DM8503(W 734) - Englewood FL
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member shorbird
N 26° 59.154 W 082° 22.476
17R E 363594 N 2985616
This is a Florida Department of Environmental Protection survey disk in Englewood, Sarasota County.
Waymark Code: WMZWKZ
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 01/14/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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The mark is a Florida Department of Environmental Protection survey disk stamped ---W 734 2009---. It is set in the top of a round concrete monument flush with the ground and level with Bayshore Drive.

TO REACH THE MARK FROM THE INTERSECTION OF STATE ROAD 777 (DEARBORN
AVENUE) AND STATE ROAD 776 (INDIANA AVENUE) IN ENGLEWOOD, GO WEST ON
STATE ROAD 777 (WEST DEARBORN AVENUE) FOR 0.7 MI (1.1 KM) TO THE INTERSECTION OF OLD ENGLEWOOD ROAD. TURN RIGHT ON OLD ENGLEWOOD
ROAD AND GO NORTH FOR 1.7 MI (2.7 KM) TO THE INTERSECTION OF BAYSHORE
DRIVE ON THE LEFT AND CHARLESTON CIRCLE ON THE RIGHT. TURN LEFT ON
BAYSHORE DRIVE AND GO WEST FOR 0.35 MI (0.6 KM) TO THE MARK ON THE
LEFT.

THE MARK IS LOCATED 197.2 FT (60.1 M) EAST OF THE APPROXIMATE CENTERLINE OF A DRIVEWAY AT 905 BAYSHORE DRIVE, 25.2 FT (7.7 M) WEST OF THE APPROXIMATE EXTENDED CENTERLINE OF A DRIVEWAY AT 900 BAYSHORE DRIVE, 23.1 FT (7.0 M) SOUTH OF THE APPROXIMATE CENTERLINE OF BAYSHORE DRIVE, 9.1 FT (2.8 M) WEST-NORTHWEST OF A WOODEN POWER POLE AND 1.7 FT (0.5 M) NORTH OF A CARSONITE WITNESS POST.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: W 734

Benchmark Agency: other (not included below)

Benchmark Agency (if other): Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Monumentation type: Survey Mark

County: Sarasota

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Englewood

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: DM8503

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

Visit Instructions:
  1. A closeup photo of the mark taken by you is required.
  2. A 'distant' photo including the mark in the view is highly recommended. Include the compass direction you faced when you took the picture.
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