LX2355: 196 (USC&GS&SS/NGS, Newtown, CT)
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N 41° 23.783 W 073° 17.625
18T E 642637 N 4584165
A U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey & State Survey standard disk, located in Newtown, CT.
The NGS PID# is LX2355
Waymark Code: WMQTHV
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 03/27/2016
Views: 4
This station, a U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey & State Survey standard disk, is located in Newtown, CT. It is located north from the southernmost intersection of South Main Street (CT Route 25), and Elm Drive. It is set in a concrete post, 6-in a side, set 4-ft in the ground, and protrudes approximately 3-in above the ground surface:
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1985
2.4 KM (1.5 MI) SE FROM NEWTOWN.
2.4 KM (1.5 MI) SOUTHEAST ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 25 FROM THE JUNCTION OF
U.S. HIGHWAYS 6 AND 202 IN NEWTOWN TO THE MARK ON THE RIGHT, AT THE
JUNCTION OF ELM DRIVE, 7.86 METERS (25.8 FT) SOUTHWEST OF THE
CENTERLINE OF THE HIGHWAY, 19.60 METERS (64.3 FT) NORTHEAST OF THE
CENTERLINE OF ELM DRIVE.
THE MARK IS 0.12 METERS NE FROM A WITNESS POST
THE MARK IS 0.18 M ABOVE HIGHWAY.
STATION RECOVERY (2003)
RECOVERY NOTE BY GEOCACHING 2003 (APC)
ELM DRIVE INTERSECTS HIGHWAY 25 AT TWO LOCATIONS. STATION IS LOCATED
AT THE MORE SOUTHERLY OF THE TWO INTERSECTIONS, ACROSS HIGHWAY 25 FROM
AN EXXON SERVICE STATION AND SOUTH OF A CONCRETE BLOCK BUILDING AT 78
SOUTH MAIN STREET.
The witness post is missing. However, because of recent landscaping in this area, the station rather easy to spot since it is no longer flush with the ground surface, as stated above. It is about 7-ft south from a 10-in diameter maple tree, and 30-ft north from a power pole with a yellow sleeved guy wire.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: 196
Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey and State Survey
Monumentation type: Not labeled BENCH MARK, but with an ELEVATION marked on it
County: Fairfield
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Newtown
Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge
Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]
NGS PID: LX2355
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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