PG0118 - P3 - Vertical Control Disk - St. Johnsbury, VT
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N 44° 25.040 W 072° 00.920
18T E 737611 N 4922560
This disk is embedded in the former St. Johnsbury Depot, which is now used as a tourist welcome center and municipal offices.
Waymark Code: WMWB0Z
Location: Vermont, United States
Date Posted: 08/05/2017
Views: 2
In St. Johnsbury, off Railroad Street, is the vertical control survey disk, marked P3, in the NGS database as PG0118.
The building is located by the railroad tracks that run North-South through the village. From U.S. Route coming into the village from the east, turn south onto Railroad Street (still Route 2).
The mark is on the north end of the building to the left of an entrance. It is 8 inches from the pavement, and at the time of visit, partially obscured by a branch pile.
The mark is a circular bronze disk. The text on it is as follows:
Along the edge: "BENCHMARK - W.S. COAST & GEODETIC SURVEY"
Next circle in: Usual statements about the monument and penalty for disturbing it.
Outside the inner circle: "ELEV. 576.561 FT"
Inside Circle: "P3 ____ 1922"
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: P3
Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey
Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk
County: Caledonia
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): St. Johnsbury
Special category (optional): Not listed
Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from the NGS database (or Geocaching's copy of it) were used
NGS PID: P0118
Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed
Monumentation type (if other): Not listed
Special Category (if other): Not listed
Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): Not listed
Local database's URL (optional): Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
- A closeup photo of the mark taken by you is required.
- A 'distant' photo including the mark in the view is highly recommended. Include the compass direction you faced when you took the picture.