BODIE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 1875 - PID EX0475
N 35° 49.115 W 075° 33.798
18S E 449114 N 3963973
A wonderful lighthouse with easy access on the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
Waymark Code: WM3C4D
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 03/12/2008
Views: 28
Parking area is located near the light keepers house. During the day, you can purchase tickets and climb to the top of the lighthouse.
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EX0475 DESIGNATION - BODIE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 1875
EX0475 PID - EX0475
EX0475 STATE/COUNTY- NC/DARE
EX0475 USGS QUAD - OREGON INLET (1983)
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EX0475 *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL
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EX0475* NAD 83(1986)- 35 49 06.80944(N) 075 33 47.89491(W) ADJUSTED
EX0475* NAVD 88 - 47.3 (meters) 155. (feet) VERTCON
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EX0475 LAPLACE CORR- 0.79 (seconds) DEFLEC99
EX0475 GEOID HEIGHT- -38.97 (meters) GEOID99
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EX0475 HORZ ORDER - SECOND
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EX0475.The North Carolina/South Carolina HARNS have been completed but,
EX0475.due to contractual restrictions, coordinates for these stations
EX0475.will NOT be published in the near future. In the interim, the
EX0475.published coordinates in North and South Carolina will not be
EX0475.consistent with the Continuously Operating Reference Stations
EX0475.(CORS). The HARN coordinates for these stations are available
EX0475.upon request. Contact Gary Thompson(919-733-3836), or Lewis
EX0475.Lapine(803-896-7700).
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EX0475.In addition, the published North and South Carolina positions
EX0475.(NAD 83 (1986)) are NOT consistent with those determined in
EX0475.adjacent state readjustments. The discontinuity between stations
EX0475.located in North or South Carolina and those in adjacent states
EX0475.which have been adjusted to the HARN may be as much as 5
EX0475.decimeters. This will result in a significant loss of accuracy
EX0475.over lines crossing such state borders.
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EX0475.The horizontal coordinates were established by classical geodetic methods
EX0475.and adjusted by the National Geodetic Survey in July 1986.
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EX0475.The NAVD 88 height was computed by applying the VERTCON shift value to
EX0475.the NGVD 29 height (displayed under SUPERSEDED SURVEY CONTROL.)
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EX0475.The Laplace correction was computed from DEFLEC99 derived deflections.
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EX0475.The geoid height was determined by GEOID99.
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EX0475; North East Units Scale Converg.
EX0475;SPC NC - 234,844.657 920,088.200 MT 0.99992142 +1 59 00.8
EX0475;UTM 18 - 3,963,970.598 449,114.436 MT 0.99963191 -0 19 46.8
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EX0475: Primary Azimuth Mark Grid Az
EX0475:SPC NC - WANCH 303 40 20.8
EX0475:UTM 18 - WANCH 305 59 08.4
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EX0475| PID Reference Object Distance Geod. Az |
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EX0475| EX0104 WANCH APPROX. 9.7 KM 3053921.6 |
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EX0475 SUPERSEDED SURVEY CONTROL
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EX0475 NAD 27 - 35 49 06.17854(N) 075 33 49.29767(W) AD( ) 2
EX0475 NGVD 29 - 47.6 (m) 156. (f) VERT ANG
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EX0475.Superseded values are not recommended for survey control.
EX0475.NGS no longer adjusts projects to the NAD 27 or NGVD 29 datums.
EX0475.See file dsdata.txt to determine how the superseded data were derived.
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EX0475_MARKER: 13 = LIGHTHOUSE
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EX0475 HISTORY - Date Condition Recov. By
EX0475 HISTORY - 1875 FIRST OBSERVED CGS
EX0475 HISTORY - 1937 GOOD CGS
EX0475 HISTORY - 1950 GOOD CGS
EX0475 HISTORY - 1962 GOOD CGS
EX0475 HISTORY - 1962 GOOD CGS
EX0475 HISTORY - 1975 GOOD NGS
EX0475 HISTORY - 1979 GOOD NOS
EX0475 HISTORY - 1985 GOOD USE
EX0475 HISTORY - 1985 GOOD USPSQD
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EX0475 STATION DESCRIPTION
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EX0475''DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1937
EX0475''ON BODIE ISLAND. STATION IS CENTER OF LIGHTHOUSE, WHICH IS
EX0475''CONICAL TOWER WITH ALTERNATE WHITE AND BLACK HORIZONTAL BANDS
EX0475''ABOVE GRANITE BASE, WITH BLACK IRONWORK HOUSING LIGHT, 156 FEET
EX0475''ABOVE MEAN WATER LEVEL.
