944 4900 TIDAL BM 17 - Port Townsend WA
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member shorbird
N 48° 06.843 W 122° 45.467
10U E 518028 N 5329004
This is a National Ocean Survey tidal station disk at the intersection of Tyler and Water Streets in Port Townsend, Jefferson County.
Waymark Code: WMPFA7
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 08/22/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
Views: 2

The bench mark is a disk set flush in the SW window curb of the James Hastings Building, 0.4 km (0.3 mi) SW of City Hall, at the north corner of Tyler and Water Streets, 20.42 m (67.0 ft) NW of centerline of Water Street, 11.28 m (37.0 ft) NE of centerline of Tyler Street, in the second window curb from the intersection, 0.06 m (0.2 ft) NW of a window flower box, and 0.06 m (0.2 ft) above the sidewalk. The NOS disk is stamped ---TIDAL BM 17 1975---.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: TIDAL BM 17

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

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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

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