DG9708 - NY Center of Population
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Harry Dolphin
N 41° 27.553 W 074° 36.089
18T E 533282 N 4589813
NY CENTER OF POPULATION
Waymark Code: WM47W6
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 07/19/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Black Dog Trackers
Views: 37

From the NGS Datasheet:

DESCRIBED BY DELAWARE HUDSON LAND SURV 2003 (PCS)
THE STATION IS LOCATED IN THE DELAWARE AND HUDSON CANAL PARK IN CUDDEBACKVILLE, ABOUT 0.67 MILES SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG ROUTE 209 FROM THE INTERSECTION WITH ROUTE 211.

THE STATION IS ON THE PROPERTY OF THE ORANGE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION.

TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE INTERSECTION OF ROUTE 209 AND ROUTE 211, GO SOUTHWESTERLY ON ROUTE 209 FOR 0.67 MILES TO THE ENTRANCE OF THE CANAL PARK AT HOAG ROAD. MADE RIGHT A HOAG ROAD, FOLLOW TO VISITOR CENTER PARKING AREA. PACK ABOUT 60 METERS TO THE SOUTH OF THE PARKING AREA. THE STATION IS IN THE MIDDLE OF A FIELD.

THE STATION IS A 12 INCH BRASS DISK SET IN CONCRETE, 93.081 M SOUTH OF THE SOUTHWESTERLY CORNER OF THE VISITOR CENTER, 92.37 M SOUTH OF THE SOUTHEASTERLY CORNER OF THE VISITOR CENTER AND 100.729 M SOUTHWESTERLY OF THE SOUTHEASTERLY CORNER OF A METAL GARAGE.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: 2000 New York State Center of Population

Benchmark Agency: other (not included below)

Benchmark Agency (if other): None Listed

Monumentation type: other (not any of the below)

Monumentation type (if other): Center of Population

County: Orange

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Otisville

Special Category (if other): Center of Population

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: DG9708

Special category (optional): Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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