OA0787 - NOS N TIDAL, Oregon
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Volcanoguy
N 42° 44.360 W 124° 29.987
10T E 377238 N 4732959
National Ocean Survey tidal mark 943 1647 N TIDAL
Waymark Code: WM7ZMJ
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 12/29/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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This tidal mark is located in bedrock along harbor edge. The cap is set in bedrock about 130 feet SSW of Griffs on the Dock Restaurant. The cap was set by the National Ocean Survey in 1983 and was marked 1647N.
NGS PID OA0787 - (visit link)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1988 0.7 KM (0.45 MI) SW FROM PORT ORFORD. 0.7 KM (0.45 MI) SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG HARBOR DRIVE FROM THE JUNCTION OF U.S. HIGHWAY 101 IN PORT ORFORD, IN A LARGE AREA OF OUTCROPPING BEDROCK ALONG THE THE WEST SIDE OF THE FISHERMAN WHARF, 47.4 M (155.5 FT) WEST OF THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE WHARF, 29.7 M (97.4 FT) SOUTHWEST OF THE CENTER OF THE DRIVE, 27.9 M (91.5 FT) SOUTHEAST OF BENCH MARK 1647 G TIDAL, AND 7.5 M (24.6 FT) NORTHEAST OF THE SOUTHWEST EDGE OF THE OUTCROP. THE MARK IS 1.5 M BELOW THE DRIVE.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: 943 1647 N TIDAL

Benchmark Agency: National Ocean Survey

Monumentation type: TIDAL STATION Disk

County: Curry

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Port Orford

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: OA0787

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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