEK ROAD, 0.6 METERS (2 FT) EAST FROM A FRANKLIN COUNTY ENGINEER WITNESS POST.
(taken from the Geocaching.com database)

As of 8/13/2014, the access cover was bent and had fallen off. The rod is still present.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: FRANK 56

Benchmark Agency: other (not included below)

Benchmark Agency (if other): Franklin County Geodetic Survey

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

County: Franklin 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: KZ2210

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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