MY3399 - Waltham City Hall Cupola - Waltham, MA - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

In Waltham, on top of Waltham City Hall, is a cupola designated as MY3399 in the NGS database.

Waltham City Hall is located at the northeast corner of Waltham Common, near the corner of Main Street and Elm Street. It is easily visible from either road.

The station is the cupola that rises from the roof at the center of the building. It has a base that has clock faces on at least three sides (can't see the rear side over the roof). Four columns rise from the base and support a hemispherical dome, gilded in gold. The top is a finial in the shape of an eagle.

This is a difference from the NGS datasheet, which states that the finial is in the shape of a pointed acorn and that the point is about 65 ft high. The eagle may provide a slightly different elevation, but for purposes of an intersection station, this should not significantly change the position.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: -blank- Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: Cupola County: Middlesex USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Newton 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: MY3399 Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link] Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed Monumentation type (if other): Not listed Special Category (if other): Not listed

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