7806 F
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member msrubble
N 45° 52.548 W 096° 29.423
14T E 694757 N 5083310
Minnesota Department of Transportation geodetic control mark in Monson Township.
Waymark Code: WMN6ZE
Location: Minnesota, United States
Date Posted: 01/07/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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Minnesota Department of Transportation geodetic control mark, set in 2005. It is recessed 3 inches. It is magnetic due to a bar magnet. It is a second-order vertical mark and a third-order horizontal mark. Its elevation is 999.631 feet, with 2-inch accuracy. The horizontal coordinates were determined by differentially corrected hand held GPS observations or other comparable positioning techniques and have an estimated accuracy of +/- 3 meters.

This mark has an NGS PID, and is listed in the NGS database. It is too recently set to show up in geocaching.com's snapshot of the NGS database.

It is in the southwest quadrant of section 20, Township 128 N, Range 46 W. This is on U.S. 75, right in front of the Monson Town Hall, north of Wheaton.

Here is the to-reach section of the MnDOT database:

5.0 MILES NORTH OF WHEATON, 5.0 MILES NORTH ALONG TRUNK HIGHWAY 75 FROM THE JUNCTION OF TRUNK HIGHWAY 75 AND TRUNK HIGHWAY 27 IN WHEATON, AT TRUNK HIGHWAY 75 MILEPOINT 176.7, 99.9 FEET EAST OF TRUNK HIGHWAY 75, 34.7 FEET NORTH OF GRAVEL ROAD, 3.9 FEET SOUTH OF POWER POLE WITH GUY WIRE, 59.7 FEET SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF MONSON TOWN HALL, 3.8 FEET SOUTH OF WITNESS POST.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: 7806 F

Benchmark Agency: Minnesota Department of Transportation (MN)

Monumentation type: Disk (unspecified type)

County: TRAVERSE

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): WHEATON

Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge

NGS PID: DK7814

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

Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): Not listed

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  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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