U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey U 340 Benchmark - New York, NY
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
N 40° 45.233 W 073° 58.933
18T E 585915 N 4511934
A benchmark on the New York Public Library Building.
Waymark Code: WMRKN0
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 07/04/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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The benchmark is located at the north west corner of the building. It's about 3 feet up and facing Byrant Park to the west.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: U 340

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk

County: New York

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): New York

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: KU1449

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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