DOD 31435 - Nobska Lighthouse - Woodshole, MA - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

Located along a path to the east of the parking lot in front to the Nobska Lighthouse. The station is well worn; I could only make out “31” on the designation.

Location: In BARNSTABLE county, MA
Designation: 31435
Marker Type: survey
disk Setting: in rock outcrop
Stability: Most reliable and expected to hold position/elevation well.

01/01/1991 by DOD (MONUMENTED)

05/06/1992 by NGS (GOOD)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1992 STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 1.1 KM (0.70 MI) SOUTHEAST OF WOODS HOLE, 6.45 KM (4.00 MI) SOUTH OF FALMOUTH, AT THE MOST SOUTHERN POINT AND ABOUT 91 M (298.6 FT) SOUTH OF THE NOBSKA LIGHT HOUSE AT WOODS HOLE ON CAPE COD. OWNERSHIP-STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS. TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE JUNCTION OF STATE HIGHWAY 28 AND WOODS HOLE ROAD IN FALMOUTH, GO SOUTHWEST ALONG WOODS HOLE ROAD FOR 5.68 KM (3.50 MI) TO THE JUNCTION OF CHURCH STREET, LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF WOODS HOLE. THE STATION CAN ALSO BE REACHED BY GOING 0.48 KM (0.30 MI) NORTHEAST ALONG MAIN STREET (WOODS HOLE ROAD) FROM THE U.S.POST OFFICE IN WOODS HOLE. GO SOUTH ALONG CHURCH STREET FOR 1.2 KM (0.75 MI) TO THE STATION ON THE RIGHT AT THE OUTSIDE OF A CURVE AND SOUTH OF A WOODEN BARICADE. STATION IS AN ALUMINUM DMA SURVEY DISK SET IN THE TOP OF A 4X4FT CONCRETE AND STONE ABANDONED SLAB, (FORMER FOG HORN BASE) ADHERING TO ROCK OUCROP. IT IS 25.6 M (84.0 FT) SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF A WOODEN BARICADE FENCELINE, 2 M (6.6 FT) WEST OF A WALK PATH LEADING DOWN TO THE WATERS EDGE AND ROCKY POINT, 31.2 M (102.4 FT) SOUTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF CHURCH STREET WHICH RUNS AROUND THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE LIGHTHOUSE, 9.7 M (31.8 FT) EAST OF THE NORTHEAST 1 OF 4 2-FOOT SQUARE ABANDONED FOUNDATION LEGS WITH A 3 FOOT (0.9 M) HIGH GRANITE ROCK LOCATED IN THE CENTER OF LEGS, AND ABOUT 0.91 M (2.99 FT) BELOW THE LEVEL OF THE ROAD. NOTE--THE NUMBER 5 IN THE STAMPING APPEARS TO BE AN UPSIDEDOWN 2.

Condition: Mark found in poor condition Designation: 31435 Benchmark Agency: other (not included below) Benchmark Agency (if other): Department of Defense Monumentation type: Survey Mark Monumentation type (if other): N/A County: Barnstable USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Providence Special category (optional): Not listed Special Category (if other): N/A Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link] NGS PID: LW5817 Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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