E 24 - Falcon, CO
Posted by: condor1
N 38° 57.319 W 104° 34.736
13S E 536483 N 4311902
This Benchmark is located just east of Falcon, CO
Waymark Code: WM5ZV1
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 03/08/2009
Views: 7
Located approximatly 175 feet NNE of the centerline at the intersection of State Hwy 24 and Judge Orr Rd. Location references listed in the Online database are for a removed Railway.
Location description in the official records is:
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1935 2.3 MI NE FROM FALCON.
2.3 MILES NORTHEAST ALONG THE CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND AND PACIFIC
RAILROAD FROM THE STATION AT FALCON, 2-1/2 POLES NORTHEAST OF
MILE-POST 589, 175 FEET NORTHWEST OF U.S. HIGHWAY 24, 150 FEET
NORTHEAST OF THE NORTHEAST END OF BRIDGE 589.0, AT A ROAD CROSSING,
73 FEET NORTHEAST OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE ROAD, 48 FEET NORTHWEST
OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE TRACK, 2.5 FEET EAST OF A CORNER FENCE POST,
1 FOOT SOUTHEAST OF THE NORTHWEST RIGHT-OF-WAY FENCE, AND ABOUT 1/2
FOOT LOWER THAN THE TRACK. A STANDARD DISK, STAMPED E 24 1929 AND SET
IN THE TOP OF A CONCRETE POST PROJECTING ABOUT 8 INCHES ABOVE GROUND.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: E 24
Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey
Benchmark Agency (if other): National Geodetic Survey Department of commerce Washington DC 20230
Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk
Monumentation type (if other): This is actually a Bench Mark
County: El Paso
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Falcon Quad
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: JK0239
Special category (optional): Not listed
Special Category (if other): Not listed
Local database's URL (optional): Not listed
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