N 266 (GB2163) - Monroe County, KY
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Team Geologynut
N 36° 42.344 W 085° 35.586
16S E 625664 N 4063151
A USC&G benchmark on a bridge abutment on Center Point Rd. (state hwy 100).
Waymark Code: WM17W11
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 04/10/2023
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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A USC&G benchmark on a bridge abutment on Center Point Rd. (state hwy 100).

NGS description below:

Documented History (by the NGS)

1951 by CGS (MONUMENTED)

ABOUT 6.0 MILES NORTHEAST AND EAST ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 100 FROM THE JUNCTION OF STATE HIGHWAY 163 AT TOMPKINSVILLE, ABOUT 0.3 MILE WEST OF THE JUNCTION OF STATE HIGHWAY 214, ABOUT 0.45 MILE WEST OF SULPHUR RIDGE SCHOOL, IN THE TOP OF THE SOUTHEAST END OF THE NORTHEAST ABUTMENT OF A 40-FOOT CONCRETE BRIDGE OVER LITTLE SULPHUR CREEK, 12 FEET SOUTHEAST OF CENTER LINE OF HIGHWAY, 1 FOOT SOUTHEAST OF CONCRETE BANISTER AND ABOUT LEVEL WITH HIGHWAY.

Designation:
N 266

Marker Type:
BENCH MARK DISK

Setting:
SET IN A MASSIVE STRUCTURE

Stability:
PROBABLY HOLD POSITION/ELEVATION WELL
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: N 266

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

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

County: Monroe County

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Vernon

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: GB2163

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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  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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