Q 230 Verticle Control Mark - Sparta, WI
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member mrjcanger
N 43° 56.426 W 090° 47.794
15T E 676836 N 4867616
Found on the column of the Hwy 16/71 overpass over Milwaukee St. Benchmark is about four feet off the ground and is in very nice shape.
Waymark Code: WMT1WM
Location: Wisconsin, United States
Date Posted: 09/11/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member NW_history_buff
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Searching for this disk based on the coordinates given in its datasheet is slightly off. Searching based off of previous government survey location description was dead on. The road it is on is hardly used so traffic is a minimal worry. There is a place to park on the Northwest side of Milwaukee Street, just South of the overpass. Once you have parked walk Northeast on Milwaukee and then go under the bridge to the other side. The disk is on the Northeast facing of the bridge column just before the tracks. Watch for trains as they move through very fast. The disk is before the tracks so there should be no reason to cross then anyways.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: Q 230

Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: Vertical Control Mark

County: Monroe

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: ON0733

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Not listed

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