B 169 - Dare County, NC
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member LJParr
N 35° 49.746 W 075° 33.498
18S E 449573 N 3965137
A benchmark disk located on NC 12 at the entrance to Bodie Island Lighthouse.
Waymark Code: WM9JWQ
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 08/27/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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From the NGS datasheet:

SOUTH ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 12 FROM ITS JUNCTION WITH U.S. HIGHWAYS 64, 264, AND 158 IN NAGS HEAD, TO THE JUNCTION OF A PAVED ROAD LEADING SOUTHWEST TO BODIE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE AND THE MARK IN THE SOUTHWEST ANGLE OF THE JUNCTION, 17.37 METERS (57.0 FEET) WEST OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE HIGHWAY, 15.24 METERS (50.0 FEET) SOUTH OF THE CENTER OF THE ROAD, 7.46 METERS (24.5 FEET) SOUTHEAST OF POWER POLE H 111, 4408, 4.42 METERS (17.5 FEET) SOUTHWEST OF THE WEST WOODEN LEG OF A SIGN (VISITOR CENTER ONE). THE MARK IS 1.52 METERS E FROM A WITNESS POST. THE MARK IS 0.91 M ABOVE HIGHWAY.

During my visit the referenced sign and witness post were not observed.

Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: B 169

Benchmark Agency: Not listed

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

County: Dare County, NC

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): OREGON INLET

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: EX0141

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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