63U3491 (Geodetic Survey of Canada) - Hamilton ON
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Bon Echo
N 43° 15.329 W 079° 52.004
17T E 591987 N 4789809
Located on the former Dominion Building
Waymark Code: WMXRW3
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 02/21/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member PeterNoG
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Located on the outer wall of the former Dominion Building (former Hamilton Post Office), which is now a part of the court house. From the corner of King and John, proceed south on John to find the benchmark. Listed as a Vertical Control station in the Passive Control Network database.

Name Province NTS map sheet Unique Number Provincial Identifier Network
3491 Ontario 030M05 63U3491 43079HW

Horizontal Data

Coordinates scaled from map

Geographic
Latitude Longitude
43° 15' 18.0" 79° 52' 4.8"
UTM
Zone Easting (metres) Northing (metres) Scale
17 591885.354 4789754.783 .9997

Vertical Data

Vertical Datum Elevation (m) Order Method Gravity (mGal) Published Year
CGVD2013 (2010.0) 96.436 First order Differential 980393.1 ± .8 2013
CGVD28 96.872 First order Differential 980393.1 ± .8 1965

Station Marker

Marker Type Inspected in Established by Status Comments
Permanent agency marker 1963 Geodetic survey division - nrcan Good None

Location

Hamilton-wentworth

Post office on the southwest corner of king street east and john street south, tablet in the east stone foundation wall, 8.26 m south of the northeast corner, 2.71 m below a window sill and 42 cm above sidewalk level.

source: https://webapp.geod.nrcan.gc.ca/geod/data-donnees/station/report-rapport.php?id=63U3491

Unique Designation: 63U3491

Marker Type: Vertical Control Disk

Condition: Good
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