KQ0337 - USCGS M46 - 1954 - Nevada
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N 39° 17.933 W 117° 55.131
11S E 420770 N 4350347
U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey benchmark M46.
Waymark Code: WMVGKD
Location: Nevada, United States
Date Posted: 04/16/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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Benchmark M46 is located about 2.6 miles east along Nevada Hwy. 722 (old U.S. Hwy. 50) from junction with U.S. Hwy. 50. The cap is set on a square concrete monument about 46 feet north of highway centerline. The cap was set by the U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey in 1954 and was marked M46 1954.
NGS PID KQ0337 - (visit link)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1967 2.2 MI W FROM EASTGATE. ABOUT 2.2 MILES WEST ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 50 FROM THE SERVICE STATION AT EASTGATE, IN SECTION 34, T 17 N, R 36 E, ON THE CREST OF A SMALL RISE, 46 1/2 FEET NORTH OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE HIGHWAY, 3.0 FEET NORTH OF A WOODEN WITNESS POST, ABOUT 1 1/2 FEET BELOW THE LEVEL OF THE HIGHWAY, AND SET IN THE TOP OF A CONCRETE POST WHICH PROJECTS 8 INCHES.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: M46

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Benchmark Agency (if other): NA

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

Monumentation type (if other): NA

County: Churchill

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Eastgate

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: KQ0337

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

Visit Instructions:
  1. A closeup photo of the mark taken by you is required.
  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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