M 362/PG0479 - Bench Mark Disk - Plattsburgh, NY
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member NorStar
N 44° 41.965 W 073° 27.124
18T E 622637 N 4950725
This disk is mounted vertically on the Plattsburgh City Hall.
Waymark Code: WMT7KN
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 10/09/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
Views: 9

In Plattsburgh, on the side of Plattsburgh City Hall, is this benchmark disk designated, M 362.

The disk is located on the north side of Plattsburgh City Hall, on the side facing Cordelia Street. It is about 30 ft. right of a side entrance to the city hall and about 3 ft from the ground.

The following text is from the data sheet:
"AT PLATTSBURGH, AT THE INTERSECTION OF CITY HALL PLACE AND CORNELIA
STREET (STATE HIGHWAY 3), SET VERTICALLY 1.7 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND IN
THE NORTH FACE OF GRANITE FOUNDATION OF 3-STORY CITY HALL BUILDING,
128 FEET WEST OF THE WEST CURB OF CITY HALL PLACE, 84 FEET SOUTH OF
CENTER LINE OF CORNELIA STREET, 28 FEET WEST OF CENTER OF THE NORTH
ENTRANCE TO THE BUILDING, 1.5 FEET EAST OF THE NORTHWEST CORNER AND
ABOUT 2 FEET ABOVE THE LEVEL OF CORNELIA STREET."

The following text is on the disk:
Inside the edge: "U.S. COAST & GEODETIC SURVEY - BENCH MARK"
Inside this text: "ELEV. FEET - ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL"
Inside this text: Standard penalty statement
Center: "M 362
+
.
1955"

The mark is in good condition. There are a few rub marks.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: M 362

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: other (not any of the below)

County: Clinton

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Plattsburgh

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: PG0479

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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  2. A 'distant' photo including the mark in the view is highly recommended. Include the compass direction you faced when you took the picture.
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