BL2253 - WALLER MUNICIPAL TANK - Waller, TX - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

As described by the Coast and Geodetic Survey ("CGS") in 1952:

"THE STATION IS LOCATED 3 BLOCKS NORTH OF THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD STATION IN WALLER IN THE SOUTHWEST ANGLE OF AN INTERSECTION. IT IS A FOUR LEGGED STEEL STRUCTURE SUPPORTING A TANK AND HAS AN OVERALL HEIGHT OF 150 FEET. THE POINT OBSERVED WAS THE APEX OF THE TOP OF TANK."

The CGS description is pretty accurate (save for the actual railroad STATION, which is no longer there), and so are the associated NGS Data Sheet's coordinates. This benchmark is actually hard to miss when in the general vicinity, as long as you don't get TOO close to the tank in question (so that you can still spot the actual reference point, namely the apex of the metal tank).

Below are some additional facts, per the NGS database (with some editing for length): (visit link)

BL2253 ***********************************************************************
BL2253 DESIGNATION - WALLER MUNICIPAL TANK
BL2253 PID - BL2253
BL2253 STATE/COUNTY- TX/WALLER
BL2253 COUNTRY - US
BL2253 USGS QUAD - WALLER (1980)
BL2253
BL2253 *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL
BL2253 ______________________________________________________________________
BL2253* NAD 83(1993) POSITION- 30 03 32.35425(N) 095 55 37.11962(W) ADJUSTED
BL2253* NAVD 88 ORTHO HEIGHT - **(meters) **(feet)
BL2253 ______________________________________________________________________
BL2253
BL2253_MARKER: 53 = ELEVATED TANK
BL2253_SATELLITE: THE SITE LOCATION WAS REPORTED AS SUITABLE FOR
BL2253+SATELLITE: SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS - April 11, 2010
BL2253
BL2253 HISTORY - Date Condition Report By
BL2253 HISTORY - 1952 FIRST OBSERVED CGS
BL2253 HISTORY - 19990715 GOOD USPSQD
BL2253 HISTORY - 20030825 GOOD USPSQD
BL2253 HISTORY - 20050912 GOOD GEOCAC
BL2253 HISTORY - 20100411 GOOD GEOCAC

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: WALLER MUNICIPAL TANK Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: Elevated Tank County: City of Waller, Waller County USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Waller 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: BL2253 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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