Benchmark: JO0534 " BORDEN " RM NO 1 - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1957 (WRH) THE STATION IS LOCATED AIRLINE ABOUT 22 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF KANOSH, 29 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF DELTA, AND 26 MILES WEST OF FILLMORE, ON THE TOP OF A SLIGHT RISE ON THE EAST-SOUTHEAST SIDE OF A GRAVELED ROAD THAT RUNS NORTH-NORTHEAST PAST THE STATION AND BETWEEN THE ROAD AND A RAILROAD TRACK. TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE POST OFFICE IN DELTA GO SOUTH ABOUT 50 YARDS TO AN INTERSECTION. TURN RIGHT ONTO U.S. HIGHWAY 6 AND GO WEST, SOUTHWEST, AND WEST 4.5 MILES TO A CROSS ROAD AT A SIGN DESERET. TURN LEFT ONTO STATE HIGHWAY 140 AND GO SOUTH 2.9 MILES TO A CROSS ROAD IN THE VILLAGE OF DESERET. KEEP STRAIGHT AHEAD AS PER SIGN MILFORD 69 AND GO SOUTH THEN SOUTH-SOUTHWEST ON A GRAVELED ROAD ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF A RAILROAD TRACK 12.3 MILES TO THE CLEAR LAKE RAILROAD SIDING ON THE LEFT. CONTINUE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST ON THE ROAD 9.6 MILES TO THE BORDEN RAILROAD SIDING ON THE LEFT. CONTINUE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 1.7 MILES TO THE TOP OF A RISE AND THE STATION ON THE LEFT. THE STATION MARK IS A STANDARD DISK STAMPED BORDEN 1957 SET IN THE TOP OF A 10-INCH SQUARE CONCRETE POST THAT PROJECTS 2 INCHES ABOVE THE GROUND. IT IS 14 FEET EAST-SOUTHEAST OF A FENCE LINE, 16 FEET SOUTHEAST OF A TELEPHONE POLE, 29 FEET EAST-SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE ROAD, AND ABOUT 100 FEET WEST-NORTHWEST OF AND ABOUT 30 FEET HIGHER THAN A RAILROAD TRACK. REFERENCE MARK NUMBER 1 IS A STANDARD DISK STAMPED BORDEN NO 1 1957 SET IN THE TOP OF A 10-INCH SQUARE CONCRETE POST THAT PROJECTS 4 INCHES ABOVE THE GROUND. IT IS 3 FEET EAST-SOUTHEAST OF A FENCE LINE, 15 FEET EAST-SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE ROAD, AND THE SAME ELEVATION AS THE STATION. REFERENCE MARK NUMBER 2 IS A STANDARD DISK STAMPED BORDEN NO 2 1957 SET IN THE TOP OF A 10-INCH SQUARE CONCRETE POST THAT PROJECTS 4 INCHES ABOVE THE GROUND. IT IS 21 FEET WEST-NORTHWEST OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE ROAD AND 3 FEET HIGHER THAN THE STATION. THE AZIMUTH MARK IS A STANDARD DISK STAMPED BORDEN 1957 SET IN THE TOP OF A 10-INCH SQUARE CONCRETE POST THAT PROJECTS 4 INCHES ABOVE THE GROUND. IT IS 3 FEET WEST OF A TRIANGULAR-BLAZED TELEPHONE POLE, 3 FEET EAST OF A FENCE LINE, AND 21 FEET EAST OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE ROAD. TO REACH THE AZIMUTH MARK FROM THE STATION GO SOUTH-SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH ON A GRAVELED ROAD 0.5 MILE TO THE AZIMUTH MARK ON THE LEFT.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: BORDEN NO 1 Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: REFERENCE MARK Disk County: Millard USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): BORDEN (1973) Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed Monumentation type (if other): Not listed Special category (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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