State Capitol Dome - Augusta, ME
Posted by: T0SHEA
N 44° 18.430 W 069° 46.899
19T E 437656 N 4906287
Atop the capitol dome is a gilded statue with a light in the hand of its outstretched arm. This is the station in question. On Capitol Street at Water Street, the Capitol Building is pretty easy to find.
Waymark Code: WMP4JA
Location: Maine, United States
Date Posted: 06/29/2015
Views: 5
From the NGS:
DESIGNATION - AUGUSTA STATE CAPITOL DOME
PID - PE2474
STATE/COUNTY- ME/KENNEBEC
COUNTRY - US
USGS QUAD - AUGUSTA (1991)
MARKER: 87 = DOME
SATELLITE: THE SITE LOCATION WAS REPORTED AS SUITABLE FOR
SATELLITE: SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS - July 30, 2004
PE2474
HISTORY - Date Condition Report By
HISTORY - 1974 FIRST OBSERVED NGS
HISTORY - 20021015 GOOD USPSQD
HISTORY - 20040730 GOOD USPSQD
STATION DESCRIPTION
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1974 (RCA)
THE STATION, AUGUSTA CAPITAL DOME, IS THE LIGHT ATOP THE
OUTSTRETCHED ARM OF THE GOLD COLORED STATUE ON TOP OF THE MAINE
STATE CAPITAL BUILDING LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE RIVER IN
THE CITY OF AUGUSTA.