Benchmark P 388 - Coulee City, WA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA
N 47° 35.966 W 119° 35.750
11T E 304874 N 5275046
Along Highway 2 west of Coulee City, the best way to find P 388 is to look for the witness post, a white sign on a steel post.
Waymark Code: WMYCV8
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 05/30/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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Again, the NGS datasheet refers to the Farmer Post Office and Store, which no longer exist. P 388 is 11.7 miles east of the Farmer Community Hall and 600 feet east of G Road. The benchmark and the witness post are about 30 feet north of the highway, fairly easy to spot from the road. The Benchmark itself is covered with a rusty baby moon hubcap.

STATION DESCRIPTION
DESIGNATION -  P 388
PID         -  SW0873
STATE/COUNTY-  WA/DOUGLAS
COUNTRY     -  US
USGS QUAD   -  JAMESON LAKE SE (1965)
MARKER: DB = BENCH MARK DISK
SETTING: 7 = SET IN TOP OF CONCRETE MONUMENT
STAMPING: P 388 1959
MARK LOGO: CGS

DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1959
13.85 MI E FROM FARMER.
13.85 MILES EAST ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 2 FROM THE POST OFFICE AND STORE AT FARMER, 0.08 MILE EAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF A NORTH-SOUTH GRAVEL ROAD, AT THE WEST END OF A CUT BANK, 44 FEET NORTH OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE HIGHWAY, 1.0 FOOT SOUTH OF A POINT IN LINE WITH A ROW OF FENCE POSTS, 1.6 FEET NORTH OF A WITNESS POST, ABOUT 1 FOOT HIGHER THAN THE HIGHWAY, AND SET IN THE TOP OF A CONCRETE POST PROJECTING 0.4 FOOT ABOVE THE GROUND.
From the NGS Datasheet
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: P 388 1959

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk

County: WA/DOUGLAS

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): JAMESON LAKE SE (1965)

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: SW0873

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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