FA2396 Charlotte First Presb Church Spire -- Charlotte NC
N 35° 13.738 W 080° 50.640
17S E 514195 N 3898446
The Charlotte First Presbyterian Church Spire is also NGS benchmark FA2396
Waymark Code: WMX3C0
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 11/21/2017
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The beautiful Charlotte First Presbyterian Church is one of a handful of old structures in aggressively modern downtown Charlotte. The church and its beautiful historic grounds have been a place of spiritual renewal and refuge since 1821, and some surveying information too.
From the NGS Datasheet:
"FA2396 DESIGNATION - CHARLOTTE PRESB CHURCH SPIRE
FA2396 PID - FA2396
FA2396 STATE/COUNTY- NC/MECKLENBURG
FA2396 USGS QUAD - CHARLOTTE EAST (1988)
FA2396
FA2396 *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL
FA2396 ___________________________________________________________________
FA2396* NAD 83(1986)- 35 13 44.30435(N) 080 50 38.38827(W) ADJUSTED
FA2396* NAVD 88 -
FA2396 ___________________________________________________________________
FA2396 LAPLACE CORR- 2.05 (seconds) DEFLEC99
FA2396 GEOID HEIGHT- -30.46 (meters) GEOID99
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FA2396 HORZ ORDER - THIRD
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FA2396.The North Carolina/South Carolina HARNS have been completed but,
FA2396.due to contractual restrictions, coordinates for these stations
FA2396.will NOT be published in the near future. In the interim, the
FA2396.published coordinates in North and South Carolina will not be
FA2396.consistent with the Continuously Operating Reference Stations
FA2396.(CORS). The HARN coordinates for these stations are available
FA2396.upon request. Contact Gary Thompson(919-733-3836), or Lewis
FA2396.Lapine(803-896-7700).
FA2396.
FA2396.In addition, the published North and South Carolina positions
FA2396.(NAD 83 (1986)) are NOT consistent with those determined in
FA2396.adjacent state readjustments. The discontinuity between stations
FA2396.located in North or South Carolina and those in adjacent states
FA2396.which have been adjusted to the HARN may be as much as 5
FA2396.decimeters. This will result in a significant loss of accuracy
FA2396.over lines crossing such state borders.
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FA2396.The horizontal coordinates were established by classical geodetic methods
FA2396.and adjusted by the National Geodetic Survey in July 1986.
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FA2396.The Laplace correction was computed from DEFLEC99 derived deflections.
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FA2396.The geoid height was determined by GEOID99.
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FA2396; North East Units Scale Converg.
FA2396;SPC NC - 165,621.260 441,767.431 MT 0.99987267 -1 03 51.5
FA2396;UTM 17 - 3,898,446.976 514,195.792 MT 0.99960248 +0 05 24.0
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FA2396 SUPERSEDED SURVEY CONTROL
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FA2396 NAD 27 - 35 13 43.79000(N) 080 50 39.13000(W) AD( ) 3
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FA2396.Superseded values are not recommended for survey control.
FA2396.NGS no longer adjusts projects to the NAD 27 or NGVD 29 datums.
FA2396.See file dsdata.txt to determine how the superseded data were derived.
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FA2396_MARKER: 90 = CHURCH SPIRE
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FA2396 HISTORY - Date Condition Recov. By
FA2396 HISTORY - 1933 FIRST OBSERVED CGS
FA2396 HISTORY - 1943 GOOD CGS
FA2396 HISTORY - 1965 GOOD CGS
FA2396 HISTORY - 1984 GOOD LOCENG
FA2396 HISTORY - 1990 GOOD USPSQD
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FA2396 STATION DESCRIPTION
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FA2396''DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1943 (NBA)
FA2396''FOUND BY POSITION, WITH NEW DESCRIPTION--
FA2396''
FA2396''THE CHURCH AND ITS GROUNDS OCCUPIES THE FULL BLOCK BOUNDED BY W.
FA2396''TRADE STREET, N. CHURCH STREET, FIFTH STREET, AND POPLAR STREET. THIS
FA2396''IS ONE BLOCK EAST OF THE CHARLOTTE POST OFFICE. THE SPIRE IS
FA2396''APPROXIMATELY IN THE CENTER OF THE BLOCK.
FA2396
FA2396 STATION RECOVERY (1965)
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FA2396''RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1965 (NCS)
FA2396''LOCATED IN THE CENTRAL PART OF CHARLOTTE, ABOUT 0.1 MILE EAST OF THE
FA2396''POST OFFICE, FACING WEST TRADE STREET. A MASONRY BUILDING WITH A
FA2396''VERY TALL SLENDER AND ORNATE SPIRE RISING FROM A SQUARE TOWER ABOVE
FA2396''THE SOUTHWEST FACE. AT THE TOP OF THE HEXAGONAL SPIRE IS A QUITE
FA2396''LARGE ORNAMENT IN THE SHAPE OF A TEARDROP, PAINTED GREY IN 1965.
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FA2396 STATION RECOVERY (1984)
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FA2396''RECOVERY NOTE BY LOCAL ENGINEER (INDIVIDUAL OR FIRM) 1984 (MM)
FA2396''STATION RECOVERED GOOD.
FA2396''
FA2396''RECOVERED AS DESCRIBED.
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FA2396 STATION RECOVERY (1990)
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FA2396''RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1990 (LFH)
FA2396''RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION."
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: -blank-
Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey
Monumentation type: Church Spire
County: Mecklenburg Co. NC
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Charlotte
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: FA2396
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
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