AG 1745 - Sanibel Island, Florida, USA
Posted by: BoomersOTR
N 26° 26.342 W 082° 04.998
17R E 391988 N 2924760
Tidal Benchmark located off of Sanibel Captiva Road.
Waymark Code: WMZEVQ
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 10/31/2018
Views: 4
Disk Concrete monument round at ground level.
Located off of Sanibel Captiva Road on the boundary line of the J.N. "Ding" Darling Wildlife Refuge is a benchmark. Utilizing the bicycle/pedestrian path the benchmark is located 266 feet east of the most westerly corner of a chainlink fence surrounding a lift station on the northern side of the bicycle/pedestrian path.
Description from NGS Data Sheet:
STATION DESCRIPTION
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1965 4.3 MI W FROM SANIBEL. ABOUT 3.85 MILES WEST ALONG PERIWINKLE WAY FROM THE POST OFFICE AT SANIBEL, THENCE 0.45 MILE NORTH AND WEST ALONG STATE HIGHWAY S 867, ALONG SANIBEL ISLAND, IN SECTION 26, R 22 E, T 46 S, 0.15 MILE WEST OF A POINT WHERE THE ROAD MAKES A TURN TO THE SOUTH, ABOUT 220 FEET EAST OF AND ACROSS THE HIGHWAY FROM ONE STORY HOUSE, 113 1/2 FEET NORTHWEST OF AND ACROSS THE HIGHWAY FROM A POWER POLE, 34.5 FEET NORTH OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE HIGHWAY, 15 FEET NORTHWEST OF A 12 INCH PALM TREE, 1.5 FEET WEST OF A METAL WITNESS POST, ABOUT LEVEL WITH THE HIGHWAY AND IS A DISK IN THE OF A CONCRETE POST PROJECTING 0.1 FOOT.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: TT 121 ERS 3
Benchmark Agency: U.S. Geological Survey
Monumentation type: TIDAL STATION Disk
County: Lee County
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Sanibel
Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from an online local database were used
Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]
NGS PID: AG 1745
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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