PASO 1 (Canadian Hydrographic Service) - Parry Sound, ON
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Bon Echo
N 45° 20.311 W 080° 02.154
17T E 575537 N 5021008
One of at least three Benchmarks located on the Parry Sound Town Dock
Waymark Code: WMZ3VX
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 09/06/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member PeterNoG
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A vertical control disk, stamped "PASO 1 1960" and "CANADA HYDROGRAPHIC SERVICE". It is located on the Parry Sound Town Dock, immediately adjacent to a small gauge house (Water Survey of Canada real-time data station, #02EA014

It's worth noting that the guage house also contains instruments associated with a real-time Canadian Active Control System station, PARY RACS-GLCORS

Station Report: webapp.geod.nrcan.gc.ca/geod/data-donnees/station/report-rapport.php?id=60U9504

Name Province NTS map sheet Unique Number Provincial Identifier Network
PASO 1-1960 Ontario 041H08 60U9504 45080

Horizontal Data

Coordinates scaled from map

Geographic
Latitude Longitude
45° 20' 19.0" 80° 2' 9.0"
UTM
Zone Easting (metres) Northing (metres) Scale
17 575542.122 5021019.034 .99967

Vertical Data

Vertical Datum Elevation (m) Order Method Gravity (mGal) Published Year
CGVD2013 (2010.0) 177.593 First order Differential 980589.8 ± .9 2013
CGVD28 177.908 First order Differential 980589.8 ± .9 1999

Station Marker

Marker Type Inspected in Established by Status Comments
Brass/bronze tablet or cap 1999 Canadian hydrographic service - f & o Good None

Location

Accessible by passenger car or light truck and a walk of less than 50 m.

Parry Sound

Concrete wharf at parry sound harbour, tablet in top of wharf near gauge house, 13.6 m southwest of southwest edge of parking lot, 5.9 m northwest of centre of wharf, 1.5 m southwest of bollard, 66 cm east of east corner of gauge house, 30 cm southeast of northwest edge of wharf.

Unique Designation: 60U9504

Marker Type: Vertical Control Disk

Condition: Slightly Damaged
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