79C487 - Grand Forks, BC
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA
N 49° 01.281 W 118° 21.547
11U E 400634 N 5430718
This benchmark is set back from Highway 3 about 40 metres and is about 6.8 km. east of the Granby River Bridge in Grand Forks.
Waymark Code: WMMPFF
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 10/19/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member PeterNoG
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This one, though over 40 metres north of the highway, is easy to find, as it's one of the few in the area that still has its witness post with blue sign.

Tablet Marking: 79C487
Mapsheet: NTS PENTICTON - 82E.009.1.1
Marker Type: TABLET
Date of Marker Installation: 1979-01-01
CSDB ID: 79C487
NAME: BM 79-C-487
Marker Location
BEDROCK ALONG STRAIGHT STRETCH OF HIGHWAY NO.3, 8.0KM EAST OF GRAND FORKS COURTHOUSE, TABLET IN TOP OF ROCK, 41.6M NORTH OF CENTRE LINE OF ROADWAY DIRECTLY UNDER TELEPHONE LINE, 9.8M WEST OF POLE NO.10L862,2.6M SOUTH OF FENCE LINE, AT ROAD LEVEL.
From GeoBC
Unique Designation: 79C487

Marker Type: Benchmark Disk

Condition: Good
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