PB0517 - USCGS F363 1942 - Oregon
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Volcanoguy
N 43° 33.601 W 121° 55.363
10T E 587005 N 4823570
U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey benchmark F363.
Waymark Code: WMPW9D
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 10/28/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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Benchmark set by the U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey in 1942. The benchmark is located along F.S. Rd. 4668 an early road from Odell Lake to Elk Lake (replaced by today’s Cascade Lakes Hwy).
NGS PID PB0517 - (visit link)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1943 6.0 MI N FROM CRESCENT LAKE. ABOUT 6.0 MILES NORTH OF THE RAILROAD STATION AT CRESCENT LAKE, KLAMATH COUNTY, ABOUT 2.0 MILES NORTH OF STATE HIGHWAY 58, 0.25 MILE WEST OF A WOODEN BRIDGE OVER A CREEK, 18.0 FEET NORTH OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE ELK LAKE ROAD, PROJECTING ABOUT 6-INCHES ABOVE THE GROUND, 2.0 FEET SOUTH OF A WHITE REFERENCE POST.
This description is out of date but the location is correctly shown on the USGS Odell Lake quadrangle. The benchmark can be reached from the junction of F.S. Rds. 4660, 4664, and 4668 south east of Davis Lake. From the junction go southwest on F.S. Rd. 4668 for 2.7 miles to location of PB0517. The benchmark is located about 18 feet north of road centerline.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: F363

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk

County: Klamath

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Odell Lake

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: PB0517

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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