U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Benchmark DO0686 - Windthorst, TX
N 33° 34.527 W 098° 26.363
14S E 552028 N 3715225
U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Benchmark DO0686 is the cross atop historic St. Mary's Catholic Church, 101 Church St, Windthorst, TX.
Waymark Code: WMQ4CH
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 12/17/2015
Views: 6
This historic church is visible from miles away, and as such, the benchmark is easy to locate: Look up at the cross, and there you are.
Documented History (by the NGS)
1/1/1962 by USGS (FIRST OBSERVED)
DESCRIBED BY US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 1962 NOT DESCRIBED. STATION MARK--CROSS ON SPIRE.
1/1/1975 by NGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1975 (WOM) WINDTHORST, SAINT MARYS CATHOLIC CHURCH SPIRE IS A BRICK CHURCH WITH A SPIRE CROSS ON THE EAST SIDE OF BUILDING AND THE HIGHEST PART OF THE CHURCH, AND AN OVERALL HEIGHT OF 90 FEET. CHURCH IS LOCATED IN THE WEST EDGE OF WINDTHORST ON THE HIGHEST PART OF HILL IN THE AREA. STATION IS THE SPIRE ON THE EAST SIDE OF CHURCH.
1/1/1978 by NGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1978 (LHW) WINDTHORST, SAINT MARYS CATHOLIC CHURCH SPIRE IS A BRICK CHURCH WITH A SPIRE CROSS ON THE EAST SIDE OF BUILDING AND THE HIGHEST PART OF THE CHURCH AND AN OVERALL HEIGHT OF 90 FEET. CHURCH IS LOCATED IN THE WEST EDGE OF WINDTHORST ON THE HIGHEST PART OF HILL IN AREA. STATION IS THE SPIRE ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE CHURCH. THE STATION WAS NOT VISITED AT THIS TIME BUT WAS INTERSECTED.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: WINDTHORST CATH CH SPIRE
Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey
Monumentation type: Church Spire
County: Archer
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Windthorst
Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge
Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]
NGS PID: DO0686
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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