Benchmark "Z 491-A" - Huntsville, AL
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N 34° 42.730 W 086° 38.903
16S E 532197 N 3841180
Benchmark "Z 491-A" - Huntsville, AL
Waymark Code: WMQMKZ
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 03/03/2016
Views: 4
DESCRIBED BY MAPTECH INCORPORATED 2006
THE MARK IS LOCATED ABOUT 6.9 MI (11.0 KM) SOUTHWEST OF NORMAL, 5.8 MI (9.3 KM) EAST OF MADISON AND 3.7 MI (6.0 KM) WEST-SOUTHWEST OF HUNTSVILLE.
TO REACH THE MARK FROM THE CENTER OF I-565 AT EXIT 15, DRIVE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST ALONG TRANQUILITY BASE 0.15 MI (0.24 KM) TO THE MARK ON THE LEFT IN THE WEST END OF A CONCRETE DROP INLET.
THE MARK IS APPROXIMATELY. 300 FT (91.4 M) NORTHEAST OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF A MARRIOT HOTEL, IN HUNTSVILLE, 66.7 FT (20.3 M) NORTHWEST OF THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF A CONCRETE SIDEWALK AT A HANDICAP RAMP, 65.7 FT (20.0 M) WEST-NORTHWEST OF THE NORTHWEST POST OF AN RV PARK AND AVIATION CHALLENGE DIRECTION SIGN, 42.7 FT (13.0 M) EAST-NORTHEAST OF A JUNCTION I-565 SIGN, 8.3 FT (2.5 M) WEST-NORTHWEST OF THE CENTER OF A CLEAN OUT HOLE IN THE DROP INLET, 3.8 FT (1.2 M) NORTH OF THE NORTH EDGE OF A CONCRETE SIDEWALK, 0.7 FT (0.2 M) SOUTH OF THE SOUTH CURB LINE OF TRANQUILITY BASE.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: Z 491 A
Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey
Monumentation type: Control Monument, Survey Control, Control Survey
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: DJ5166
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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