Survey Disk, BI 001, LW5625 - New Shorham, RI
Posted by: NorStar
N 41° 09.169 W 071° 33.120
19T E 285859 N 4558860
The disk is located by a bench and near the Southeast Lighthouse, overlooking Mohegan Bluffs.
Waymark Code: WMX03F
Location: Rhode Island, United States
Date Posted: 11/06/2017
Views: 5
In New Shoreham, near the Southeast Lighthouse, is this survey disk, designated BI 001.
Southeast Lighthouse is located off Spring Street, near the parking lot to the stairs that lead down to the beach below Mohegan Bluffs. Parking is available by the lighthouse, and the area is now a public park.
The survey disk is located about 3 ft. from a stone bench located on the lawn and toward the fence. It is about 125 ft south of the lighthouse.
The mark is a bronze disk set in concrete, which is set in grass. The following text is along the outside edge:
"Rhode Island - Geodetic Survey"
There is a circle inside, then the following Text:
"Penalty For Disturbing - Call RIDOT Providence"
Then
"001 1990"
[It is possibly that "BI" preceded it that was scraped off]
Then, there is a Circle with a dot in the center.
The datasheet has references to the lighthouse; however=, it is likely that the lighthouse has been moved since.
The mark is in good condition; however, there is a significant set of scrapes on part of the face.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: BI 001 1990
Benchmark Agency: other (not included below)
Benchmark Agency (if other): Rhode Island Geodetic Survey
Monumentation type: Survey Mark
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Block Island, RI
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
Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]
NGS PID: LW5625
Monumentation type (if other): Not listed
County: Not listed
Special Category (if other): Not listed
Local database's URL (optional): Not listed
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