CX4103(MARK AZ MK) - Wayne Twp Erie County PA
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member shorbird
N 41° 55.642 W 079° 40.875
17T E 609340 N 4642552
This is the azimuth mark for USC&GS triangulation station MARK.
Waymark Code: WMQD8Z
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 02/08/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
Views: 6

DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1967 (ELH) THE STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 9 MILES EAST OF UNION CITY, 6 MILES NORTH OF SPARTANBURG, 2 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF CORRY AND ON THE PROPERTY OF MR. MARK KRISANIK. TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE JUNCTION OF U.S. HIGHWAY 6 AND STATE HIGHWAY 89 SOUTH, GO SOUTH ON STATE HIGHWAY 89 FOR 0.9 MILE TO A PAVED CROSSROADS JUST AFTER CROSSING 3 RAILROAD TRACKS, TURN LEFT AND GO EAST FOR 1.35 MILES TO A HOUSE AND DIRVEWAY ON THE LEFT, TURN LEFT AND GO NORTH ON MR. KRISANIK DRIVEWAY FOR 0.05 MILE TO A POWERLINE POLE WITH A TRANSFORMER AT THE REAR OF THE HOUSE AND THE STATION. THE STATION MARK IS 50.4 FEET WEST OF THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF A SHED, 28.8 FEET NORTH OF POWERLINE POLE NO. 43327 AND 15 FEET NORTH-NORTHEAST OF A WITNESS POST. IT IS A STANDARD DISK SET IN THE TOP OF A SQUARE CONCRETE MONUMENT FLUSH WITH THE GROUND AND IS STAMPED MARK 1967. REFERENCE MARK NO. 1 IS 51.3 FEET EAST-SOUTHEAST OF THE METAL WITNESS POST, 50 FEET EAST OF POWERLINE POLE NO. 43327 AND 2 FEET WEST OF THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF A SHED. IT IS A STANDARD DISK SET IN THE TOP OF A SQUARE CONCRETE MONUMENT FLUSH WITH THE GROUND AND IS STAMPED MARK NO 1 1967. REFERENCE MARK NO. 2 IS 105.4 FEET NORTH-NORTHWEST OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE HOUSE, 13.5 FEET SOUTH OF THE METAL WITNESS POST AND 2.4 FEET NORTHWEST OF POWERLINE POLE NO. 43327. IT IS A STANDARD DISK SET IN THE TOP OF A SQUARE CONCRETE MONUMENT FLUSH WITH THE GROUND AND IS STAMPED MARK NO 2 1967. THE AZIMUTH MARK IS 146 FEET WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE APPROXIMATE CENTER OF WASHINGTON ROAD, 40 FEET NORTH OF THE APPROXIMATE CENTER OF U.S. HIGHWAY 6, 40 FEET WEST OF POWERLINE POLE NO. 15-53 AND 1 FOOT SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF A METAL WITNESS POST. IT IS A STANDARD DISK SET IN THE TOP OF A SQUARE CONCRETE POST PROJECTING 2 INCHES AND IS STAMPED MARK 1967. TO REACH THE AZIMUTH MARK FROM THE JUNCTION OF U.S. HIGHWAY 6 AND STATE HIGHWAY 89 SOUTH GO EAST ON U.S. HIGHWAY 6 FOR 1.9 MILES TO THE MARK ON THE LEFT IN THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF A MOWED LAWN JUST BEFORE REACHING A CROSSROADS WASHINGTON STREET EXTENSION.
Azimuth Condition: Good

Your Directions:
From the north junction of U.S. Highway 6 and State Highway 426 in Corry, go 2.3 miles west and southwest on Highway 6 to a crossroads with New Beginnings Church in the northwest angle of the intersection and the mark on the right in the southeast corner of the church lawn.


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Parking Coords: Not Listed

Visit Instructions:
There will be no specific requirements for posting a log other than you must have visited and viewed the azimuth mark. Photos will be optional but preferrable as evidence.
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