USCGS Rare Hydrographic Station Disk: AA0183
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Gungadoy
N 24° 39.877 W 081° 27.756
17R E 453192 N 2727890
This BM is a rare USCGS Hydrographic Station disk. Recovered in the Florida Keys.
Waymark Code: WMNFRW
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 03/07/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
Views: 16

I was looking for the described Topographic Station disk, but was surprised to find this rare Hydrographic Station disk monumented at this site. The property disk is on is now an empty lot that's up for sale.
Below is the except from the NGS website.

AA0183''DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1971 (LFS)
AA0183''STATION IS LOCATED NEAR THE WEST SHORE OF SUMMERLAND KEY, ABOUT
AA0183''24 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF KEY WEST, ON A POINT OF A PENINSULA
AA0183''WHICH IS OWNED BY SEA FARMS INCORPORATED AND USED AS AN
AA0183''EXPERIMENTAL STATION. STATION IS A STANDARD TOPOGRAPHIC DISK
AA0183''SET IN THE TOP OF A ROUND CONCRETE POST AND STAMPED SUMMER 2
AA0183''1971. IT IS 54 FEET SOUTHEAST OF THE EAST CORNER OF SHRIMP
AA0183''POND, 15 FEET SOUTH OF A DITCH AND 11 FEET WEST OF THE NORTHEAST
AA0183''SHORELINE. THE MARK PROJECTS 3 INCHES.
AA0183''
AA0183''TO REACH FROM THE POST OFFICE AT SUMMERLAND KEY, GO EASTERLY
AA0183''ON U.S. HIGHWAY 1 FOR 0.05 MILE TO SIDE ROAD LEFT. TURN LEFT
AA0183''AND GO NORTHERLY FOR 0.05 MILE TO CROSSROADS. TURN LEFT AND GO
AA0183''WESTERLY ON OLD U.S. HIGHWAY 1 FOR 0.8 MILE TO A METAL
AA0183''GATE. CONTINUE WESTERLY ON OLD U.S. HIGHWAY 1 FOR 0.1 MILE TO
AA0183''SIDE ROAD RIGHT. TURN RIGHT AND GO NORTHERLY FOR 0.1 MILE TO
AA0183''SEA FARMS INCORPORATED AND STATION AS DESCRIBED.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: SUMMER 2 1971

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: other (not any of the below)

Monumentation type (if other): HYDROGRAPHIC STATION disk

County: Monroe

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Summerland Key

Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge

Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]

NGS PID: AA0183

Benchmark Agency (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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