QB1337 - USCGS CAMBRIDGE WATER TANK, Idaho
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Volcanoguy
N 44° 34.372 W 116° 40.737
11T E 525490 N 4935553
USCGS horizontal control point at Cambridge Water Tank.
Waymark Code: WMB7DH
Location: Idaho, United States
Date Posted: 04/14/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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The Cambridge Water Tank is located in a small park at the corner of 2nd Street and Hopper Ave. The station was first observed by the U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey in 1966.
NGS PID QB1337 - (visit link)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1966 (CAA) STATION IS LOCATED IN THE NORTHWEST PART OF THE CITY OF CAMBRIDGE AND IS AN ELEVATED, STEEL TANK, SUPPORTED BY STEEL LEGS AND IS PAINTED SILVER. THE POINT INTERSECTED WAS THE TOP-CENTER OF THE TANK.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: Cambridge Water Tank

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: Standpipe Tank

County: Washington

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Cambridge

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: QB1337

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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  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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