492 ft. - Manly (Historic) Trig Station - Beacon Hill, NSW, Australia
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Grahame Cookie
S 33° 45.244 E 151° 15.858
56H E 339241 N 6263758
The height of the original Manly Trigonometrical Station is engraved in the brass plate on the stone block at the Beacon Hill "Governor Phillip Lookout".
Waymark Code: WMWBJ2
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 08/08/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
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The square brass orientation plate on the sandstone block was placed there by the Manly, Warringah and Pittwater Historical Society in 1929. On the north eastern corner of it is the following inscription:

"Manly Trigonometrical Station
Established December 1881
This plate is 492 ft. above Sea Level"

About 12 metres away is the new Manly Trig Station: TS2962 (visit link) Called "Beacon Hill" on Waymarking.com

Visited: 1520, Saturday, 9 April, 2016 [While coming back to Sydney for a 40 year High School Class Reunion]
Location: Manly Original Trig, Governor Phillip Lookout

Posted Elevation: 492 Feet

GPSR Elevation: 144 metres
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