SMITH AZ MK - Azimuth Mark - Pembroke Pines, Florida
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member ePeterso2
N 26° 00.692 W 080° 18.737
17R E 568819 N 2877141
A US C&GS azimuth mark disk in Broward County
Waymark Code: WMPPHT
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 10/02/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
Views: 9

Located just west of the sidewalk on west of the southbound lanes of Flamingo Road, approximately 420 feet north the extended centerline of an entrance road to Memorial Hospital and Pembroke Lakes Mall.

Stations SMITH and SMITH RESET have been reported destroyed - only this azimuth mark remains.

Note: There is a Florida DOT mark just south of SMITH AZ MK that is not listed in the NGS database and is often confused with SMITH AZ MK by inexperienced geocaching benchmark hunters.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: SMITH AZ MK 1971

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: AZIMUTH MARK Disk

County: Broward

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: AD5758

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): 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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