USGS 43 Elevation Benchmark - Bucksport, ME
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA
N 44° 34.288 W 068° 47.515
19T E 516521 N 4935368
This BM is to be found on the front (south) end of the stone handrail cap in front of the Bucksport Library.
Waymark Code: WMP4PX
Location: Maine, United States
Date Posted: 06/30/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
Views: 2

No entries could be found for this BM at either the NGS or Maine DOT sites, no matter which retrieval method was used. It is on the west stone handrail cap, at the bottom of the stone stairs leading up to the library on the north side of Main Street, AKA Highway 15, at School Street.

It is stamped:
Elevation Above Sea - 43 Feet
Datum Bangor
B.M.

This clearly identifies it as a benchmark disk.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: (Elevation Above Sea) 43 (Feet) (Datum) Bangor

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Geological Survey

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

County: Hancock

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Bucksport

Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): Not listed

NGS PID: 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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