BL1216 X 662 -- Humble TX
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N 30° 00.077 W 095° 16.551
15R E 280473 N 3321107
BL1216 X 662 is located on a culvert along the FM 1960 Business route in Humble
Waymark Code: WMVE8E
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 04/07/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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BL 1216 is located on the north side of an otherwise nondescript drainage culvert in Humble.

From the datasheet: (visit link)

"BL1216 DESIGNATION - X 662
BL1216 PID - BL1216
BL1216 STATE/COUNTY- TX/HARRIS
BL1216 USGS QUAD - MAEDAN (1982)
BL1216
BL1216 *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL
BL1216 ___________________________________________________________________
BL1216* NAD 83(1986)- 30 00 03. (N) 095 16 32. (W) SCALED
BL1216* NAVD 88 - 26.927 (meters) 88.34 (feet) ADJUSTED
BL1216 ___________________________________________________________________
BL1216 GEOID HEIGHT- -27.33 (meters) GEOID99
BL1216 DYNAMIC HT - 26.890 (meters) 88.22 (feet) COMP
BL1216 MODELED GRAV- 979,303.0 (mgal) NAVD 88
BL1216
BL1216_MARKER: DB = BENCH MARK DISK
BL1216_SETTING: 32 = HEADWALL
BL1216_STAMPING: X 662 1942
BL1216_STABILITY: C = MAY HOLD, BUT OF TYPE COMMONLY SUBJECT TO
BL1216+STABILITY: SURFACE MOTION
BL1216
BL1216 HISTORY - Date Condition Recov. By
BL1216 HISTORY - 1942 MONUMENTED CGS
BL1216 HISTORY - 1973 GOOD NGS
BL1216 HISTORY - 1978 GOOD NGS
BL1216 HISTORY - 1987 GOOD NGS
BL1216 HISTORY - 19960615 GOOD USPSQD
BL1216
BL1216 STATION DESCRIPTION
BL1216
BL1216''DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1973
BL1216''0.4 MI W FROM HUMBLE.
BL1216''ABOUT 0.4 MILES WEST ALONG HIGHWAY FM 1960 FROM THE HIGHWAY 59
BL1216''OVERPASS OVER FM 1960 AT HUMBLE, 300 FEET ALONG A REVERSE FORK OF A
BL1216''PAVED ROAD ON THE LEFT, SET IN THE WEST END OF THE NORTH HEADWALL OF A
BL1216''4 X 6 FT. BOX CULVERT, 1 FOOT EAST OF THE WEST END OF THE HEADWALL, 6
BL1216''1/2 FEET WEST OF THE EAST END OF THE HEADWALL, 15 FEET NORTH OF THE
BL1216''CENTER LINE OF THE PAVED ROAD. A STANDARD DISK ABOUT 1 FOOT ABOVE THE
BL1216''LEVEL OF THE HIGHWAY SET IN THE HEADWALL OF A BOX CULVERT.
BL1216
BL1216 STATION RECOVERY (1978)
BL1216
BL1216''RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1978
BL1216''RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
BL1216
BL1216 STATION RECOVERY (1987)
BL1216
BL1216''RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1987
BL1216''RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
BL1216
BL1216 STATION RECOVERY (1996)
BL1216
BL1216''RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1996
BL1216''RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION."
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: X 662

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

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

County: Harris

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Maedan

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: BL1216

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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  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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