USDA Biological Survey # 154
N 41° 54.167 W 090° 10.811
15T E 733896 N 4642828
Located in Eagle Point Park, Clinton, Iowa.
Waymark Code: WMFQA
Location: Iowa, United States
Date Posted: 06/26/2006
Views: 32
I first discovered this benchmark in 1965, after moving to Clinton as a teenager.
While getting GPS coords for this marker, my GPS unit had an accuracy of 96 feet. Seeing the coords on a topozone.com map, It appear my coords are 75 feet to the NW of the marker.
Drive the Eagle Point Park's North Loop Road. Continue down the road past the over-look with the mounted binoculars. At the next parking area near the maple grove you will want to park near the north end of the parking area. From there, enter the mowed grass field and turn right, following the edge of the woods. Approximatly 150 yards north, after cresting a small hill, you will see an opening through the woods where the lawnmower goes into the next field. Just before you reach that opening, the marker is in the woods to your right about 10 feet.
Look for a small pile of gravel. The marker is just south of the gravel pile. The marker once set in the middle of a 10 feet square area filled with gravel with wood beams around the outside to hold the gravel.
The beams have now mostly rotted away, but some pieces remain. The gravel around the marker is covered with decayed leaves and sticks to the point where it almost can't be seen. I suspect that the pile of gravel was to be used to refresh the area around the marker, but it didn't get done.
The marker is raised about 2-3 inches above the gravel. There was a red ribbon wrapped around the marker when I photgraphed it.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: 154
Benchmark Agency: other (not included below)
Benchmark Agency (if other): U.S.Dept. of Agriculture Biological Survey
Monumentation type: other (not any of the below)
County: Clinton
Special category (optional): Not listed
Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge
Monumentation type (if other): Not listed
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Not listed
Special Category (if other): Not listed
Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): Not listed
NGS PID: Not listed
Local database's URL (optional): Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
- A closeup photo of the mark taken by you is required.
- A 'distant' photo including the mark in the view is highly recommended. Include the compass direction you faced when you took the picture.