X 484 - Mead, WA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA
N 47° 46.216 W 117° 21.279
11T E 473427 N 5290827
This Vertical Control Disc is mounted in the front steps of the historic Mead High School, now closed in the town of Mead, north of Spokane.
Waymark Code: WMTEH0
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 11/11/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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The old Mead High School is on the west side of Main Street, here still Market Street, in Mead, north of East 4th Avenue. The control disc is in the right rear of the top step of the north entrance on the east side of the building. This is the north entrance, near the centre of the building.

STATION DESCRIPTION
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1980
0.3 KM NORTH FROM MEAD.
0.3 KILOMETER (0.2 MILE) NORTH ALONG MARKET STREET FROM THE POST OFFICE IN MEAD, ALSO 13.1 KILOMETERS (8.15 MILES) SOUTH ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 2 FROM THE JUNCTION OF CHATTAROY ROAD IN CHATTAROY, AT THE MEAD JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, SET IN TOP OF THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE TOP STEP OF THE CENTER MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE BUILDING, 24.8 METERS (81.0 FEET) SOUTH OF THE FLAG POLE, 7.6 METERS (25.0 FEET) WEST OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE SCHOOL ENTRANCE DRIVE.
From the NGS Datasheet

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Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: X 484

Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: Vertical Control Mark

County: Stevens

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): MEAD

Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from the NGS database (or Geocaching's copy of it) were used

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NGS PID: SV1010

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed
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