AB3306 - Fort Morgan, Al.
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N 30° 13.608 W 088° 01.363
16R E 401583 N 3344359
This benchmark is located on the south seawall, south of the caretaker's house, and just east of the of a bend in the seawall.
Waymark Code: WMN83M
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 01/16/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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This benchmark is located on the south seawall, south of the caretaker's house, and just east of the of a bend in the seawall. The mark has a witness sign in the vegetation just south of the mark. The mark is labeled "Mobile Point 1994"

Details of the mark from the Geocaching.com copy of the datasheet:
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"AB3306 ***********************************************************************
AB3306 DESIGNATION - MOBILE POINT
AB3306 PID - AB3306
AB3306 STATE/COUNTY- AL/BALDWIN
AB3306 USGS QUAD - FORT MORGAN (1982)
AB3306
AB3306 *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL
AB3306 ___________________________________________________________________
AB3306* NAD 83(1992)- 30 13 36.45588(N) 088 01 21.76618(W) ADJUSTED
AB3306* NAVD 88 - 3.342 (meters) 10.96 (feet) ADJUSTED
AB3306 ___________________________________________________________________
AB3306 X - 190,307.287 (meters) COMP
AB3306 Y - -5,512,338.072 (meters) COMP
AB3306 Z - 3,192,109.388 (meters) COMP
AB3306 LAPLACE CORR- 0.50 (seconds) DEFLEC99
AB3306 ELLIP HEIGHT- -24.19 (meters) GPS OBS
AB3306 GEOID HEIGHT- -27.53 (meters) GEOID99
AB3306 DYNAMIC HT - 3.338 (meters) 10.95 (feet) COMP
AB3306 MODELED GRAV- 979,319.9 (mgal) NAVD 88
AB3306
AB3306 HORZ ORDER - A
AB3306 VERT ORDER - FIRST CLASS II
AB3306 ELLP ORDER - FIRST CLASS II
AB3306
AB3306.This is a reference station for the MOBILE POINT 1
AB3306.National Continuously Operating Reference Station (MOB1).
AB3306
AB3306.ITRF positions are available for this station.
AB3306.The horizontal coordinates were established by GPS observations
AB3306.and adjusted by the National Geodetic Survey in May 1996.
AB3306
AB3306.The orthometric height was determined by differential leveling
AB3306.and adjusted by the National Geodetic Survey in February 2001.
AB3306
AB3306.Photographs are available for this station.
AB3306
AB3306.The X, Y, and Z were computed from the position and the ellipsoidal ht.
AB3306
AB3306.The Laplace correction was computed from DEFLEC99 derived deflections.
AB3306
AB3306.The ellipsoidal height was determined by GPS observations
AB3306.and is referenced to NAD 83.
AB3306
AB3306.The geoid height was determined by GEOID99.
AB3306
AB3306.The dynamic height is computed by dividing the NAVD 88
AB3306.geopotential number by the normal gravity value computed on the
AB3306.Geodetic Reference System of 1980 (GRS 80) ellipsoid at 45
AB3306.degrees latitude (g = 980.6199 gals.).
AB3306
AB3306.The modeled gravity was interpolated from observed gravity values.
AB3306
AB3306; North East Units Scale Converg.
AB3306;SPC AL W - 25,254.897 549,683.466 MT 0.99996456 -0 15 47.3
AB3306;UTM 16 - 3,344,358.532 401,584.176 MT 0.99971949 -0 30 53.6
AB3306
AB3306 SUPERSEDED SURVEY CONTROL
AB3306
AB3306.No superseded survey control is available for this station.
AB3306
AB3306_MARKER: DH = HORIZONTAL CONTROL DISK
AB3306_SETTING: 37 = CONCRETE SEA WALL
AB3306_STAMPING: MOBILE POINT 1994
AB3306_MAGNETIC: N = NO MAGNETIC MATERIAL
AB3306_STABILITY: B = PROBABLY HOLD POSITION/ELEVATION WELL
AB3306_SATELLITE: THE SITE LOCATION WAS REPORTED AS SUITABLE FOR
