U.S. Space & Rocket Center Benchmark 'S 490' - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

DESCRIBED BY MAPTECH INCORPORATED 2006
THE MARK IS LOCATED ABOUT 7.1 MI (11.4 KM) SOUTHWEST OF NORMAL, 5.5 MI (8.8 KM) EAST OF MADISON AND 4.0 MI (6.5 KM) WEST-SOUTHWEST OF HUNTSVILLE.

TO REACH THE MARK FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE RAMP AT EXIT 15 OF EAST BOUND I-565, DRIVE SOUTHEAST SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST ALONG THE ENTRANCE TO THE US SPACE AND ROCKET CENTER 0.30 MI (0.48 KM) TO THE PARKING AREA ON THE LEFT, TURN INTO THE PARKING AREA, PARK AND WALK THROUGH AN EIGHT FT (2.4 M) CHAIN LINK GATE NEAR THE SOUTH END OF THE OFFICE BUILDING TO THE THIRD COLUMN FROM THE SOUTH END OF THE BUILDING AND THE MARK SET VERTICALLY 2.5 FT (0.8 M) ABOVE THE GROUND.

Condition: Mark found in poor condition Designation: S 490 Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: Vertical Control Mark County: Huntsville, AL USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Madison (1991) 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: DJ5173 Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed Monumentation type (if other): Not listed Special Category (if other): Not listed Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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