DL9127(872 0582 E) - St. Augustine FL
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member shorbird
N 29° 52.018 W 081° 18.170
17R E 470753 N 3304082
This is a tidal station bench mark disk in St. Augustine, St. Johns County.
Waymark Code: WMNKCC
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 03/28/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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DESCRIBED BY FL DEPT OF ENV PRO 1998 (JRD)
THE MARK IS ABOUT 3.5 MI SOUTHWEST OF SAINT AUGUSTINE, 2.8 MI
SOUTH OF SAINT AUGUSTINE BEACH, IN SECTION 29, TOWNSHIP 7
SOUTH, RANGE 30 EAST.

TO REACH THE MARK FROM THE INTERSECTION OF U.S. HIGHWAY 1 (PONCE DE
LEON BOULEVARD) AND STATE ROAD 312 ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF SAINT
AUGUSTINE, GO EAST ON STATE ROAD 312 FOR 1.2 MI PASSING OVER
THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY (MATANZAS RIVER) TO THE EAST END OF THE
BRIDGE. CONTINUE EAST ON STATE ROAD 312 FOR 0.1 MI TO A DIM
TRACK ROAD ON THE RIGHT PARALLEL TO STATE ROAD 312. TURN RIGHT ON THE
DIM TRACK ROAD AND GO SOUTH THEN WEST FOR 0.05 MI TO THE
FIRST BRIDGE COLUMN FROM THE EAST END OF THE BRIDGE AND THE MARK ON
THE RIGHT, SET IN THE TOP OF A ROUND CONCRETE MONUMENT 2 INCHES BELOW
THE SURFACE OF THE GROUND AND LEVEL WITH THE DIM TRACK ROAD. THE MARK IS A NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE TIDAL STATION BENCH MARK DISK STAMPED ---0582 E 1998---.

LOCATED ABOUT 68.0 FT NORTHWEST OF TIDAL MARK 0582 F 1998,
51.3 FT EAST OF THE BRIDGE COLUMN, 20.0 FT EAST OF
THE APPROXIMATE CENTERLINE OF THE DIM TRACK ROAD, 2.0 FT SOUTH
OF THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE OVERPASS AND 1.4 FT SOUTH OF A
CONCRETE FILLED 12-INCH PVC PIPE WITH A WITNESS SIGN ATTACHED.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: 0582 E

Benchmark Agency: National Ocean Service

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

County: St. Johns

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): St. Augustine Beach

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: DL9127

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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  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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