CX5449(SWAY AZ MK) - Washington Twp Erie County PA
Posted by: shorbird
N 41° 52.729 W 080° 05.402
17T E 575504 N 4636721
This is the azimuth mark for USC&GS triangulation station SWAY, in Washington Township, Erie County.
Waymark Code: WMQW86
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 04/04/2016
Views: 5
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1967 (ELH) THE STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 5.5 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS, 2 MILES EAST OF EDINBORO, 2 MILES NORTH OF THE ERIE-CRAWFORD COUNTY LINE AND ON THE PROPERTY OF MR. A.W. KOVSCHAK. TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE JUNCTION OF U.S. HIGHWAY 6N AND STATE HIGHWAY 99 IN EDINBORO, GO EAST ON U.S. HIGHWAY 6N FOR 2.15 MILES TO A GRAVELED SIDE ROAD ON THE RIGHT, TURN RIGHT AND GO SOUTH ON THE GRAVELED ROAD FOR 0.6 MILE TO THE AZIMUTH MARK ON THE LEFT, CONTINUE SOUTH ON THE GRAVELED ROAD FOR 0.1 MILE TO A SIDE ROAD ON THE LEFT, CONTINUE SOUTH ON THE GRAVELED ROAD FOR 0.1 MILE TO THE STATION ON THE LEFT, JUST BEFORE REACHING A HOUSE ON THE RIGHT. THE STATION MARK IS 30 FEET EAST OF THE APPROXIMATE CENTER OF THE GRAVELED ROAD, 20 FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTH ONE OF 4 LARGE ELM TREES AND 9 FEET NORTH OF A METAL WITNESS POST AND A 14-INCH ELM TREE. THE MARK IS A STANDARD DISK SET IN THE TOP OF A SQUARE CONCRETE POST PROJECTING 1-INCH AND IS STAMPED SWAY 1967. REFERENCE MARK NO. 1 IS 71 FEET SOUTH OF A POWERLINE POLE WITH A TRANSFORMER, 32 FEET EAST OF THE APPROXIMATE CENTER OF THE GRAVELED ROAD AND 22 FEET NORTH OF THE NORTH ONE OF 4 LARGE ELM TREES. THE MARK IS A STANDARD DISK SET IN THE TOP OF A SQUARE CONCRETE POST SET FLUSH WITH THE GROUND AND IS STAMPED SWAY NO 1 1967. REFERENCE MARK NO. 2 IS 22 FEET WEST OF THE APPROXIMATE CENTER OF THE GRAVELED ROAD, 18 FEET NORTH-NORTHWEST OF TELEPHONE POLE NO. 18422 AND 10 FEET NORTH OF A POWERLINE POLE. THE MARK IS A STANDARD DISK SET IN THE TOP OF A SQUARE CONCRETE POST SET FLUSH WITH THE GROUND AND IS STAMPED SWAY NO 2 1967. THE AZIMUTH MARK IS 25 FEET EAST OF THE APPROXIMATE CENTER OF THE GRAVELED ROAD, 4 FEET SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF A POWERLINE POLE AND 1.7 FEET WEST-SOUTHWEST OF A METAL WITNESS POST. THE MARK IS A STANDARD DISK SET IN THE TOP OF A SQUARE CONCRETE POST PROJECTING 4 INCHES AND IS STAMPED SWAY 1967.
Azimuth Condition: Good
Your Directions: TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE JUNCTION OF U.S. HIGHWAY 6N AND STATE HIGHWAY 99 IN EDINBORO, GO EAST ON U.S. HIGHWAY 6N FOR 2.15 MILES TO A PAVED SIDE ROAD ON THE RIGHT(KLINE ROAD), TURN RIGHT AND GO SOUTH ON KLINE ROAD FOR 0.6 MILE TO THE AZIMUTH MARK ON THE LEFT. The mark is 6 feet south-southeast of power pole 051546 with a transformer, and is set in the top of a concrete post which is flush with the surface of the ground. The witness post has been removed.
Station Link: [Web Link]
Parking Coords: Not Listed
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Visit Instructions:
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