KR0129 - USCGS X46 NO 2 - 1953 - Nevada
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N 39° 16.431 W 118° 18.635
11S E 386951 N 4347985
U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey reference mark X46 NO 2.
Waymark Code: WMVH1P
Location: Nevada, United States
Date Posted: 04/18/2017
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Reference mark X46 NO 2 is located about 200 feet west of junction of U.S. Hwy. 50 and Nevada Hwy. 839. The cap is set on a square concrete monument about 55 feet north of highway centerline. The cap was set by the U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey in 1953 and was marked BENCHMARK X46 NO 2 1953.
NGS PID KR0129 - (
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DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1967 2.1 MI W FROM FRENCHMAN STATION. ABOUT 2.1 MILES WEST ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 50 FROM THE SERVICE STATION AT FRENCHMAN STATION, IN SECTION 5, T 16 W, R 33 E, AT THE JUNCTION OF THE HIGHWAY, A PAVED ROAD WHICH LEADS SOUTH TO THE NEVADA SCHEELITE MINE, AND A GRADED DIRT ROAD WHICH LEADS NORTHEAST, 54 1/2 FEET NORTH OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE HIGHWAY, 30.5 FEET NORTHEAST OF BENCH MARK X 46, 170 FEET NORTHWEST OF THE CENTER OF THE INTERSECTION OF THE HIGHWAY AND THE PAVED ROAD, ABOUT 3 FEET BELOW THE LEVEL OF THE HIGHWAY, AND SET IN THE TOP OF A CONCRETE POST WHICH PROJECTS 6 INCHES.