U 302 benchmark - Nashville, TN
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member CuriousBM
N 36° 02.513 W 086° 47.022
16S E 519484 N 3988615
U 302 benchmark - Nashville, TN
Waymark Code: WMPB3B
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 08/01/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1984 1.35 KM (0.85 MI) NE FROM BRENTWOOD. 0.25 KM (0.15 MI) WEST ALONG CHURCH STREET FROM THE POST OFFICE IN BRENTWOOD, THENCE 1.1 KM (0.7 MI) NORTHEAST ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 31 TO THE MARK SET IN ROCK OUTCROP ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, 8.68 METERS (28.5 FT) NORTHWEST OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE HIGHWAY, 28.04 METERS (92.0 FT) SOUTHWEST OF AND ACROSS THE HIGHWAY FROM HOODS RETREAT HISTORICAL SIGN, 29.87 METERS (98.0 FT) NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER OF THE TOP OF A CONCRETE CULVERT UNDER THE HIGHWAY, 17.98 METERS (59.0 FT) NORTHEAST OF A POWERLINE POLE WITH BRAKERS AND STREET LIGHT, AND 0.18 METERS (0.6 FT) NORTHWEST OF THE SOUTHEAST EDGE OF THE ROCK. THE MARK IS 0.46 METERS SSW FROM A WITNESS POST. THE MARK IS 0.60 M ABOVE HIGHWAY.

NOTE: Found it in good condition, the historical marker Hoods retreat has been moved down the road about 300 feet to north and the witness post is gone.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: U 302

Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: Vertical Control Mark

County: Nashville

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Oak Hill (1968)

Special category (optional): Not listed

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: GC1963

Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link]

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

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