"Locust" Reference Mark in Memphis
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member CuriousBM
N 35° 09.767 W 089° 51.569
16S E 239548 N 3894839
"Locust" Reference Mark in Memphis
Waymark Code: WMQC5Q
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 02/02/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1977 2 MI NE FROM MEMPHIS. 0.3 MILE SOUTHWEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF MACON ROAD AND IN E TERSTATE HIGHWAY 40 SET IN A DRILL HOLE IN A CONCRETE CURB AT THE SOUTH EDGE OF A SMALL GRASSY TRIANGLE FORMED BY SHADY GROVE ROAD AND EAST TURN LANE, 50 FEET SOUTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF MACON ROAD, 19 FEET EASST OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE NORTH BOUND LANE OF SHADY GROVE ROAD, 16 FEET NORTHWEST OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE TURN LANE AND 4 FEET SOUTHWEST OF A METAL SIGN POST.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: LOCUST RM 4

Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: REFERENCE MARK Disk

Monumentation type (if other): Reference Mark Disk

County: Memphis, TN

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Ellendale (1993)

Special category (optional): Not listed

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: FE2080

Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link]

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Special Category (if other): 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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