PSU1 B (AJ2131) - State College, PA - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

This disk (a Cooperative Base Network Control Station) is located at the crest of a small hill - in a 3'x 3' flat rock SE of a chain-link fence. Disk is W of the intersection of Porter RD & Hastings RD - at the E corner of the athletic field.


Descriptive information from current NGS datasheet is as follows:

STATION DESCRIPTION

DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 2000 (CSM)
THE STATION IS AT STATE COLLEGE, ON THE CAMPUS OF PENN STATE UNIVERSITY, ON A SMALL KNOLL NEAR THE EAST CORNER OF THE CHAIN LINK FENCE AROUND THE ATHLETIC TRACK AND FIELD, AT THE JUNCTION OF PORTER ROAD AND HASTINGS ROAD. OWNERSHIP--PENN STATE UNIVERSITY. TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE JUNCTION OF THE US HIGHWAY 322 BYPASS (RESEARCH PARK-STADIUM EXIT) AND PARK AVENUE, GO SOUTHWEST ON PARK AVENUE FOR 1.6 KM (1.00 MI) TO THE JUNCTION OF PORTER ROAD ON THE LEFT AND FOX HOLLOW ROAD ON THE RIGHT. TURN LEFT, SOUTHEAST ON PORTER ROAD FOR 0.97 KM (0.60 MI) TO THE STATION ON THE RIGHT IN THE CENTER OF A 3.5 FT (1.1 M) X 3.5 FT (1.1 M) EXPOSED ROCK OUTCROP ABOUT FLUSH WITH THE GROUND AND ABOUT 2.7 M (8.9 FT) ABOVE THE ROAD. LOCATED 37.04 M (121.52 FT) SOUTHWEST OF THE CENTER OF PORTER ROAD (SLOPE MEASUREMENT), 35.36 M (116.01 FT) NORTHWEST OF THE METAL GUARDRAIL ALONG THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF HASTINGS ROAD (SLOPE MEASUREMENT), 22.25 M (73.00 FT) WEST-NORTHWEST OF A RED PLASTIC POST --WARNING ELECTRIC CABLE-- (SLOPE MEASUREMENT), 12.65 M (41.50 FT) NORTH OF THE CENTER OF A 24-INCH METAL MANHOLE COVER (SLOPE MEASUREMENT) AND 3.54 M (11.61 FT) SOUTHEAST OF THE CHAIN LINK FENCE.

STATION RECOVERY (2001)

RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 2001 (JMW)
RECOVERED AS DESCRIBED. THIS IS A COOPERATIVE BASE NETWORK CONTROL STATION. THIS IS A CORS SITE REFERENCE MARK.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: PSU1 B Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: HORIZONTAL CONTROL Disk County: Centre County USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): State College 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: AJ2131 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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