PB0092 - ODOT 26, Oregon
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Volcanoguy
N 43° 51.458 W 120° 45.690
10T E 679900 N 4858496
Oregon Department of Transportation benchmark 26.
Waymark Code: WM5X8G
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 02/23/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member ChapterhouseInc
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This benchmark is located along U.S. Hwy. 20 about 8.2 miles east of Millican. The benchmark is set in rimrock about 60 feet north of highway centerline. The benchmark was set by the Oregon Department of Transportation in 1927 and was marked 26, 4336 feet.
NGS PID PB0092 - (visit link)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1943 8.2 MI E FROM MILLICAN. ABOUT 8.2 MILES EAST ALONG THE CENTRAL OREGON HIGHWAY (U.S. 20) FROM THE POST OFFICE AT MILLICAN, DESCHUTES COUNTY, ABOUT 1.5 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE JUNCTION OF THE BEAR CREEK HIGHWAY (OREGON 27), ON THE EAST BANK OF DRY CREEK, AT HIGHWAY SURVEY STATION 1777, 62 FEET NORTH OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE HIGHWAY, IN THE TOP OF A ROCK BLUFF, AND 4 FEET SOUTH OF A WHITE WOODEN WITNESS POST. AN OREGON STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT STANDARD DISK, STAMPED 4336 26 1927.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: 26

Benchmark Agency: State Highway Department (OR)

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

County: Deschutes

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Millican SE

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: PB0092

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

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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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