857 1227 TIDAL 4 RESET (HU2663) - Pokomoke City, MD
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member wilsonjw
N 38° 04.583 W 075° 34.200
18S E 450007 N 4214443
Benchmark on pedestal base on bridge pier.
Waymark Code: WMWGVR
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 09/04/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
Views: 3

On the bridge pier. You'll need to squeeze between the pier and the railing to see the benchmark.

Details from NGS Datasheet are as follows:

1/1/1986 by NGS (MONUMENTED)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1986 IN POCOMOKE CITY. FROM THE POST OFFICE IN POCOMOKE CITY, GO NORTHWEST FOR 0.3 KM (0.20 MI) ON STATE HIGHWAY 675 (MARKET ST) TO THE SOUTHEAST END OF THE OLD POCOMOKE RIVER BRIDGE AND THE MARK ON THE RIGHT, 0.7 M (2.3 FT) EAST-SOUTHEAST FROM THE EAST PILLAR OF THE BRIDGE, 4.9 M (16.1 FT) NORTHEAST FROM THE CENTERLINE OF THE BRIDGE, 13.0 M (42.7 FT) WEST-NORTHWEST FROM A TRAFFIC SIGNAL POLE, AND 9.3 M (30.5 FT) NORTH-NORTHEAST FROM A BRIDGE GATE GEARBOX. THE MARK IS 1.0 M ABOVE HIGHWAY.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: 857 1227 TIDAL 4 RESET

Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: Vertical Control Mark

County: Worcester County

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Pokomoke City

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: HU2663

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

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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