AB3306+SATELLITE: SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS - June 20, 1996
AB3306
AB3306 HISTORY - Date Condition Recov. By
AB3306 HISTORY - 1994 MONUMENTED NGS
AB3306 HISTORY - 19960222 GOOD NGS
AB3306 HISTORY - 19960620 GOOD NGS
AB3306
AB3306 STATION DESCRIPTION
AB3306
AB3306''DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1994 (WJR)
AB3306''THE STATION IS SET IN THE SEA WALL ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF FORT MORGAN
AB3306''STATE HISTORICAL SITE. THERE IS A DRAINAGE FIELD BETWEEN THE ROAD AND
AB3306''THE STATION, AVOID DRIVING OVER THE TILE FIELD. CONTACT THE SITE
AB3306''MANAGER BEFORE USING THIS STATION, TELEPHONE (205)-540-7125. OWNERSHIP
AB3306''-- STATE OF ALABAMA.$THIS STATION IS THE PRIMARY POINT FOR THE COAST
AB3306''GUARDS DGPS STATION AT MOBILE POINT, ALABAMA.$TO REACH THE STATION
AB3306''FROM THE JUNCTION OF STATE HIGHWAYS 59 AND 180 IN GULF SHORES, DRIVE
AB3306''WESTERLY ON STATE HIGHWAY 180 FOR 19.65 MI (31.62 KM) TO THE ENTRANCE
AB3306''TO FORT MORGAN STATE HISTORICAL SITE, CONTINUE WESTERLY FOR 0.35 MI
AB3306''(0.56 KM) TO THE FERRY BOAT LANDING. CONTINUE WESTERLY ON THE MAIN
AB3306''ROAD FOR 0.5 MI (0.8 KM) TO THE PARKS VISITOR CENTER, CONTINUE ON THE
AB3306''MAIN ROAD AROUND THE VISITORS CENTER FOR 0.1 MILE (0.2 KM) TO A
AB3306''CROSSROADS. TURN RIGHT AND GO SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FOR 0.15 TO A GATE,
AB3306''PASS THRU THE GATE FOR ABOUT 0.05 MILE (0.08 KM) TO A POINT JUST WEST
AB3306''OF THE BRICK HOUSE AND SHED ON THE RIGHT. THE STATION IS SOUTH OF THE
AB3306''ROAD ABOUT 104 FEET (31.7 M) AND SET IN THE CENTER OF THE SEA WALL.
AB3306''AVOID DAMAGING THE DRAIN FIELD.$THE STATION IS A STANDARD DISK STAMPED
AB3306''MOBILE POINT 1994 AND SET IN A DRILL HOLE IN THE CENTER OF THE SEA
AB3306''WALL. IT IS 104.5 FT (31.9 M) SOUTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE ROAD,
AB3306''87.9 FT (26.8 M) SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF A 15 BY 18 FT.
AB3306''BRICK SHED, 44.0 FT (13.4 M) EAST OF THE CORNER WHERE THE SEA WALL
AB3306''MAKES A JOG TO THE WEST, AND 2.5 FEET (0.8 M) NORTH OF THE SOUTHERN
AB3306''EDGE OF THE SEA WALL.$STATION WILSON CAN BE USED AS AN AZIMUTH FOR
AB3306''THIS STATION.
AB3306
AB3306 STATION RECOVERY (1996)
AB3306
AB3306''RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1996 (GAS)
AB3306''33.4 KM (20.75 MI) WESTERLY ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 180 FROM THE JUNCTION
AB3306''OF STATE HIGHWAY 59 IN GULF SHORES, THENCE 0.5 KM (0.30 MI) SOUTHERLY
AB3306''ALONG A GRAVELED ROAD, NEAR THE CENTER OF A CONCRETE SEAWALL ENCLOSING
AB3306''THE FORT MORGAN HISTORICAL SITE, 31.9 M (104.7 FT) SOUTH OF THE ROAD
AB3306''CENTER, 26.8 M (87.9 FT) SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF A
AB3306''GARAGE, 13.4 M (44.0 FT) EAST OF A TURN IN THE SEAWALL, 0.8 M (2.6 FT)
AB3306''NORTH OF THE SOUTH EDGE OF THE SEAWALL, AND 0.5 M (1.6 FT) BELOW THE
AB3306''LEVEL OF THE ROAD.
AB3306
AB3306 STATION RECOVERY (1996)
AB3306
AB3306''RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1996 (ALG)
AB3306''RECOVERED AS DESCRIBED."
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: Mobile Point

Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: HORIZONTAL CONTROL Disk

County: Baldwin County

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Fort Morgan

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: PID=AB3306

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

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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