HT1333 - USGS 'H 7' Benchmark - Palo Alto, CA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member NW_history_buff
N 37° 26.840 W 122° 10.234
10S E 573365 N 4144821
This NGS benchmark is located at a railroad truss bridge spanning San Francisquito Creek.
Waymark Code: WMNDW6
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 02/23/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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I recovered this U.S. Geological Survey benchmark from 1910 in good condition. *NOTE* I would NOT advise children or anyone nervous around trains to visit this mark. The Caltrains speeds by at approx 50 mph every 10 or so minutes.

My more accurate coordinates will place you very close to this mark. The following is taken off the NGS datasheet to describe this station:

01/01/1910 by CGS (MONUMENTED)

01/01/1954 by NGS (GOOD)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1954 IN MENLO PARK. IN MENLO PARK, 0.4 MILE NORTHWEST ALONG THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY RAILROAD FROM THE PALO ALTO STATION, AT STEEL BRIDGE 29.69 OVER SAN FRANCISQUITO CREEK, IN THE TOP OF THE SOUTHWEST END OF THE NORTHWEST ABUTMENT, 8.9 FEET SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHWEST RAIL OF THE SOUTHWEST TRACK, AND ABOUT 1 FOOT LOWER THAN THE TRACK.

01/01/1967 by NGS (GOOD) RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1967 RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.

Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: H 7

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Geological Survey

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

County: Santa Clara County

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Palo Alto (1997)

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: HT1333

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
Visit Instructions:
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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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