KP0387 - USCGS BRIG NO 2 - 1954 - Nevada
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N 39° 24.705 W 115° 13.588
11S E 652684 N 4363971
U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey reference mark BRIG NO 2.
Waymark Code: WMVAWK
Location: Nevada, United States
Date Posted: 03/25/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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Reference mark BRIG NO 2 is located about 25 miles west of Ely, Nevada, along U.S. Hwy. 50. The cap is set on a round concrete monument about 100 feet southeast of highway centerline. The cap was set by the U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey in 1954 and was marked BRIG NO 2 1954.
NGS PID KP0387 - (visit link)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1954 (LSB) THE STATION IS 25 MILES, BY ROAD, WEST OF ELY, 6.6 MILES NORTHEAST OF THE MOORMAN RANCH, AND JUST SOUTH OF U.S. HIGHWAY 50 IN SAGEBRUSH COVERED RANGE LAND. THE MARK IS 100 FEET SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTERLINE OF HIGHWAY 50, 17.5 FEET SOUTHEAST OF A TELEPHONE POLE, 595, AND 12.5 FEET NORTHEAST OF A WHITE WITNESS POST. TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE JUNCTION OF NEVADA STATE HIGHWAY 6 WITH U.S. HIGHWAY 50 NEAR THE WEST EDGE OF ELY. GO WEST ON U.S. HIGHWAY 50 FOR 23.6 MILES TO THE WEST SIDE OF A RANGE OF HILLS AND THE AZIMUTH MARK ON THE LEFT, SOUTH. CONTINUE WESTERLY ON U.S. HIGHWAY 50 FOR 1.4 MILES TO THE STATION ON THE LEFT, SOUTH. THE STATION MARK IS A STANDARD DISK SET IN A ROUND CONCRETE POST THAT PROJECTS 3 INCHES. IT IS STAMPED BRIG 1954. REFERENCE MARK 1 IS A STANDARD DISK SET IN A ROUND CONCRETE POST THAT PROJECTS 3 INCHES. IT IS STAMPED BRIG NO 1 1954. REFERENCE MARK 2 IS A STANDARD DISK SET IN A ROUND CONCRETE POST THAT PROJECTS 2 INCHES. IT IS STAMPED BRIG NO 2 1954. THE AZIMUTH MARK IS A STANDARD DISK CEMENTED IN A DRILL HOLE IN A BOULDER, 2 FEET LONG AND 1 FOOT WIDE, THAT PROJECTS 6 INCHES. IT IS STAMPED BRIG 1954. THE MARK IS 128 FEET SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTERLINE OF U.S. HIGHWAY 50, 12 FEET WEST OF A TELEPHONE POST AND 4 FEET SOUTH OF A WHITE WITNESS POST. THE AZIMUTH MARK IS REACHED FROM THE STATION BY GOING EAST ON U.S. HIGHWAY 50 FOR 1.4 MILES TO THE MARK ON THE RIGHT AS DESCRIBED.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: BRIG NO 2

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Benchmark Agency (if other): NA

Monumentation type: REFERENCE MARK Disk

Monumentation type (if other): NA

County: White Pine

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Marking Corral Summit

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): NA

Find type: Searched @ "BM" on a topographic map

Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]

NGS PID: KP0387

Local database's URL (optional): 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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