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EX0475 STATION RECOVERY (1950)
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EX0475''RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1950 (ERM)
EX0475''STATION RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
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EX0475''DESCRIPTION ADEQUATE AND CORRECT EXCEPT FOR THE FOLLOWING
EX0475''ADDITIONS--
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EX0475''LOCATED ABOUT 2.0 MILES NORTH OF THE FERRY LANDING ON NORTH
EX0475''SIDE OF OREGON INLET.
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EX0475 STATION RECOVERY (1962)
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EX0475''RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1962 (JCE)
EX0475''THE STATION WAS RECOVERED AS DESCRIBED.
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EX0475''THE STATION WAS OBSERVED ECCENTRIC. THE ECCENTRIC POINT IS
EX0475''LOCATED ON THE LOWER ONE OF TWO CAT WALKS OF THE LIGHTHOUSE,
EX0475''OVER THE FRONT WINDOW, BETWEEN THE FOURTH AND FIFTH GUARD RAIL
EX0475''POST FROM THE DOOR APPROACHING THE CATWALK, 2.34 FEET WEST OF
EX0475''THE EAST EDGE OF THE CATWALK, 2.44 FEET NORTHEAST OF THE FIFTH
EX0475''POST FROM THE DOOR, 2.61 FEET EAST-NORTHEAST OF THE WEST EDGE
EX0475''OF THE CATWALK AND 2.81 FEET SOUTHEAST OF THE FOURTH POST
EX0475''FROM THE DOOR. THE ECCENTRIC POINT WAS A 1-INCH TRIANGLE
EX0475''CHISELED IN THE CATWALK WITH A PUNCH HOLE. THE POINT
EX0475''OBSERVED ON AND TRAVERSED TO WAS THE SHARP POINT AT THE APEX
EX0475''OF THE BALL IN THE CENTER OF THE ROOF OF THE LIGHTHOUSE,
EX0475''THE DISTANCE BEING 3.003 METERS.
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EX0475 STATION RECOVERY (1962)
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EX0475''RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1962 (VRS)
EX0475''APPARENTLY UNCHANGED EXCEPT FOR ELECTRIFICATION AND AUTOMATION
EX0475''SINCE BUILT ACCORDING TO THE DATE ON GABLE OF THE ACCESSORY
EX0475''HOUSE AT THE WESTERN FOOT OF THE LIGHTHOUSE TOWER IN 1871.
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EX0475 STATION RECOVERY (1975)
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EX0475''RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1975 (EAB)
EX0475''STATION WAS RECOVERED AS STATED IN THE PREVIOUS DESCRIPTIONS AND
EX0475''RECOVERY NOTES, IN GOOD CONDITION.
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EX0475''A KEY IS NEEDED TO GET TO THE TOP OF THIS LIGHTHOUSE, KEY CAN
EX0475''BE GOTTEN FROM THE OFFICER IN CHARGE, AT THE OREGON INLET U.S.
EX0475''COAST GUARD STATION, LOCATED ABOUT 3.5 MILES SOUTH OF THE
EX0475''LIGHTHOUSE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE OREGON INLET AS PER SIGNS
EX0475''COAST GUARD STATION.
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EX0475''TO REACH THE STATION SITE FROM THE NORTH END OF THE CONCRETE
EX0475''BRIDGE OVER THE OREGON INLET, GO NORTHERLY FOLLOWING STATE ROAD
EX0475''12 FOR 2.6 MILES TO CROSSROADS, TURN LEFT AND FOLLOW THE PAVED
EX0475''ROAD SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHERLY FOR 0.95 MILE TO THE LIGHTHOUSE
EX0475''AND THE STATION SITE AS DESCRIBED IN THE PREVIOUS DESCRIPTIONS.
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EX0475 STATION RECOVERY (1979)
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EX0475''RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE 1979 (RHH)
EX0475''RECOVERED AS DESCRIBED.
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EX0475 STATION RECOVERY (1985)
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EX0475''RECOVERY NOTE BY US ENGINEERS 1985 (GRN)
EX0475''STATION FOUND GOOD, DESCRIPTION ADEQUATE.
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EX0475 STATION RECOVERY (1985)
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EX0475''RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1985 (GD)
EX0475''RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: -blank-
Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey
Monumentation type: Lighthouse
County: Dare County
Special category (optional): Not listed
Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from the NGS database (or Geocaching's copy of it) were used
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NGS PID: EX0475
Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed
Monumentation type (if other): Not listed
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Not listed
Special Category (if other): 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.