H1421, AE1225, Alamo, TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member 8Nuts MotherGoose
N 26° 11.173 W 098° 08.092
14R E 586445 N 2896594
A Rod and Sleve under ground level.
Waymark Code: WM9B00
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 07/24/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Black Dog Trackers
Views: 3

DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1981 5.1 KM (3.15 MI) EAST FROM PHARR. 5.1 KM (3.15 MI) EAST ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 83 BUSINESS FROM THE JUNCTION OF U.S. HIGHWAY 281 IN PHARR, ALSO 1.2 KM (0.75 MI) WEST ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 83 BUSINESS FROM THE JUNCTION OF FARM ROAD 907 AT ALAMO, AT THE JUNCTION OF MORNINGSIDE ROAD LEADING NORTH, 36.1 METERS (118.5 FT) NORTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE HIGHWAY, 13.0 METERS (42.8 FT) NORTH OF THE NORTH RAIL OF THE MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD TRACKS, 12.2 METERS (39.9 FT) EAST OF THE CENTER OF THE ROAD, AND 0.79 METERS (2.6 FT) SOUTH OF POWERLINE POLE WITH A TRANSFORMER. THE MARK IS 0.46 METERS S FROM A WITNESS POST. THE MARK IS 0.31 M BELOW ROAD.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: H1421

Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: Metal Rod (under a hinged cover)

County: Hidalgo

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Pharr

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: AE1225

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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