944 4900 A - Port Townsend WA
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member shorbird
N 48° 07.012 W 122° 45.196
10U E 518363 N 5329319
This is a National Ocean Survey tidal bench mark disk at the intersection of Monroe and Washington Streets in Port Townsend, Jefferson County.
Waymark Code: WMPFA4
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 08/22/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
Views: 3

The bench mark is a disk located on the west corner of the intersection of Monroe and Washington Streets, 78.94 m (259.0 ft) NE of bench mark TIDAL BM 16 1975, 14.48 m (47.5 ft) SW of the centerline of Monroe Street, 5.94 m (19.5 ft) NW of a fire plug, and 0.30 m (2 ft) NE of witness sign. The bench mark is crimped to the top of a copper-clad steel rod driven 14.5 m (48 ft), and encased in a 4-6 inch adapter sleeve (PVC pipe) extending 0.15 m (0.5 ft) above the natural grade. The NOS disk is stamped ---TIDAL 4900 A 1978---.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: TIDAL 4900 A

Benchmark Agency: National Ocean Survey

Monumentation type: TIDAL STATION Disk

County: Jefferson

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Port Townsend South

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: none

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

Visit Instructions:
  1. A closeup photo of the mark taken by you is required.
  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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